Now Released: The Lens, by Steve Jordan

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-01-2009, 07:44 PM

Our very own Steve Jordan has finally granted us access to his latest Kestral novel! There was dancing in the streets! there was overjoyed celebration! For some reason, there was at least one llama named Steve Jordan. - - pshrynk

Yes, the crew of the Mary are back, due to popular demand from the readers! And in this story, they're dealing with something more mysterious than viruses and uppity aliens:

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Planet Shura Dva, in the process of being terraformed by the Oan Engineers Guild, has recently begun exhibiting strange weather patterns, soil poisonings and quakes that seem to target and deliberately sabotage the Engineers' terraforming work. A local workers' leader claims to be able to "feel" the planet's anger as it takes unilateral action against the Engineers... but the Engineers are positive he's really a terrorist leader somehow orchestrating the strange planetary occurrences.

And in the midst of local labor squabbles and strange planetary phenomena, Carolyn Kestral and her crew, flush after a lucrative cargo run, arrive on Shura Dva to help out a friend in need... and discover that the planet itself may not allow them to leave!

Introducing The Lens, the second story in the popular Kestral Voyages series. Visit SteveJordanBooks.com to get a copy at a great low price, in multiple e-book formats, and--say it with me--No DRM!

Don't forget: During Read an E-Book Week, Berserker, the first Kestral story, will be available for free download! (It is also available at the Stanza Store, also free during Read an E-Book Week!)

Barcey · 03-01-2009, 08:12 PM

Congratulations! Off to order.

As an aside... where do you get the models for your cover art? They're hot.

xianfox · 03-01-2009, 08:21 PM

If you keep writing in this series, I may as well just give you my Paypal account.

Thanks for a great first story; now off to read the second.

Moe The Cat · 03-01-2009, 09:58 PM

Looking forward to reading this. I like the crew of the Mary. They do, indeed, remind me of Firefly, but without the western motif.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-01-2009, 10:47 PM

Thanks for all the kind words... hope you all enjoy it!

Now I get to take a mental breather... before I go back to working on my site redesign, before starting my next novel!

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-02-2009, 10:53 AM

...and already, a typo found! (Who says editors aren't necessary in publishing?) It's amazing how many times you can go over a manuscript, and still miss simple things like that!

Rest assured, I will fix it and upload a new book. However, the book conversion process usually takes me most of a day (what with converting to 8 different formats--one is PDF, and the other is Word 2000 down from Word 2007), and only a few of those conversion processes allow me to save time by editing the doc after conversion, so it may be a bit before I can get to it.

Still, it's a distinct advantage to digital self-publishing that I can make this edit within a few days, and upload it pretty much instantly (not to mention sending a fresh copy to anyone who asks)... compare that to the print world, ye mighty, and despair!

Over · 03-02-2009, 11:08 AM

The paragraph spacing was corrected in your ebook(s)? The onuissance one had a big space for each paragraph. Sometimes, I only had two or three sentences in a single epage. I stopped reading since then, but I'm willing to try that one again and then check out any your other works.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-02-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Over

The paragraph spacing was corrected in your ebook(s)? The onuissance one had a big space for each paragraph. Sometimes, I only had two or three sentences in a single epage. I stopped reading since then, but I'm willing to try that one again and then check out any your other works.

That spacing problem has been dealt with... the latest books have not had that extra spacing in them. (I do still have to fix some of the older books, including The Onuissance Cells. Thanks for reminding me. No, really!)

Moejoe · 03-02-2009, 11:28 AM

Belated congrats on the release of the Lens, Steve. And don't worry too much about that typo. Ebooks allow, as you've said, for quick corrections, and I can't tell you the number of pbooks I've read that are filled with typos and errors. 1 typo out of thousands of words is a great average

Gibbo · 03-02-2009, 01:33 PM

Steve do I need to read Berserker first?

Never mind just bought both

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-02-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gibbo

Steve do I need to read Berserker first?

Never mind just bought both

You don't really need to... both stories stand on their own. But Berserker obviously goes into detail on how Kestral and the crew got together in the first place.

Kokomo Lee · 03-02-2009, 03:32 PM

I love it when a new Steve Jordan book comes out!

Just bought The Lens (plus a copy of Factory Orbit for a friend). I really enjoyed Berserker, and am looking forward to the sequel!

Sherri

TheLongshot · 03-02-2009, 03:41 PM

Glad to finally see a second book. The first book was crying for a sequel.

BTW, slightly off topic, I'm reading Factory Orbit right now and noticed some typos (mostly with an organization acronym). Any way to let you know about them?

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-02-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLongshot

Glad to finally see a second book. The first book was crying for a sequel.

BTW, slightly off topic, I'm reading Factory Orbit right now and noticed some typos (mostly with an organization acronym). Any way to let you know about them?

There are a number of typos in that one... it's one that I'm overdue to edit! Feel free to e-mail me at stevej@stevejordanbooks.com.

dschill · 03-03-2009, 12:19 AM

Nice i ordered it too!

03-02-2009, 10:53 AM	#6
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Just a day into release... ...and already, a typo found! (Who says editors aren't necessary in publishing?) It's amazing how many times you can go over a manuscript, and still miss simple things like that! Rest assured, I will fix it and upload a new book. However, the book conversion process usually takes me most of a day (what with converting to 8 different formats--one is PDF, and the other is Word 2000 down from Word 2007), and only a few of those conversion processes allow me to save time by editing the doc after conversion, so it may be a bit before I can get to it. Still, it's a distinct advantage to digital self-publishing that I can make this edit within a few days, and upload it pretty much instantly (not to mention sending a fresh copy to anyone who asks)... compare that to the print world, ye mighty, and despair!

03-02-2009, 11:28 AM	#9
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Belated congrats on the release of the Lens, Steve. And don't worry too much about that typo. Ebooks allow, as you've said, for quick corrections, and I can't tell you the number of pbooks I've read that are filled with typos and errors. 1 typo out of thousands of words is a great average Last edited by Moejoe; 03-02-2009 at 11:28 AM. Reason: typo :)

03-02-2009, 01:33 PM	#10
Gibbo Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2475053 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Galaxy Tab A (2019) - iPhone 11 - KA1 - Onyx Boox Nova Pro	Steve do I need to read Berserker first? Never mind just bought both Last edited by Gibbo; 03-02-2009 at 02:21 PM.

03-02-2009, 03:32 PM	#12
Kokomo Lee Keeps on Ticking... Posts: 79 Karma: 42864 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific NW Device: Kindles, iStuff, Nexus and a partridge	Yippee - New SJ Book! I love it when a new Steve Jordan book comes out! Just bought The Lens (plus a copy of Factory Orbit for a friend). I really enjoyed Berserker, and am looking forward to the sequel! Sherri

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Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	Congratulations! Off to order. As an aside... where do you get the models for your cover art? They're hot.

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xianfox Ebook Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 2136 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Device: Onyx BOOX Note Air 4C, Palma	If you keep writing in this series, I may as well just give you my Paypal account. Thanks for a great first story; now off to read the second.

03-01-2009, 09:58 PM	#4
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	Looking forward to reading this. I like the crew of the Mary. They do, indeed, remind me of Firefly, but without the western motif.

03-01-2009, 10:47 PM	#5
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Thanks for all the kind words... hope you all enjoy it! Now I get to take a mental breather... before I go back to working on my site redesign, before starting my next novel!

03-02-2009, 11:08 AM	#7
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	The paragraph spacing was corrected in your ebook(s)? The onuissance one had a big space for each paragraph. Sometimes, I only had two or three sentences in a single epage. I stopped reading since then, but I'm willing to try that one again and then check out any your other works.

03-02-2009, 03:41 PM	#13
TheLongshot Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 7758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony Reader	Glad to finally see a second book. The first book was crying for a sequel. BTW, slightly off topic, I'm reading Factory Orbit right now and noticed some typos (mostly with an organization acronym). Any way to let you know about them?

03-03-2009, 12:19 AM	#15
dschill Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Nice i ordered it too!