It makes her very uncomfortable to say the least of it but she can’t help it. Although Sirantha is still mourning the death of her previous pilot, friend, colleague and lover, Kai, soon enough she finds March more than an adequate substitute. Let only say it complicates the situation a lot.Īpparently the bond linking a pilot and a jumper must be really strong to make them succeed. What follows is a journey through space as well as a journey through Jax’s soul. While they are pursued she has to “jump” into the Grimspace again (her version of the cosmos) with him as a pilot, no matter the costs. She is not sure about his intentions but she grabs at that straw as any fate is better than a forced breakdown in a mental hospital and a prison sentence.

The narration starts when she is kidnapped (or rather liberated) by an ex-mercenary called March who has his own agenda Jax knows nothing about. As she heals her horrible burns different psychiatrists try to break her and make her confess to having caused the crash. Usually navigators burn out very quickly so there is a constant demand for them – only their unique skills make the long-haul space travel possible.Īfter the crash Sirantha is transported and kept in a mental health hospital. Sirantha is one of the best navigators for more than one reason – not only she feels around the Grimspace like no other jumper but also she has survived a bigger number of “jumps” so far. Only Farwan trains them – quite a monopoly. Navigators, also called jumpers, are the carriers of a special J-gene which enables them to see the outer space in a more profound manner and feel different navigating beacons around. Only one person survives – the navigator Sirantha Jax. Target audience: adults (well, PG-13 will do too)Ī passenger spaceship “Sargasso” with over 80 important people on board, belonging to the Farwan Corporation, crashes. Genre: sci-fi/fantasy/romance/space opera Cover of Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, Book 1)

Grimspace by Ann Aguirre