About The Petrina Chronicles by Victoria Randall:
Orphaned when her parents were lost in deep space, Petrina dreamed of one day piloting a ship to explore the stars for the Intergalactic Coalition of Planets.
But when she learns that her four-times-great grandfather has been trapped at the edge of a black hole for a century, she knows she has to rescue him, since he is the only family she has left.
For his rescue, she will need to steal a starship. The one she chooses is home to Selka, an AI who isn’t thrilled with being stolen.
In journeys of adventure, danger and amazement, the youngest pilot in the Coalition Space Force takes on alien life forms from Slithones, snake-like creatures who love causing trouble; to sea-warriors in an underwater world; space pirates; a murderous Tree; lethal asteroids; ghosts inhabiting a derelict freighter; and an emotibomb ferocious enough to destroy a space station.
Whatever the challenge, Petrina and her allies are willing to run risks no one else would dare. Fans of Keith Laumer’s Retief will enjoy the escapades of Petrina and her grandpa.
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Author Bio:
Victoria was born near Chicago, Illinois, where her father was a well-known artist, creator of Bill Randall’s Datebook. She has five children, including Keith Graham, an artist, and Brandon Graham, author of graphic novels King City and Escalator. She worked as a sign painter, waitress, sales clerk, social worker, and as a nurse for 35 years. In 1974 she wrote the fantasy The Witchstone. With the proceeds she and her husband bought five acres of juniper forest and built a tower from river rock. crowned with a geodesic dome.
Victoria has had few interactions with alien lifeforms, but on the whole they have been positive. She believes we should respect the customs and belief systems of these others, unless of course they involve eating their neighbors. It’s high time we craft a Declaration of the Rights of Sentient Beings, in advance of the need for it.
Her dystopian novel Get on Board Little Children is the recipient of the AIA Seal of Excellence in Independent Fiction
She can be reached at victoriarandall57@gmail.com.