John Blandly is an actor, artist, and filmmaker. He writes science fiction, romance, rom-com, fantasy, mystery, and young adult novels, novellas and novelettes. Some of his books are historical fiction and magic realism. His influences are Kafka, Camus, Vonnegut, Fitzgerald, Salinger, Ionesco and Voltaire. He will also answer your questions.

Although this may appear to be a cyborg story, these were not live, flesh and blood beings turned into mechanically improved cyborgs. These are Artificial Intelligences inserted into a framework created for them. This is a well-developed story with a new planet to populate (along with the natives). The trip back to the planet is fraught with danger, as Arian is definitely on a retrieval list after her unprecedented escape from the Zetans. I love a strong, take-charge-of-her-life heroine, and Arian certainly fits the bill!