This is my stop during the book blitz for Crash Land on Kurai by SJ Pajonas. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 19 till 20 July. See the tour schedule here.
Crash Land on Kurai (Hikoboshi #1)By SJ Pajonas
Genre: Science Fiction, Action Adventure, Space Opera
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 18 July, 2017
Blurb:
Yumi Minamoto has the shortest fuse on the ship. She’s just whipped a bully and been confined to quarters, but she’s not staying there. A disgraced journalist trying to clear her name, her job is to document the mission to the Hikoboshi system, and she’s determined to get it right, despite all the trouble she causes. But when unknown vessels fire on their ship, and Yumi's life pod crash lands on a dying moon, she's separated from her family and friends, and her mission falls to pieces. Now she must navigate the unfamiliar and deadly terrain, deal with a society she doesn’t understand, and try to stay alive until rescue comes… if it ever does.
Crash Land on Kurai is the first book in the Hikoboshi Series, an action adventure, space opera series that explores the worlds settled by the Japanese who fled Earth a century ago. Culture, history, technology, and swords clash in a fast-paced future society on the brink of war.
You can find Crash Land on Kurai on Goodreads
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The book is available to read with Kindle Unlimited
EXCERPT:
Am I dead?
“You’re not dead. Shift to the right.”
Huh?
“Your other right, Yumi. Wake up! Open your eyes!”
My eyes fly open as a shock of pain rips through my leg. I cry out, and
Kazuo jerks his hands away from a giant piece of metal sticking out of my
thigh.
“Okay, that’s not going anywhere.”
“What the…” I swallow and try to concentrate on the world swimming around
me. My leg is numb except for the pain, my hands are bleeding and I have no
idea why, and I taste the copper of blood in my mouth too. Lights flicker
through the bridge, emergency lights on but not illuminating enough. In the
station next to me, the crew member in charge of life support is dead, her head
slumped forward, her red hair around her shoulders, which means we still have
forward thrust. Her name pops into my head, Christina. She loved karate,
coffee, and chocolate ice cream.
I’m in shock if I can even assess a situation like this. What about her
family? Her friends? She’s dead, and I’m alive, and we’re less than a meter
from each other. How does that even happen?
“Hey!” Kazuo snaps his fingers in front of my face. “Stay with me.” He puts
his face right in front of mine so I can lock eyes with him. I want to return
to the state of a five-year-old and throw my arms around his neck so he can
carry me off to the beach for sandcastles and kite flying. “Stay with me,
Kako.”
Now I cry — not a lot of tears but a few for the kid I left behind. Kazuo
always said I was like a baby deer, a kako, until I turned a teen. It was his
pet name for me. My mother loved it. My father tolerated it. I always got the
feeling he didn’t trust Kazuo fully though he gave him free rein to watch his
children. There’s a lot I don’t understand about my parents. It probably has
something to do with Kazuo’s past as an assassin and his rocky relationship
with the empress. But I don’t know for sure.
“Don’t cry,” he says, a command with no sympathy. This is how he deals with
all emergencies. The sympathy
will come later when we’re safe.
Check out these teaser images for Crash Land on Kurai!
About the Author:Stephanie (S. J.) is a writer, knitter, amateur astrologer, Capricorn, and Japanophile. She loves foxes, owls, sushi, yoga pants, Evernote, and black tea. When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing or spending time outside, unless it’s winter. She hates winter. Someday she’ll own a house in both hemispheres so she can avoid the season entirely. She’s a mom to two great kids and lives with her husband and family outside NYC. They have no pets. Yet. When it comes to her work, expect the unexpected. She doesn’t write anything typical. Find her online at http://www.spajonas.com.
You can find and contact SJ Pajonas here:
- Website
- Goodreads
- Tumblr
- Youtube
- Wattpad
- Bookbub
- Amazon
Giveaway
There is a tour wide giveaway during the book blitz of Crash Land on Kurai. These are the prizes you can win:
- 2 winners will get a US$10 Amazon.com gift card and a Nogiku Series Omnibus ebook delivered via BookFunnel (valued at US$13)
- 1 winner will win a Nogiku Series Omnibus ebook delivered via BookFunnel (valued at US$13)
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