BEYOND Series, Book 5
(Can be read as a stand alone)
Young Adult – Science Fiction - Adventure
Date Published: June 22, 2020
From USA TODAY bestselling author, Maureen A. Miller, comes this young
adult cosmic adventure.
With a father from the planet, Ziratak, and a mother from Earth, Zon's
challenges are galactic. Zon doesn't possess superpowers, though. If
anything, he's a bit of a klutz.
In Ziratakian folklore, the tale of the Temple of the Monarch has been
passed down for generations. As legend has it, a series of miniature globes
lead to the temple’s gate.
Folklore…nothing more.
Except, Zon knows of a cave with small globes in it. And with one clumsy
mishap, he triggers the gate–opening a portal to other worlds.
A trip through this vortex transports him to Earth, where the first human
he encounters is a young woman with challenges of her own.
This is a brand new saga, and a new generation. There is no need to read
the BEYOND series. However, for readers of the series, you will enjoy this
continuation of the epic science fiction adventure.
Interview with Maureen A. Miller
For those
interested in exploring the subject or theme of your book, where
should they start?
Before
you hit the research books, or scan the internet…you should start
in your dreams. This book is all about escapism. When you’re
sitting there in your living room, fantasizing about “getting
away”, jot down some notes about your fantasy. Where will you go?
Who will you go with? What adventure do you fantasize about? Write it
down! It becomes the great foundation for a book!
How did you become
involved with the subject or theme of your book?
ZON
is a standalone novel, but its origins come from the BEYOND series. I
once set out to write about a girl who took her dog for a walk and
accidentally got kidnapped by an alien spaceship. Years later, I’m
sitting here, writing about her son…ZON.
What were your
goals and intentions in this book, and how well do you feel you
achieved them?
When
I finished BEYOND: FOUR WORLDS, I wrapped it up and considered the
series finished. But one day a couple years later, I heard something
like the JUMANJI drums in my head. The series was calling to me.
Chanting, We’re not
finished. We’re not finished.
Anything you would like to say to
your readers and fans?
Oh,
if I could just reach out and hug every individual reader and fan, it
would just be the best thing ever. Trust me, if we didn’t have the
whole social distancing thing going on…I would do just that!
What did you enjoy most about
writing this book?
I
enjoyed Zon traveling with his family to Earth. This is a tightknit
family. They will do anything for each other.
Can you tell us a little bit about
your next books or what you have planned for the future?
I
have to grow up again because my next book is an adult romantic
suspense. But you never know when those JUMANJI drums start going
off, and a distant world starts calling me.
How long have you been writing?
I
wrote SUPER WATERMELON MAN in the sixth grade. It was a blockbuster
in my class. But serious writing…about ten years.
Can you tell us a
little bit about the characters in ZON?
Well, our hero, Zon, is a seventeen-year-old
boy, trying to decide what he wants to do with his life. He also
happens to have parents from two different planets. In some ways,
that’s not much different than us having one parent from New York,
and one from Los Angeles.
If you could spend the day with one
of the characters from ZON who would it be? Please tell us why you
chose this particular character, where you would go and what you
would do.
Zon
has a droid named JOH (pronounced
Joe) as a companion. JOH is
like a flying Google search bar. He is also made of liquid metal, so
he can transform into just about any shape. He’s very handy to have
around…and considers himself a comedian.
About the Author
USA TODAY bestselling author, Maureen A. Miller worked in the software
industry for fifteen years. She crawled around plant floors in a hard hat
and safety glasses hooking up computers to behemoth manufacturing machines.
The job required extensive travel. The best form of escapism during those
lengthy airport layovers became writing.
Maureen's first novel, WIDOW'S TALE, earned her a Golden Heart nomination
in Romantic Suspense. After that she became hooked to the genre. In fact,
she was so hooked she is the founder of the JUST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
website.
Recently, Maureen branched out into the Young Adult Science Fiction market
with the popular BEYOND Series. To her it was still Romantic Suspense...just
on another planet!
Find more about Maureen at www.maureenamiller.com
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