After finishing all of the major books in the Ender's Game universe (Enderverse), I think I have found the time in which my sci-fi story shall take place. The Enderverse has a new series that's partially finished (the second book is released June 4th!) and takes place before the events in Ender's Game. Two wars and around a hundred years before Ender's Game to be a little more precise (EG takes place in the 2220's). In Earth Unaware, we are introduced to many characters that make their home on mining ships way out in the Kuiper belt (where Pluto and other dwarf planets hang out). It wasn't the story line of this book that got me thinking about my story, it was just the fact that I realized I liked the idea of having the outer edge of my world be the Kuiper belt. That means it doesn't have to be set so far in the future! I can still discuss different methods of space transport, though, because they'd still be inventing new ways to travel faster, probably with the goal of finally leaving the solar system. I love discussing space travel techniques!
Anyway, Earth Unaware was mostly focused on mining from asteroids and the introduction of the first alien species in our galaxy, but there was also a small part about pirates out in the belt that made me think that Scarlett would be at home in a place like this (not much authority, life on the frontier, free-reign of territory). The book didn't have too much about space stations, but in my world, there would probably be many of them because none of the planets in the solar system have been terraformed and people mining so far from Earth would need a place to refuel and such. I'm thinking I'd probably have Mars be in the process of being terraformed since it takes a long time to change the surface of a planet, but we'd probably have a base on the Moon.
Basically, I feel like I'm rethinking the whole story because the setting is very different, but I'm liking this idea more and more. In the beginning, Scarlett will probably be known for the speediness of her ship and her attacks on, oh I don't know, maybe we'll stick to the corporate stereotype. The story still has heavy emphasis on Devon who is looking for anyone to help him escape from his old life. The problem is that he can't remember his own life because he's had so many other personalities loaded into his brain to help keep important knowledge locked away. Helping him ultimately leads Scarlett to the discovery of the technology that gives her wormholes and perhaps faster travel than what was previously possible. When I read a particular sentence in Earth Unaware, the final scene of my story flashed in my head. I pictured Scarlett engaging the wormhole drive for the first time and suddenly seeing a new solar system in a different part of the galaxy for the first time. She'd probably say something better than my original thought: "Now this is an adventure." I've got a whole story to write before I have to get her final words sorted out, so I think I'll be okay.
So here was just some proof that I'm still thinking about my story! I've just been caught up in my reading spree, recently. The book I'm reading now, Geektastic by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci, which is actually a collection of short stories written by other geeky authors, is amazing and I'm thinking about writing a little something on it when I'm done. It's so good, I have to share why I like it so much!
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