The Ammonite Galaxy 4-5 · Ammonite Stars

This is the second omnibus in the award-winning Ammonite Galaxy series and is exclusive to the Kindle bookstore. It follows on from Ammonite Planets, the omnibus edition of the first three books. Ammonite Stars consists of the books Pictoria and The Lost Animas - over 750 pages in all.

"Another fantastic book! I've really loved this series... each book fleshing out the story more and more." Daniel, Podiobooks reviewer.

The visitor is missing, pulled across the galaxy by the force of the Dessite minds. To rescue him will mean risking their own lives on the Dessite homeworld ...

... But have the Dessites already learned enough to conquer Pictoria and the binary system?

"I love the many worlds Ms Andrews has created in this series! So memorable! Some day I'd like to share The Ammonite Galaxy series with my children." Binkyta, Podiobooks reviewer.

EXTRACT:

With Ledin’s weight splayed out across the top of the crust, and the extra weight on the rope biting into the same edge, there were moments of tension. Small pieces of rock broke away from the edge, to fall dangerously close to the exposed head of Six as he grappled to pull himself to safety. Ledin found himself holding his breath and trying not to move, in case he should dislodge any more debris.

At last Six was at the gap, and pulling himself up to safety, a grin of relief crossing his face, which was covered with dust. They both crawled carefully away from the edge, and then, as they reached the ridge, got to their feet.

Six pounded Ledin on the back. “Thanks! I knew you would figure out a way to do it!” They did a complicated sort of handshake. Then he looked past Ledin, to the girls.

“Diva. Everything all right? Grace?”

Grace nodded, smiling at him, but Diva was looking distinctly rattled.

Six stared at her. “What’s the matter?”

“Nothing.” Diva turned her back, and began to walk away. Six glanced over at Ledin, who shrugged, and then at Grace. She clearly didn’t know what was wrong with Diva either. Six walked after the Coriolan girl, and grabbed her arm. She shook him off crossly.

“Not glad to see me, Diva?”

“I didn’t say that.”

“Worried about me?”

Her eyes flashed again. “Of course not! I knew you would get out.”

“Because if you were …”

“I already said. I wasn’t.”

“Come on, Diva! You look like a Tattula cat on the prowl!”

She shook his hand off again. “Leave me alone! What do I care if you fall off a stupid rock and break that thick Kwaidian head of yours?”

Six stepped back and a slow smile spread over his face. “You were worried!”

“Was not! Just thought you might be lying there hurt, is all.”

“And I didn’t think you cared …”

Diva made a sound deep in her throat. “As if!”

Six grinned. All of a sudden he found that his spirits were soaring. He hesitated, wondering if he should make some other comment, and then decided that his best strategy was to leave things just as they were. As the others caught up, he looked around at the already darkening sky.

“Come on. We had better make tracks back to the shuttle. Otherwise we are going to have to survive a night out here with hurricane-force winds, or do a Diva and find a booby bird to snuggle up to.”

Diva growled again. “I do not snuggle up to booby birds! And they are not booby birds, you Kwaidian no-brain!”

Six felt generally pleased with life. Things were back to normal. And Diva was showing signs of fatigue.