![]() ![]() ![]() Stowaways are not looked upon very fondly by the crew of the Tangled Axon, especially the captain. Alana is also not white and prefers women to men, additional characteristics that set her very much apart from the typical Space Opera protagonist, and this is just one standout element in Ascension, Jacqueline Koyangi’s debut novel. Her job doesn’t pay well, so she hopes that stowing aboard the star vessel, the Tangled Axon, will allow her to connect the crew with her sister to help Alana get the money she needs to help bring her disability under control. People come looking for Nova, and when Alana leaves her world and stows away on a ship at the suggestion of a member of the ship’s crew, Alana gets far more than she expected. One of Alana’s many complications is the rare illness that can be crippling if left unchecked. She understands machinery much better than people, especially better than she understands her sprit guide sister Nova. ![]() Alana Quick dreams of the sky and working on starships, she is a sky surgeon. ![]()
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