SciFi &mdash; Jall Barret https://jallbarret.writeas.com/tag:SciFi Fri, 15 May 2026 13:53:28 +0000 https://i.snap.as/TpaHDZjZ.png SciFi &mdash; Jall Barret https://jallbarret.writeas.com/tag:SciFi The many (possible) lives of Lura Thok https://jallbarret.writeas.com/the-many-possible-lives-of-lura-thok?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Gina Yashere as the Star Trek character Lura Thok. She wears a read starfleet uniform with her collar unzipped partially. I haven't seen the new Star Trek show, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. It's not that I wouldn't. I don't have Paramount+ because I don't have money coming in. Even if I did, I don't pay money to people eager to kiss the ass of fascists. I do pal around a lot in Star Trek communities. One of the things I saw coming out of certain ends of 'the fandom' is this "It's impossible to have Jem'Hadar women. How do they have Jem'Hadar women?!" thing. Academy has had like six episodes or something so it's likely this question has already been answered. It didn't really need to be, though.!--more-- Reading the text As a long time Star Trek fan who has watched DS9 numerous times (and recently finished up another DS9 watch through), I saw Lura Thok (played by Gina Yashere) in some promotional graphics and thought "Oh, cool! Jem'Hadar!" I'm annoyed to say looking up her character's name gave me a slight spoiler but I'm not going to replicate that issue for you here. In DS9, we're given hints over the course of several seasons that ultimately amount to this: the Founders didn't create the Vorta or the Jem'Hadar from scratch. They took some species that existed already and modified them to suit their purposes. The Jem'Hadar were created to be their soldiers and the Vorta were created to be administrators. According to Vorta legend, the Vorta had been tiny little critters we would likely assume were not fully sentient when they were what old SciFi might call "uplifted" by the Founders. Given how much the Founders lie, I'm not sure I would take that particularly seriously. We don't have any information about where the Jem'Hadar originally came from but we have solid reasons to believe they weren't created from scratch. One example is in Hippocratic Oath) where we discover that one Jem'Hadar was able to break his hold over the genetic addiction to ketracel-white. If the Founders had created the Jem'Hadar completely from scratch and completely controlled their breeding, it's unlikely that Goran'Agar would have been able to manage that. Other episodes reveal that the Jem'Hadar's genetic conditioning isn't as strong as the Founders believe (or purport to believe) it is. A close up shot of Scott MacDonald in Jem'Hadar makeup playing Goran'Agar. We're looking over the shoulder of Julian Bashir, who is wearing his teal colored uniform. The obvious answer All of this speaks to the likelihood that the Jem'Hadar are another species that has been modified. It hints that Jem'Hadar women may actually still have been somewhat involved in the process of making new Jem'Hadar for the Gamma Quadrant at least. Even if the average Jem'Hadar warrior is completely unaware of that possibility. That's stuff we can imagine while ignoring the end of DS9 but taking everything else in DS9 into account (without touching Picard or other properties). Once we do take the end of DS9 into account, we have Odo leading the Founders and we have at least two species who have existed mainly to serve the Dominion which no longer exists. We see time and time again that Odo feels that wholesale slaughter is deeply evil. We also know how much he feels the Jem'Hadar should be able to choose their own destinies on an individual level. Bumper Robinson in Jem'Hadar makeup playing the unnamed Jem'Hadar teenager in the DS9 episode The Abandoned. He looks at something off screen while Odo watches him. Given that information, it's very likely that Odo would lead the Founders to restore the Jem'Hadar's independence and solve some of the dissatisfaction the Weyoun clones discussed about the Founders' tinkering with the Vorta genetic makeup. Now, that last paragraph is a simple guess about what might have happened on the basis of my knowledge of the previous paragraphs and my knowledge of Odo as a character. There are certainly other ways that the creators of Starfleet Academy could have solved any issues &mdash; if I was to agree there were an issue to address. One of several long roads It's a SciFi show. There's any number of ways they could have solved it. Goran'Agar could have stolen an orb and a shuttle and ridden it into the Celestial Temple and begged the Prophets to restore his people to what they were before the Founders messed with them. There could have been a big debate because What Was Before Can Never Be Again. Prophet Benjamin says that's true but every sentient being deserves a chance at a new start. Then the prophets coming up with some brand new way of being Jem'Hadar inspired and directed by the things that Goran'Agar has managed to make of himself since last we saw him. Julian Bashir, international spy, could have taken over Section 31 through subterfuge. He could then repurposed their knowledge and capacities to create a retrovirus that would spread through the Jem'Hadar like a plague. The plague could remove their genetic propensity toward believing the Founders are gods and given them the ability for their bodies to synthesize what they need from food and restoring their ability to mate regularly. The imagination is the limit. Avery Brooks, Alexander Siddig, and Nana Visitor play characters in a spy thriller holonovel. Avery looks at Alexander skeptically while Nana watches from behind holding a cigarette holder in her hand. The adventure's only getting started With all that, we've still got people complaining because a Jem'Hadar woman showed up in a trailer and some promotional material for a show that hadn't yet come out. Complaints that, to my eye, seem to not reasonably engage with the information from shows we've theoretically already seen. Now, I've got my own theories about why someone might want to do that. I wouldn't call those fan theories since I'm not a fan of what I think is going on. I won't impugn them by suggesting that they aren't actually fans of Star Trek. I will suggest that looking at the shows while paying a little more attention to the themes and subtext might be in order. Now, how's the show? I still don't know. I hope it's the best Star Trek ever, though. It probably won't be but that won't necessarily be because it sucks. There's only one spot for "best." I hope I get to see it one day. I think the first time I heard people talking about wanting a Starfleet Academy show was sometime in the 90s. That wasn't an idea that really appealed to me at the time but there's no reason it can't be great. That's what I hope for it. That it's great. (I do also still hope that it's the best ever but, again, that's unlikely because of the way best works.) Support the author I've got two books out in the Vay Ideal series. It's a science fiction adventure series built around an eclectic assortment of travelers who find themselves running an independent ship. I'd love it if you'd check them out. While you can buy them on Amazon, the cover links will take you to a landing page which will let you choose any one of several other stores also. A space ship flying away from a fuchsia planet. The is Vay Ideal - Book 1, Death In Transit, Jall Barret. Vay Ideal - Book 2. New Crimes, Old Names by Jall Barret. A shiny, metal, red box flies over a sky outside a walled city built on a hill. The sky is dark but has stars and hints of an arora. #StarTrek #Essay #SciFi]]> Gina Yashere as the Star Trek character Lura Thok. She wears a read starfleet uniform with her collar unzipped partially.

I haven't seen the new Star Trek show, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. It's not that I wouldn't. I don't have Paramount+ because I don't have money coming in. Even if I did, I don't pay money to people eager to kiss the ass of fascists. I do pal around a lot in Star Trek communities.

One of the things I saw coming out of certain ends of 'the fandom' is this “It's impossible to have Jem'Hadar women. How do they have Jem'Hadar women?!” thing. Academy has had like six episodes or something so it's likely this question has already been answered.

It didn't really need to be, though.

Reading the text

As a long time Star Trek fan who has watched DS9 numerous times (and recently finished up another DS9 watch through), I saw Lura Thok (played by Gina Yashere) in some promotional graphics and thought “Oh, cool! Jem'Hadar!” I'm annoyed to say looking up her character's name gave me a slight spoiler but I'm not going to replicate that issue for you here.

In DS9, we're given hints over the course of several seasons that ultimately amount to this: the Founders didn't create the Vorta or the Jem'Hadar from scratch. They took some species that existed already and modified them to suit their purposes. The Jem'Hadar were created to be their soldiers and the Vorta were created to be administrators. According to Vorta legend, the Vorta had been tiny little critters we would likely assume were not fully sentient when they were what old SciFi might call “uplifted” by the Founders. Given how much the Founders lie, I'm not sure I would take that particularly seriously.

We don't have any information about where the Jem'Hadar originally came from but we have solid reasons to believe they weren't created from scratch. One example is in Hippocratic Oath where we discover that one Jem'Hadar was able to break his hold over the genetic addiction to ketracel-white. If the Founders had created the Jem'Hadar completely from scratch and completely controlled their breeding, it's unlikely that Goran'Agar would have been able to manage that. Other episodes reveal that the Jem'Hadar's genetic conditioning isn't as strong as the Founders believe (or purport to believe) it is.

A close up shot of Scott MacDonald in Jem'Hadar makeup playing Goran'Agar. We're looking over the shoulder of Julian Bashir, who is wearing his teal colored uniform.

The obvious answer

All of this speaks to the likelihood that the Jem'Hadar are another species that has been modified. It hints that Jem'Hadar women may actually still have been somewhat involved in the process of making new Jem'Hadar for the Gamma Quadrant at least. Even if the average Jem'Hadar warrior is completely unaware of that possibility.

That's stuff we can imagine while ignoring the end of DS9 but taking everything else in DS9 into account (without touching Picard or other properties).

Once we do take the end of DS9 into account, we have Odo leading the Founders and we have at least two species who have existed mainly to serve the Dominion which no longer exists. We see time and time again that Odo feels that wholesale slaughter is deeply evil. We also know how much he feels the Jem'Hadar should be able to choose their own destinies on an individual level.

Bumper Robinson in Jem'Hadar makeup playing the unnamed Jem'Hadar teenager in the DS9 episode The Abandoned. He looks at something off screen while Odo watches him.

Given that information, it's very likely that Odo would lead the Founders to restore the Jem'Hadar's independence and solve some of the dissatisfaction the Weyoun clones discussed about the Founders' tinkering with the Vorta genetic makeup.

Now, that last paragraph is a simple guess about what might have happened on the basis of my knowledge of the previous paragraphs and my knowledge of Odo as a character. There are certainly other ways that the creators of Starfleet Academy could have solved any issues — if I was to agree there were an issue to address.

One of several long roads

It's a SciFi show. There's any number of ways they could have solved it.

Goran'Agar could have stolen an orb and a shuttle and ridden it into the Celestial Temple and begged the Prophets to restore his people to what they were before the Founders messed with them. There could have been a big debate because What Was Before Can Never Be Again. Prophet Benjamin says that's true but every sentient being deserves a chance at a new start. Then the prophets coming up with some brand new way of being Jem'Hadar inspired and directed by the things that Goran'Agar has managed to make of himself since last we saw him.

Julian Bashir, international spy, could have taken over Section 31 through subterfuge. He could then repurposed their knowledge and capacities to create a retrovirus that would spread through the Jem'Hadar like a plague. The plague could remove their genetic propensity toward believing the Founders are gods and given them the ability for their bodies to synthesize what they need from food and restoring their ability to mate regularly.

The imagination is the limit.

Avery Brooks, Alexander Siddig, and Nana Visitor play characters in a spy thriller holonovel. Avery looks at Alexander skeptically while Nana watches from behind holding a cigarette holder in her hand.

The adventure's only getting started

With all that, we've still got people complaining because a Jem'Hadar woman showed up in a trailer and some promotional material for a show that hadn't yet come out. Complaints that, to my eye, seem to not reasonably engage with the information from shows we've theoretically already seen.

Now, I've got my own theories about why someone might want to do that. I wouldn't call those fan theories since I'm not a fan of what I think is going on. I won't impugn them by suggesting that they aren't actually fans of Star Trek. I will suggest that looking at the shows while paying a little more attention to the themes and subtext might be in order.

Now, how's the show? I still don't know. I hope it's the best Star Trek ever, though. It probably won't be but that won't necessarily be because it sucks. There's only one spot for “best.”

I hope I get to see it one day. I think the first time I heard people talking about wanting a Starfleet Academy show was sometime in the 90s. That wasn't an idea that really appealed to me at the time but there's no reason it can't be great. That's what I hope for it. That it's great. (I do also still hope that it's the best ever but, again, that's unlikely because of the way best works.)

Support the author

I've got two books out in the Vay Ideal series. It's a science fiction adventure series built around an eclectic assortment of travelers who find themselves running an independent ship. I'd love it if you'd check them out. While you can buy them on Amazon, the cover links will take you to a landing page which will let you choose any one of several other stores also.

A space ship flying away from a fuchsia planet. The is Vay Ideal - Book 1, Death In Transit, Jall Barret. Vay Ideal - Book 2. New Crimes, Old Names by Jall Barret. A shiny, metal, red box flies over a sky outside a walled city built on a hill. The sky is dark but has stars and hints of an arora.

#StarTrek #Essay #SciFi

]]> https://jallbarret.writeas.com/the-many-possible-lives-of-lura-thok Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:15:49 +0000 New Names, Old Crimes https://jallbarret.writeas.com/new-names-old-crimes?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Vay Ideal - Book 2. New Crimes, Old Names by Jall Barret. A shiny, metal, red box flies over a sky outside a walled city built on a hill. The sky is dark but has stars and hints of an arora. After the adventure of Death In Transit, the crew of the Scampering Pete are still being hounded by space pirates and desperadoes who expect they will roll over easily like Captain Sanders did. They resolve to find a new ship on Chewa Fal. Before they can even begin shopping, they discover they won't be able to leave Chewa Fal until a mystery is solved. Thirteen people have gone missing in a little more than a month. Missing without a trace. Who is taking them and what do they want? The mystery becomes even more serious when one of the crew goes missing. Find out what happens in New Names, Old Crimes. The ebook is now available across stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Everand, Thalia, Smashwords, Vivlio, and Fable! #VayIdeal #SciFi #Fiction]]> Vay Ideal - Book 2. New Crimes, Old Names by Jall Barret. A shiny, metal, red box flies over a sky outside a walled city built on a hill. The sky is dark but has stars and hints of an arora.

After the adventure of Death In Transit, the crew of the Scampering Pete are still being hounded by space pirates and desperadoes who expect they will roll over easily like Captain Sanders did. They resolve to find a new ship on Chewa Fal. Before they can even begin shopping, they discover they won't be able to leave Chewa Fal until a mystery is solved.

Thirteen people have gone missing in a little more than a month. Missing without a trace. Who is taking them and what do they want? The mystery becomes even more serious when one of the crew goes missing.

Find out what happens in New Names, Old Crimes. The ebook is now available across stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Everand, Thalia, Smashwords, Vivlio, and Fable!

#VayIdeal #SciFi #Fiction

]]> https://jallbarret.writeas.com/new-names-old-crimes Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:29:09 +0000 Vay Ideal https://jallbarret.writeas.com/vay-ideal?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[A group of strangers start a life-long adventure when the captain of the ship they traveled on has a medical emergency. Vay Ideal is SciFi adventure series inspired by budget science fiction shows of the 1990s and 2000s. While the story develops over time, each book provides enough context to understand the story you're reading. !--more-- 1. Death In Transit A space ship flying away from a fuchsia planet. The text is Vay Ideal - Book 1, Death In Transit, Jall Barret. The passengers of the Scampering Pete are on their way to Oshang Daro. If they had more money, they probably would have taken another transit. When the captain of the ship takes ill, five passengers rise to the occasion. Each were looking for a new start and the opportunity presented may be just what they were looking for. Assuming they can survive it! (Preview) Death In Transit is now available across ebook stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Everand, Thalia, Smashwords, Vivlio, and Fable. 2. New Names, Old Crimes Vay Ideal - Book 2. New Crimes, Old Names by Jall Barret. A shiny, metal, red box flies over a sky outside a walled city built on a hill. The sky is dark but has stars and hints of an arora. After the adventure of Death In Transit, the crew of the Scampering Pete are still being hounded by space pirates and desperadoes who expect they will roll over easily like Captain Sanders did. They resolve to find a new ship on Chewa Fal. Before they can even begin shopping, they discover they won't be able to leave Chewa Fal until a mystery is solved. Thirteen people have gone missing in a little more than a month. Missing without a trace. Who is taking them and what do they want? The mystery becomes even more serious when one of the crew goes missing. Find out what happens in New Names, Old Crimes. The ebook is now available across ebook stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Everand, Thalia, Smashwords, Vivlio, and Fable! Meet the crew! Character | Background ----------|------------ | Jesper Klausen left a backwater world to join the military at a young age. He quickly climbed the ranks but, after time, realized a terrible truth about his service in the military. He spent some time as a mercenary but something about it didn't seem right for him. He's going to Oshang Daro in the hopes of finding a new life! | Nassadra is a Verushian. Her people have traveled the galaxy for as long as anyone can remember but Verushians are secretive about their culture. After a long mission, she's looking for a change. | Greis is a Duwgian trader with plenty of space smarts from a life spent traveling in the seediest parts of the galaxy. He's visiting Oshang Daro in the hopes of starting a new business venture. The adventure and opportunities start long before the ship lands! | Lia Conway was just getting started in her career at a prestigious engineering firm when wanderlust and frustration lead her to take an unscheduled vacation to anywhere in the galaxy. | Juan Emanuel Rodriguez Galanis's tongue is as sharp as his knives. Unfortunately, his knives are packed away for the journey. He's older than he looks. He's not looking for home. He's trying to stay one step ahead. When things go wrong, he finds himself falling into an awkward harmony with other passengers trying to right the ship. #VayIdeal #SciFi #Adventure #ScienceFiction ]]> A group of strangers start a life-long adventure when the captain of the ship they traveled on has a medical emergency.

Vay Ideal is SciFi adventure series inspired by budget science fiction shows of the 1990s and 2000s. While the story develops over time, each book provides enough context to understand the story you're reading.

1. Death In Transit

A space ship flying away from a fuchsia planet. The text is Vay Ideal - Book 1, Death In Transit, Jall Barret.

The passengers of the Scampering Pete are on their way to Oshang Daro. If they had more money, they probably would have taken another transit. When the captain of the ship takes ill, five passengers rise to the occasion. Each were looking for a new start and the opportunity presented may be just what they were looking for. Assuming they can survive it! (Preview)

Death In Transit is now available across ebook stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Everand, Thalia, Smashwords, Vivlio, and Fable.

2. New Names, Old Crimes

Vay Ideal - Book 2. New Crimes, Old Names by Jall Barret. A shiny, metal, red box flies over a sky outside a walled city built on a hill. The sky is dark but has stars and hints of an arora.

After the adventure of Death In Transit, the crew of the Scampering Pete are still being hounded by space pirates and desperadoes who expect they will roll over easily like Captain Sanders did. They resolve to find a new ship on Chewa Fal. Before they can even begin shopping, they discover they won't be able to leave Chewa Fal until a mystery is solved.

Thirteen people have gone missing in a little more than a month. Missing without a trace. Who is taking them and what do they want? The mystery becomes even more serious when one of the crew goes missing.

Find out what happens in New Names, Old Crimes. The ebook is now available across ebook stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Everand, Thalia, Smashwords, Vivlio, and Fable!

Meet the crew!

Character Background
Jesper Klausen left a backwater world to join the military at a young age. He quickly climbed the ranks but, after time, realized a terrible truth about his service in the military. He spent some time as a mercenary but something about it didn't seem right for him. He's going to Oshang Daro in the hopes of finding a new life!
Nassadra is a Verushian. Her people have traveled the galaxy for as long as anyone can remember but Verushians are secretive about their culture. After a long mission, she's looking for a change.
Greis is a Duwgian trader with plenty of space smarts from a life spent traveling in the seediest parts of the galaxy. He's visiting Oshang Daro in the hopes of starting a new business venture. The adventure and opportunities start long before the ship lands!
Lia Conway was just getting started in her career at a prestigious engineering firm when wanderlust and frustration lead her to take an unscheduled vacation to anywhere in the galaxy.
Juan Emanuel Rodriguez Galanis's tongue is as sharp as his knives. Unfortunately, his knives are packed away for the journey. He's older than he looks. He's not looking for home. He's trying to stay one step ahead. When things go wrong, he finds himself falling into an awkward harmony with other passengers trying to right the ship.

#VayIdeal #SciFi #Adventure #ScienceFiction

]]> https://jallbarret.writeas.com/vay-ideal Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:58:05 +0000 Death In Transit preview https://jallbarret.writeas.com/death-in-transit-preview?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Death In Transit preview A space ship flying away from a fuchsia planet. The is Vay Ideal - Book 1, Death In Transit, Jall Barret. The captain was laying on his back on the floor. They hadn't seen much of him since they'd started the trip but Jesper recognized him all the same. A little tubby. Hair thinning up top. Thick, unruly mustache and a few days of stubble. He was breathing. His lips had turned blue and his eyes looked like they were bulging a bit. "Damn!" Jesper said. "Quiet! Please! I've never done this with a human before," Nassadra said. She ripped the captain's shirt open and pulled an instrument out of her bag. She injected him with something and then pulled out a complicated looking device.!-- more -- "God, I hate this part," Jesper said quietly. He had to stay. He knew he did. No one else had run into the fray. He looked around the cabin, trying to find anything that might ... help in some way. He found a button for the public address system. He pressed it. "This is Jesper. Don't rush the control room. Nassadra is trying to save the captain from ... I guess a heart attack? If there's any additional qualified medical personnel aboard, please make your way to the forward compartment. Otherwise, stay out." He pressed the button again to stop broadcasting. --- "Proximity alert," the ship said. "What?" Nassadra said. She pulled the cloth off her head and sat up. "Proximity alert." "What's that?" "Unidentified vessel is coming close to us." "Call them." "Unknown command. Please consult the ship's manual which can be located &mdash;" "Shut up!" --- A voice came over the channel. "Don't you worry about us. We're here to take something that's ours. If you cooperate, you won't have a bit of trouble, Sanders." "This isn't Sanders. This is his first officer. Sanders is indisposed and he didn't say a thing about having a visitor mid-trip. Break away immediately." "No, I don't think we're going to. You'd better cooperate." The call disconnected. Jesper turned on the PA. "We're being boarded by pirates. Anyone who doesn't feel up to fighting should lock themselves in the passenger compartment. If you can fight, I may need your help. Until this situation is over, don't do a shipwide broadcast." He turned the PA off and set a passcode to lock out the ship controls. Juan made his way to the back. "Yeah, you should probably go with them." "I'm going for my knives," Juan turned back and gave him a disgusted look. "Don't get in any fights without me, pretty boy." Death In Transit is now available across ebook stores including Smashwords, Kobo, Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Everand, Thalia, Vivlio, and Fable. Not sure yet? Read more about the cast in the announcement post. #VayIdeal #SciFi #Fiction]]> Death In Transit preview

A space ship flying away from a fuchsia planet. The is Vay Ideal - Book 1, Death In Transit, Jall Barret.

The captain was laying on his back on the floor. They hadn't seen much of him since they'd started the trip but Jesper recognized him all the same. A little tubby. Hair thinning up top. Thick, unruly mustache and a few days of stubble. He was breathing. His lips had turned blue and his eyes looked like they were bulging a bit.

“Damn!” Jesper said.

“Quiet! Please! I've never done this with a human before,” Nassadra said. She ripped the captain's shirt open and pulled an instrument out of her bag. She injected him with something and then pulled out a complicated looking device.

“God, I hate this part,” Jesper said quietly. He had to stay. He knew he did. No one else had run into the fray. He looked around the cabin, trying to find anything that might ... help in some way.

He found a button for the public address system. He pressed it.

“This is Jesper. Don't rush the control room. Nassadra is trying to save the captain from ... I guess a heart attack? If there's any additional qualified medical personnel aboard, please make your way to the forward compartment. Otherwise, stay out.” He pressed the button again to stop broadcasting.

“Proximity alert,” the ship said.

“What?” Nassadra said. She pulled the cloth off her head and sat up.

“Proximity alert.”

“What's that?”

“Unidentified vessel is coming close to us.”

“Call them.”

“Unknown command. Please consult the ship's manual which can be located —“

“Shut up!”

A voice came over the channel.

“Don't you worry about us. We're here to take something that's ours. If you cooperate, you won't have a bit of trouble, Sanders.”

“This isn't Sanders. This is his first officer. Sanders is indisposed and he didn't say a thing about having a visitor mid-trip. Break away immediately.”

“No, I don't think we're going to. You'd better cooperate.”

The call disconnected.

Jesper turned on the PA.

“We're being boarded by pirates. Anyone who doesn't feel up to fighting should lock themselves in the passenger compartment. If you can fight, I may need your help. Until this situation is over, don't do a shipwide broadcast.” He turned the PA off and set a passcode to lock out the ship controls.

Juan made his way to the back.

“Yeah, you should probably go with them.”

“I'm going for my knives,” Juan turned back and gave him a disgusted look. “Don't get in any fights without me, pretty boy.”

Death In Transit is now available across ebook stores including Smashwords, Kobo, Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Everand, Thalia, Vivlio, and Fable.

Not sure yet? Read more about the cast in the announcement post.

#VayIdeal #SciFi #Fiction

]]> https://jallbarret.writeas.com/death-in-transit-preview Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:59:38 +0000 Death In Transit https://jallbarret.writeas.com/death-in-transit?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[A space ship flying away from a fuchsia planet. The is Vay Ideal - Book 1, Death In Transit, Jall Barret. The passengers of the Scampering Pete are on their way to Oshang Daro. If they had more money, they probably would have taken another transit. When the captain of the ship takes ill, five passengers rise to the occasion. Each were looking for a new start and the opportunity presented may be just what they were looking for. Assuming they can survive it! Death In Transit is now available across ebook stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Everand, Thalia, Smashwords, Vivlio, and Fable. Meet the crew! Character | Background ----------|------------ | Jesper Klausen left a backwater world to join the military at a young age. He quickly climbed the ranks but, after time, realized a terrible truth about his service in the military. He spent some time as a mercenary but something about it didn't seem right for him. He's going to Oshang Daro in the hopes of finding a new life! | Nassadra is a Verushian. Her people have traveled the galaxy for as long as anyone can remember but Verushians are secretive about their culture. After a long mission, she's looking for a change. | Greis is a Duwgian trader with plenty of space smarts from a life spent traveling in the seediest parts of the galaxy. He's visiting Oshang Daro in the hopes of starting a new business venture. The adventure and opportunities start long before the ship lands! | Lia Conway was just getting started in her career at a prestigious engineering firm when wanderlust and frustration lead her to take an unscheduled vacation to anywhere in the galaxy. | Juan Emanuel Rodriguez Galanis's tongue is as sharp as his knives. Unfortunately, his knives are packed away for the journey. He's older than he looks. He's not looking for home. He's trying to stay one step ahead. When things go wrong, he finds himself falling into an awkward harmony with other passengers trying to right the ship. #VayIdeal #SciFi #Fiction]]> A space ship flying away from a fuchsia planet. The is Vay Ideal - Book 1, Death In Transit, Jall Barret.

The passengers of the Scampering Pete are on their way to Oshang Daro. If they had more money, they probably would have taken another transit. When the captain of the ship takes ill, five passengers rise to the occasion. Each were looking for a new start and the opportunity presented may be just what they were looking for. Assuming they can survive it!

Death In Transit is now available across ebook stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Everand, Thalia, Smashwords, Vivlio, and Fable.

Meet the crew!

Character Background
Jesper Klausen left a backwater world to join the military at a young age. He quickly climbed the ranks but, after time, realized a terrible truth about his service in the military. He spent some time as a mercenary but something about it didn't seem right for him. He's going to Oshang Daro in the hopes of finding a new life!
Nassadra is a Verushian. Her people have traveled the galaxy for as long as anyone can remember but Verushians are secretive about their culture. After a long mission, she's looking for a change.
Greis is a Duwgian trader with plenty of space smarts from a life spent traveling in the seediest parts of the galaxy. He's visiting Oshang Daro in the hopes of starting a new business venture. The adventure and opportunities start long before the ship lands!
Lia Conway was just getting started in her career at a prestigious engineering firm when wanderlust and frustration lead her to take an unscheduled vacation to anywhere in the galaxy.
Juan Emanuel Rodriguez Galanis's tongue is as sharp as his knives. Unfortunately, his knives are packed away for the journey. He's older than he looks. He's not looking for home. He's trying to stay one step ahead. When things go wrong, he finds himself falling into an awkward harmony with other passengers trying to right the ship.

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