I’m pleased to be part of the Haven 6 Blog tour, welcoming Author Aubrie Dionne to One Vintage Heart as we learn about her latest release and are treated to her guest post about the New Dawn Series.
A product of an illegal pairing, Eridani is the only woman without a lifemate aboard the colonization ship, the Heritage, and she is determined her less than perfect DNA will not get in the way of finding love. As the ship nears it’s final destination of Haven 6 after five hundred years of travel, images of the surface show evidence of intelligent life on a planet that’s supposed to be uninhabited. Commander Grier assigns Eri to the exploratory team to spy on the alien society and return with information on how to defeat them.
When Eri’s team lands, tribes of humans attack and Eri is saved by Striver, the descendant of a colonist and a pirate from Old Earth’s colonization efforts in other parts of the galaxy. Striver helps Eri rescue her team and they are drawn to each other despite their different allegiances. While Striver battles with trusting Eri, Eri must decide whether to warn him and his people about the commander’s intentions, or follow orders and complete her mission.
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About the Author:
Aubrie Dionne is an author and flutist in New England. Her writings have appeared in Mindflights, Niteblade, Silver Blade, Emerald Tales, Hazard Cat, Moon Drenched Fables, A Fly in Amber, and Aurora Wolf. Her books are published by Entangled Publishing, Lyrical Press, and Gypsy Shadow Publishing. She recently signed her YA sci fi novel with Inkspell Publishing titled: Colonization: Paradise Reclaimed, which will release in November 2012. When she’s not writing, Aubrie teaches flute and plays in orchestras. She’s a big Star Trek TNG fan, as well as Star Wars and Serenity.
Contact Information for the Author:
Twitter: @authoraubrie
http://authoraubrie.blogspot.com
Guest Post:
How the Pairing System Affects the Characters Throughout the New Dawn Series
The New Dawn series is based on the fall of Old Earth, and humanity’s need to colonize other planets in the galaxy and beyond. They don’t use cryosleep because it’s highly dangerous and only a small percentage wake up. So they have to live their entire lives on each colony ship and reproduce to make the generation to take their places at the helm. In order for this intergenerational voyage to work, they have to ensure there is no inbreeding on the ship, and that each pairing makes a strong and healthy set of children. Thus, the pairing system was born, which is one of the central conflicts in each book.
In Paradise 21, Aries doesn’t like the person she’s paired with, so she jumps ship. In Tundra 37, Gemme is the matchmaker that studies each pairing chosen by the computer for compatibility. The person she’s matched to is the most eligible bachelor on the ship. She can’t possibly pair herself to him or everyone will think she cheated the system. In Haven 6, Eri is the product of an illegal pairing, so the computer deems her “unfit” to have a match.
With each book I tried to find a new angle on the conflict of the pairing system. I thought about all types of scenarios: What if the person wanted to be matched with someone else, what if they didn’t like their match, what if they liked their match and their match didn’t like them…etc. I chose the three that fit my story the best and went from there.
I hope you enjoy reading about the way the pairing system affects each of my characters. They all deal with it differently, and find a way to reach happiness in the end.
Thank you, Aubrie and the best of luck with Haven 6!
More About the Author:
Aubrie grew up watching the original Star Wars movies over and over again until she could recite and reenact every single scene in her backyard. She also loved The Goonies, Star Trek the Next Generation-favorite character was Data by far-, and Indiana Jones. But, her all time favorite movie was The Last Unicorn. She still wonders why the unicorn decided to change back to a unicorn in the end.
Aubrie wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to be “A concert flutist” when she grew up. When she made that happen, she decided one career was not enough and embarked as a fantasy, sci fi author. Two careers seem to keep her busy. For now.
Thanks for hosting me on your blog!
Hi Aubrie! You’re so welcome! It’s a pleasure to host you on my blog today!