Oh no, not again…
Long-time readers of Galaxion may remember that the original print version of the Fusella Vs. Interplanetary Patrol story was published as a flip book (a book that had one story on one side, and then you flip it over to see a second front cover with a second story), and the accompanying story was an Amy Unbounded short story by Rachel Hartman (which, as far as I know, hasn’t been published anywhere else). Or, you might remember the Xeric-Grant-winning graphic novel that she published a few years ago, Belondweg Blossoming, which collected several of her Ignatz-Award-winning Amy Unbounded minicomics. Anyway, Rachel has just had her very first novel published by Random House, and it’s set in the same world of Goredd as the Amy stories. It’s called Seraphina, and it’s already doing amazingly well– Seraphina has debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers List at #8 in the Childrens Books category, which is pretty incredible for a first novel! We had a lovely reunion dinner with Rachel last week (I hadn’t seen her for many years, now that she’s living on the other side of the continent), since she was in town for a promotional tour. If you remember Rachel’s Amy Unbounded stories you will want this novel; and if you don’t, here’s your chance to discover a gifted storyteller. Check it out!
(The Flip Book, if you are interested in reading that Amy Unbounded story, is still available to buy as part of the Complete Set of Galaxion Comics, in our online store.)
Considering how many Hiawatha personnel (63 by my count) the Ruatani have stolen away in the past ten years, it’s amazing that their idea of a holding cell doesn’t extend to locking the door.
They were probably hoping that the Miesti knocking her out would last for longer than this, and/or that the trenat would keep her subdued.
I don’t think the Miesti have encountered anyone so able to resist their control. Iron bars do not a prison make, when you’re a sinister mind controlling space butterfly.
Looks like she can only hear thoughts and can only translate spoken language when the thinker/speaker is within a certain distance of her.
Somehow I don’t think this scenario was in the Jax Augustus playbook! She does seem to be slowly acclimatising to her surroundings whether she likes it or not. Survive and she might well be the next Jax Augustus and decades in the future a different survey team on some far and distant world could be saying in a disapproving tone “But as Aria Schafer once said…”
Imagine the arguments between Augustusians and Schaferites at the universities!
Love Aria’s expression in panel 7. The “Oh crap! I’ve been spotted!!!” look.