Why am I passionate about this?

Iā€™ve published eleven classic-style space opera novels, a novella, and many short stories. Before becoming a writer, I spent twenty years in US Air Force in space operations; even though my books are light on science, I really was a rocket scientist! Plus, Iā€™ve read science fiction since I was barely a teen, starting with Heinlein and McCaffery, and am always looking for my next favorite author!


I wrote

Lift Off

By AM Scott,

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What is my book about?

The Adzari Net Academy scholarship was Quinnā€™s big chanceā€”sheā€™d leave the mud, giant lizards, and back-breaking labor of Cygnus behind foreverā€¦

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The books I picked & why

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AM Scott Why did I love this book?

Siti Kassis isnā€™t sure what she wants to do with her life, but following her father back to the deserted homeworld of humanity is pretty low on her list. But the Hero of Darenti Four insists, and itā€™s an exciting mission, so they enter deep sleep together, and emerge into a much different Earth than they expected.

The characters are believable and clever, with funny bits liberally sprinkled throughout, and Juliaā€™s writing is excellent. Young, old, male, or female; every reader will love Sitiā€™s adventures on a catastrophically changed Earth!

By Julia Huni,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Earth Concurrence as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A hero with big expectations. A daughter who doesnā€™t want to live in his shadow.

Siti Kassis, daughter of the ā€œHero of Darenti Four,ā€ doesn't know what she wants out of life. A lot of her friends are taking time to travel and see the galaxy. But her father wants her to attend the Academy and follow in his footsteps.

Then the Hero is offered one last assignment: take a team to find and explore the deserted homeworld of mankind. Itā€™s a twenty-year mission, and he doesnā€™t want to leave his only child behind. Siti's going, whether she wants toā€¦


Book cover of Star Compass

AM Scott Why did I love this book?

Diana Smythe is a survivor, and sheā€™ll do almost anything to keep her dream of flying to the stars alive. But she wonā€™t betray her friends, or give into bullies, which gets her into ever-deeper trouble. Good thing sheā€™s super smart!

Star Compass is an excellent combination of steampunk and sci-fi. Anthea is a wonderful writer, her characters strong but flawed, and her worldbuilding amazing, combining Victorian mores with modern space flight.

By Anthea Sharp,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Star Compass as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 13, 14, 15, and 16.

What is this book about?

Steampunk meets Space Opera in this captivating tale of adventure and romance from USA Today bestseller Anthea Sharp.

Diana Smythe was a child of the nobilityā€¦ once. Now the streetrat known as Diver, she spends her days picking pockets, and her nights gazing at the galaxy overhead, dreaming of the day sheā€™ll escape Earth for a brighter future among the stars.

Derek Byrne polices the grimy streets around the Southampton Spaceport, trying to keep the gangs in line and the gutters clear of riffraff. When his path crosses Dianaā€™s, he sees beyond her masculine disguise and catches a glimpse ofā€¦


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Call Me Stan by K.R. Wilson,

When King Priam's pregnant daughter was fleeing the sack of Troy, Stan was there. When Jesus of Nazareth was beaten and crucified, Stan was there - one crossover. Heā€™s been a Hittite warrior, a Silk Road mercenary, a reluctant rebel in the Peasantā€™s Revolt of 1381, and an information peddlerā€¦

Book cover of Fire in the Night Sky

AM Scott Why did I love this book?

Clair Johnson is determined to prove herself and find out what really happened to her mother. Neither of those things happen the way she expects. 

This is an easy read, with interesting world building, and a realistic set of characters. I enjoyed the setting, the friend group, and the intrigue a lot!

By Chris J. Pike, M. D. Cooper,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Fire in the Night Sky as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

In a world of music videos on television, punk rock, and roller derby, the race for space is finally on in this young adult SF adventure!

The United Federation has set a goal of sending a manned rocket to the moon; but rival countries will stop at nothing to plant their flags firstā€”no matter the cost.

For Claire Johnson, that cost might be her life.

The seventeen-year-old spunky waitress wants nothing more than to honor her mother's memory by gaining entrance to the United Federation Space Program and doing her part for the mission. Yet her father wants Claire asā€¦


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AM Scott Why did I love this book?

Ruby hates robots and artificial intelligence. She desperately wants to join an expedition to the outer reaches of the solar system, where humans do the work, rather than computers. But sheā€™s still too young and needs to finish her degree. Determined to make her own fate, she sets off to join, but of course, sheā€™s abducted by space-faring robots with some very strange flawsā€¦

A really fun book, with robots that are all too human, and an endearing main character. 

By Adeena Mignogna,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Crazy Foolish Robots as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

What would you do if you were kidnapped by alien robots?

Ruby Palmer finds herself on an entire planet surrounded by the things she hates the most: robots. Besides taking everything she says way too literally, the robots have problems of their own. A myriad of technical glitches are, on the cosmological scale, quickly destroying them. Ruby has the programming knowledge and skills that matter to them, but can she overcome her fears and find it within herself to help? Her survival, along with the survival of all of humanity and robot kind, depends on it.

If you adore allā€¦


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Love and War in the Jewish Quarter by Dora Levy Mossanen,

A breathtaking journey across Iran where war and superstition, jealousy and betrayal, and passion and loyalty rage behind the impenetrable walls of mansions and the crumbling houses of the Jewish Quarter.

Against the tumultuous background of World War II, Dr. Yaran will find himself caught in the thrall of theā€¦

Book cover of Fledgling

AM Scott Why did I love this book?

Theo has lived in ā€œsafetyā€ her entire life, but as sheā€™s grown, sheā€™s become clumsy. Her safe world considers her a potential threat. Plus, her mother has moved them out of Theoā€™s life-long home, and wants to take her across the galaxy, and her father has disappeared. Everything in her life has changed and nothing is as it seems. But Theo is no weakling; sheā€™s a survivor.

Fledgling is an alternative entry point into the Liaden Universe, Lee & Miller fabulous space opera series. The writing is outstanding, the universe complex, and the characters fantastic. I love everything about this series!

By Sharon Lee, Steve Miller,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Fledgling as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 16, and 17.

What is this book about?

The latest novel in the bestselling Liaden Universe space adventure series.


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Lift Off

By AM Scott,

Book cover of Lift Off

What is my book about?

The Adzari Net Academy scholarship was Quinnā€™s big chanceā€”sheā€™d leave the mud, giant lizards, and back-breaking labor of Cygnus behind forever and gain so much more: skills, connections, a job, a real life. But the academyā€™s sinister new owners have turned Quinnā€™s big adventure into a fight for survival. Light years from home, with no power or backup, how can she endure?

Some might give up and fail. But not Quinn. Sheā€™ll survive, escape and do a little damage on her way out. Theyā€™d never know what hit them.

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