Greetings, peoples ...
Like you, I'm working to build my own universe of books - I write the Flotilla Series and it's got some decent reviews but I want to build it into a robust universe of the size and scale of other series' like Hunger Games and Star Wars. To do that, I'm trying to do more research about who would enjoy this book so that I can talk to the right people.
Can you help me figure out one piece? Flotilla has a number of potential elements and themes that would appeal to people, but I'm trying to nail down what it really is so that when I offer it to people, they're connecting with it immediately. Here's a brief synopsis - can you help me figure out if it should be called Hard Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Thriller, Literary, YA?
Any thoughts? I'd be happy to provide you with an ARC if you'd like to read it and form your opinion that way, too.
Thanks so much in advance!
~ScH
Like you, I'm working to build my own universe of books - I write the Flotilla Series and it's got some decent reviews but I want to build it into a robust universe of the size and scale of other series' like Hunger Games and Star Wars. To do that, I'm trying to do more research about who would enjoy this book so that I can talk to the right people.
Can you help me figure out one piece? Flotilla has a number of potential elements and themes that would appeal to people, but I'm trying to nail down what it really is so that when I offer it to people, they're connecting with it immediately. Here's a brief synopsis - can you help me figure out if it should be called Hard Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Thriller, Literary, YA?
Synopsis: Jim has been thrown from rehab into the ocean to become both a survivor and a hero. He starts life aboard a floating city filled with strange and dangerous characters who work at farming edible fish and other enterprises. It’s a chance for Jim to re-connect with his estranged father but second chances can come with strings attached.
Daily adventures and brushes with death give Jim the chance to grow up and screw up. At the same time, the Colony is also a dangerous ecosystem. Drug-dealing, human trafficking and gambling create fortunes that people will lie, cheat and kill to protect.
The tension explodes when a terrorist attack hits nearby Los Angeles. Jim and his sister Madison are safe for the moment aboard but they are being hunted by angry drug pirates and crooked cop. If Jim and his family are going to survive, he needs to make it happen in the next 60 seconds.
Any thoughts? I'd be happy to provide you with an ARC if you'd like to read it and form your opinion that way, too.
Thanks so much in advance!
~ScH