Sanctuary: A Dinosaur Space Adventure

By Diana Kemp and Bruce Moran

Brilliant Academy graduate Mara Kast is part of an idealistic young crew about to embark on a distant voyage to explore an alien world. Close to her family, she is both excited and nervous about leaving home world of Kanali. Accompanied by her classmates, the journey on the starship Infinity leads them to the planet Valdos Prime, a world strange

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mouse Gate
• Release date: Oct 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781648834691

Diana Kemp

A gifted muse of words, Diana Kemp wears many hats, including author, collaborator, creative writer, screenwriter, freelance writer, and ghostwriter. Her vivid imagination and passion for writing emerged at the age of seven and evolved into a considerable repertoire of short stories, novellas, novels, short and feature-length screenplays earning 130 competition awards and placings. Many have been published, and include a co-written narrative script for "A Time-less Journey", an informational documentary for the Naval Research Laboratory in the United States.She currently has television and film projects in pre-production. Her work can be viewed at di-anakemp.com.

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Diana Kemp

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Illustrations by Bruce Moran

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ISBN:  978-1-64883-4691

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Award Winning Author

Diana Kemp is a gifted muse of words, I wear many hats, including creative writer, published author, screen-writer, freelancer, collaborator, and ghostwriter.

My publishing credits include The Samsara Chronicles, Books 1 & 2, Kiyama, Scirotica 1, 2, 3, Sandcastles, and a short story in the sci-fi anthology, Voices of Imagination. Many of my short stories have also appeared on various websites. I collaborated on the script for "A Timeless Journey", an informational documentary for the Naval Research Laboratory in the United States.

I have also completed over 1000 jobs as a freelance writer from bios to books for clients around the world. Many of these projects included improving the English of non-native speakers. I've lived in the UK, US, and Canada, and am cognizant of language differences.

Many of my freelance jobs have involved both fiction and non-fiction books. Recent projects include a three-year reincarnation-based novel collaboration, a controversial-themed novel, mentoring a disabled client through two book projects, and editing a client's fantasy/romance series. Past projects have included several fiction books, and autobiographical novels for an abuse survivor, a stalking survivor, and a woman who underwent weight-loss surgery.

About the Book

Brilliant Academy graduate Mara Kast is part of an idealistic young crew about to embark on a distant voyage to explore an alien world. Close to her family, she is both excited and nervous about leaving her homeworld of Kanali. Accompanied by her classmates, the journey on the starship Infinity leads them to the planet Valdos Prime, a world strangely similar to Kanali. There, they not only discover an alien race hovering on the edge of extinction, but they also discover that both worlds are connected to an even more ancient world on the far side of the galaxy.

List of Characters in our story

Kyla Kast - beautiful, supportive and creative mother of Mara and Nima. Delicate, feminine, golden eyes framed by a pair silver-threaded amber braids.

Jerron Kast - geneticist and proud father to Mara and Nima. Encourages his daughters to follow their destiny. Tall, muscular, broad-shouldered. Fierce amber eyes, wears an ebony braid.

Mara Kast - oldest daughter of Jerron and Kyla. Brilliant Academy student. Dreams of exploring other worlds. Has the gift. Joint commander of the starship Infinity. Slim, bipedal saurian, three-fingers. Golden eyes. Wears a single blue braid on the tattooed crown of her head.

Nima Kast - younger daughter of Jerron and Kyla. Also has the gift and follows Mara’s journey into space. Mirror of Mara with golden eyes, thick blue braid. Grows into a beautiful young woman.

Callan - Mara’s Academy classmate. Natural leader, top athlete. Joint commander of the Infinity. Tall