Planet of Bones

Planet of Bones 2007 Post 326

Planet of Bones is one of the Arkie series. Pursued, as usual, by the determined agents of EarthNet, the Arkies land on a planet that seems bereft of life. All they find is a vast plane covered in bones. Lyam is soon investigating these, while Singer tries to tune in to sentient life forms. They're still busy when a tsunami sweeps them away from Ark3. Pace uses his matter converter to make Merlinna's tangleline weapon into a giant tube to support and keep them together. They soon encounter a squid-like monster, which communicates by echoing any sound. Singer sings to it, and the monster echoes her. Then, when they spot real monsters of the sharkish variety, Merlinna screams. The monster echoes that, and the shark-alikes flee. The monster now has a method to defend itself, the tsunami is explained (by an enormous moon) and the Arkies return to their Ark. The planet is dubbed NOT SR. 
This one came about because I sometimes wonder, when seeing book covers or scenes in film or TV depicting enormous moons, what on earth the effect would be on the tides... In this case, Lyam surmises the huge moon must be a comparatively recent capture, resulting in tides which drowned all the terrestrial animals while allowing the aquatic beasts to thrive. 

ABOUT THE BLOG

Sally is Sally Odgers; author, manuscript assessor, editor, anthologist and reader. She runs http://www.affordablemanuscriptassessments.com and Prints Charming Books. (Sally is me, by the way, and I am lots of other things too, but these are the relevant ones for now.)

The goal for 2017 is to write a post a day profiling the background behind one of my books; how it came to be written, what it's about, and any things of note that happened along the way. If you're an author, an aspiring author, a reader or just someone who enjoys windows into worlds, you might find this fun. The books are not in any special order, but will be assigned approximate dates, and pictures, where they exist. If you enjoyed a post, or want to ask about any of my books or my manuscript assessment service, leave a comment.