Caretaker

????? “This is a really great story. It's got adventure, heartache, love and the friendship of an alien mouse. Oh, yeah. The Bad Guys. There's lots of bad guys!” —Kindle reviewer

Fifty years in space—alone.

Ethan Bryant was supposed to fall asleep on a ship leaving Earth and wake up fifty years later with his family on the planet Minea. Instead, after the ship’s caretaker—the lone human in charge of monitoring the ship’s vital systems—suddenly died, the ship’s computer locked Ethan out of his stasis chamber and gave him the job. That was five years ago. Five years of checking to make sure everything runs smoothly on a ship Ethan knows almost nothing about.

Who wouldn’t dread the years ahead? Who wouldn’t long for their once-bright future now stolen away?

Ethan is resigned to his fate until the ship suddenly wakes up another passenger: a beautiful engineer who, along with Ethan, soon discovers a horrible secret—a navigation room hidden from even the ship’s computer. The ship is not bound for Minea—but to somewhere far more dangerous.

With the ship nearing its sinister destination, Ethan soon learns he is the only one who holds the key to saving all 4,000 passengers from a highly-advanced, hostile alien race.

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Praise for Caretaker by Josi Russell:

2015 Award Finalist in 2 categories: Speculative; Best Novel by a New Author

2016 State Book Award Finalist

????? “Incredible sci-fi story!” —Jen L.

????? “This story was quite a surprise. I was unprepared for the depth of emotions this book held.” —Reader

????? “I loved this book and read it all in one go.” —Kindle reviewer

????? “Loved it!!! Very Thought Provoking (in the best possible way)” —Reader

????? “Pick it up...you won't put it down!” —Kindle reviewer

????? “It was all delicious. I devoured this book.” —Kindle reviewer

????? “Call it a space opera with a delicious brand of character development that keeps you looking forward to the next turn of events.” —H.K. R.

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Also By Josi RussellThe Caretaker ChroniclesBook 1: CaretakerBook 2: GuardiansBook 3: SentinelShort story: Stasis Dreams