Marooned: A Prequel to the Arcadia's Children Series

My name is Bee Bee, well, at least that’s what everyone calls me, and I’m 15, nearly 16. The last year has been tough. I’ve found myself on the Empress of Incognita, travelling through the stars toward a new life with my dad and step-mum. Or at least that’s what should be happening. After I’d emerged from suspension, Mary, my stepmother, told me that the Empress of Incognita had been involved in a collision. I later discovered that our starship had in fact hit a mine, a remnant of a long-forgotten war. I was then told that the captain of the Empress had deliberately risked the passenger’s lives by flying down a wormhole known to have unexploded ordnance floating around in it. He took the risk to save time and money. The Empress was then hit by five more mines and was forced into an uncharted wormhole to escape the bombardment. If that wasn’t bad enough, the passengers began to fight among themselves. I just pray that Akbar’s dream revelations will save my group.