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The Indigo Reports #0.5
Flying Blind
Caught between two great enemies.
The freeship Hathaway is boarded by the Eriuman navy while smuggling a Karassian, a mortal enemy of the Eriuman. Captain Tatiana Wang must ease her ship and crew to safety.
Flying Blind is the short prequel to the Indigo Reports science fiction series by award-winning SF author Tracy Cooper-Posey.
The Indigo Reports
0.5 Flying Blind
1.0 New Star Rising
1.5 But Now I See
2.0 Suns Eclipsed
3.0 Worlds Beyond
Space Opera Science Fiction Series
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Praise for Flying
Tracy makes the world come alive and by the time you get to the end of the story you’re sitting on the edge.
An exciting glimpse of what's to come by this author in the SciFi genre.
True SciFi is a magnificent world to enter and this is just the beginning of what I know will be a great series.
Hits all the things that I love about Sci-fi.
So much story!! So much promise!! This will keep my inner nerd happy.
Keeping close tabs on this new Sci-fi series.
I am a big fan of Tracy Cooper-Posey’s because I thoroughly enjoy the intrigue she generates with her fictional-but-believable worlds and unpredictable plots
This little window into the world of SciFi did not disappoint me, in fact, I think I'm addicted!!
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Tracy Cooper-Posey is an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author. She writes science fiction and romance. She has published over 85 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favorite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.
She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and Byzantine Heartbreak was a 2012 winner. Faring Soul won a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for “Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding” She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught writing at MacEwan University.
She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, reading science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.
- GenresScience Fiction
48 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 6, 2017
About the author
Tracy Cooper-Posey
210 books980 followersTracy Cooper-Posey is an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author. She writes romantic suspense, paranormal, urban fantasy, futuristic and science fiction romances. She has published over 100 novels since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.
She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and Byzantine Heartbreak was a 2012 winner. Faring Soul won a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for “Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding” She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University.
She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.
She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and Byzantine Heartbreak was a 2012 winner. Faring Soul won a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for “Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding” She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University.
She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.
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October 20, 2019
Prequel packs a punch
This sci-fi short prequel is an intriguing glimpse into a fascinating world I want to read more about. On to book 1!
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
This sci-fi short prequel is an intriguing glimpse into a fascinating world I want to read more about. On to book 1!
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
July 22, 2021
I loved Cooper-Posey's science fiction series The Endurance, about a closed-system generation ship hundreds of light-years from its destination. I can't say enough about how much I enjoy her style of writing, her world-building, her characterization.
So, when I found this next series, more SF and less romance, and now published under a pseudonym, I've been dying to start it. No time like the present, eh?
"Flying Blind" is a sneak peak into the series. We learn that there's an unofficial war, let's call it a hostile rivalry, between two superpowers in the universe, and the freeships who offer passage across the stars are often pawns in the game. It's an intriguing world so far.
So, when I found this next series, more SF and less romance, and now published under a pseudonym, I've been dying to start it. No time like the present, eh?
"Flying Blind" is a sneak peak into the series. We learn that there's an unofficial war, let's call it a hostile rivalry, between two superpowers in the universe, and the freeships who offer passage across the stars are often pawns in the game. It's an intriguing world so far.
October 1, 2019
Great short story! It is a fascinating glimpse into a new universe with (of course) warring nations and a small family free ship caught in the middle. This little tale shouts family affection while keeping you on the edge of your seat with tension. LOVE Tatiana and Tribunal Lieutenant Scordini de Deluca! I want more.
October 1, 2019
Great short story! It is a fascinating glimpse into a new universe with (of course) warring nations and a small family free ship caught in the middle. This little tale shouts family affection while keeping you on the edge of your seat with tension. LOVE Tatiana and Tribunal Lieutenant Scordini de Deluca! I want more. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader copy of this book.
October 1, 2019
Flying Blind, a prequel of sorts, sets the stage for the next (first?) book in the Indigo Reports series. It's officially listed as book 0.5. It's short but it caught my interest quickly. I can already tell I'm going to like Sang. S/he, it/hey is a fascinating android character who thinks of it's self (themselves?) as plural but, in this story at least, is passing as female. There is a wonderful complexity to all of the characters. I can't wait for the rest of the story to play out.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
July 11, 2017
An Outstanding read! This book lays the ground work for the rest of the series! Erium and Karassia are squaring off for a final showdown that will destroy the Free States! Captain Tatiana is trying to smuggle a spy out when she is stopped by the Eriumans! It should have been the end but the hint of a missing sister and a token signifying a debit owed is perhaps a worse fate? This Novelette Packs so much tension into that bridge scene I caught myself holding my breath!
June 27, 2019
This book does a great job setting the stage for her new Sci-Fi Series indigo Reports. While the book is veryshort, it does a great job of setting the stage. The characters are interesting and the background is just enough so you aren't going 'huh?' Of course, the story does leave you hanging with a bit of mystery. Now on to Book One New Star Rising
September 15, 2023
Very engaging short story that absorbs you right into the world and the action. Non-binary pronouns were a new thing in a book for me. Very interesting interplay of life forms, androids. A bit too heavy on the suggested violence against females for me to continue with the series but that's my sensitivity. I think the quality of the writing would make any book by Cooper a good bet
October 1, 2019
What a great prequel. Although short, I thought it did a great job at introducing the series. Just enough to make me sad when it ended and want to read book 1 and see what happens next. I liked the introduction to the main character species. And I loved Tatiana.
October 3, 2019
This is a short read that sets up this series. It has great world building, wonderful character development. It kept me flipping pages until the end and wanting more. I can't wait to read the next one.
I volunteer to read an ARC copy and this is my honest opinion.
I volunteer to read an ARC copy and this is my honest opinion.
July 8, 2023
Marisol and Tatiana got my full attention and they intrigued my interest in them. Investigation mind wants the truth. I believe they are enemies of some sort. Reading about them makes me want to know more. I will be buying and adding all Tatiana's books to my book collection of favorites. Iler.
September 21, 2019
Good short story introducing the main characters of the series
January 3, 2022
An interesting first book in the series, where you get a start at understanding the universe
February 15, 2017
An exciting glimpse of what's to come by this author in the SciFi genre. We have a strong, intelligent leader who thinks quickly on her feet to save not only her ship but family as well. Her ship is stopped and boarded by a race that is slowly taking over planets. Unbeknownst to the captain the space they're in is no longer neutral and they've boarded her ship in search for what she does not know. Grab this first book in the author's Indigo Reports series to learn what happens; will they be destroyed as this race tends to do to all they perceive as breakers of their laws. True SciFi is a magnificent world to enter and this is just the beginning of what I know will be a great series. Bring it on Tracy Cooper Posey, I want to travse all the exciting worlds you'll be taking us too.
February 14, 2017
I was given a special newsletter free read of this science-fiction short-story.
It introduces a new series set in space with a set of concepts, conflicts, weaponry, races and characters that leave the reader curious to know more and to understand the defining characteristics of both Eriuman and Karassians. Personally, I wished to understand more about the reasons behind the conflict, how can one remain without citizenship in that universe and other such rules.
It introduces a new series set in space with a set of concepts, conflicts, weaponry, races and characters that leave the reader curious to know more and to understand the defining characteristics of both Eriuman and Karassians. Personally, I wished to understand more about the reasons behind the conflict, how can one remain without citizenship in that universe and other such rules.
February 10, 2017
Pure Sci-fi Brilliance!!!!
Short and sweet, we get to witness a tension-filled altercation between a family freeship and the powerful Eriumans. Mostly a battle of wits, we quickly learn how each team operates, and one is left owing the other a favor.
Totally engrossing, and I’m ready for more Ms. Cooper-Posey!!!!
**I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of this book**
Short and sweet, we get to witness a tension-filled altercation between a family freeship and the powerful Eriumans. Mostly a battle of wits, we quickly learn how each team operates, and one is left owing the other a favor.
Totally engrossing, and I’m ready for more Ms. Cooper-Posey!!!!
**I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of this book**
February 11, 2017
I loved it!! This novel grabbed my interest by totally immersing me in a new world from first to last sentence & I want MORE!
I was captivated from the start by the spaceship world and the actions of these new characters creating a NEED to know more! Thank goodness this is the prequel to a new series!! Yay!
I am a big fan of Tracy Cooper-Posey’s because I thoroughly enjoy the intrigue she generates with her fictional-but-believable worlds and unpredictable plots, so I am delighted to report that this novel is a great example of both! I'm used to only reading romance novels (and especially anything by Cooper-Posey) but this little window into the world of SciFi did not disappoint me, in fact, I think I'm addicted!!
I was captivated from the start by the spaceship world and the actions of these new characters creating a NEED to know more! Thank goodness this is the prequel to a new series!! Yay!
I am a big fan of Tracy Cooper-Posey’s because I thoroughly enjoy the intrigue she generates with her fictional-but-believable worlds and unpredictable plots, so I am delighted to report that this novel is a great example of both! I'm used to only reading romance novels (and especially anything by Cooper-Posey) but this little window into the world of SciFi did not disappoint me, in fact, I think I'm addicted!!
October 6, 2019
**** SPOILER ALERT ****
This is my first exposure to Cooper's work.
I like it, I like it a lot! I look forward to getting to know her work better.
This is a nice piece that packs a LOT of world building in a very short amount of time.
Let's face it, as a long time reader, diving into a new, to me, author's works can be a bit daunting. You don't know what to expect.
I immediately felt welcome and at ease in Cooper's "universe".
I highly recommend "Flying Blind".
In the interest of transparency: I was given a free review copy of the book and I am sharing this review voluntarily. It is my own honest opinion.
This is my first exposure to Cooper's work.
I like it, I like it a lot! I look forward to getting to know her work better.
This is a nice piece that packs a LOT of world building in a very short amount of time.
Let's face it, as a long time reader, diving into a new, to me, author's works can be a bit daunting. You don't know what to expect.
I immediately felt welcome and at ease in Cooper's "universe".
I highly recommend "Flying Blind".
In the interest of transparency: I was given a free review copy of the book and I am sharing this review voluntarily. It is my own honest opinion.
October 1, 2019
Pure Sci-fi Brilliance!!!!
Short and sweet, we get to witness a tension-filled altercation between a family freeship and the powerful Eriumans. Mostly a battle of wits, we quickly learn how each team operates, and one is left owing the other a favor.
Totally engrossing, and I’m ready for more Ms. Cooper-Posey!!!!
**I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of this book**
Short and sweet, we get to witness a tension-filled altercation between a family freeship and the powerful Eriumans. Mostly a battle of wits, we quickly learn how each team operates, and one is left owing the other a favor.
Totally engrossing, and I’m ready for more Ms. Cooper-Posey!!!!
**I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of this book**
October 3, 2019
This is a short read that sets up this series. It has great world building, wonderful character development. It kept me flipping pages until the end and wanting more. I can't wait to read the next one.
I volunteer to read an ARC copy and this is my honest opinion.
I volunteer to read an ARC copy and this is my honest opinion.
November 10, 2019
A short story well-written. There is enough description, action, and dialogue to provide enough of the flavor of the MC, her adversary, the politics, and her immediate surroundings of a family ship in space, to whet my interest in reading the first full length novel in the series.
February 19, 2017
Loved this novella! I can't wait for the series to begin....really great premise, with strong characters that's gotten me so curious to see how these events will unfold.
October 1, 2019
Great story. Can't wait for more!
April 11, 2019
A intense, quick read that leaves room for plenty of questions to be answered.
October 1, 2019
Great beginning to the series. Must read.
October 1, 2019
This is a prequel to a new series. The read itself is a quick one but it does grab your attention and leaves you wanting more. Looking forward to more in the sci-fi series. I really liked it.
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October 15, 2019Powerful short
A tense sci-fi short in a new galaxy that I want to read more about.
Read in KU
Contains preview of book 1
A tense sci-fi short in a new galaxy that I want to read more about.
Read in KU
Contains preview of book 1
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