Freya gave Patty and Alan a head start when a passing asteroid slipped into Earth's gravity well. She knew her decision to run was the right one when a torrid battle in Low Earth Orbit revealed the aliens' true intentions. Doesn't anyone talk anymore? Patty knows she cannot win this war and her mad scheme will probably fail but her little ship, Freya, has propelled her into being a pivotal player in the war. She must put aside her human desires and embrace the aliens if she has any hope of ending this wasteful conflict. Friendly skies were gone, but being behind Freya's controls felt like the safest place in the universe.
Patty's Flight and Patty's War were originally conceived as one continuous narrative, one story not two. I've never been particularly happy about dividing the story into two parts to conform to the publishing industry's economic considerations. That said, I'm pleased to present Freya's Flight - Patty's Flight and Patty's War, together in one volume. As an added extra I have included 'Tina Tales', Tina's email messages to Patty from her refuge in Darwin, and appendices of the cast names and some notes about the alien language and clans.
Craig Miller has returned to Australia from his sojourn in N.Z. and lives on the South Coast of New South Wales. He is writing in between looking after his mum. She turned one hundred earlier this year (2025), so he must be doing something right
Craig is currently preparing his epic fantasy 'Talisman' for launch in the new year.
Freya's Flight is a fantastic book that I highly recommend. A brilliant combination of Sci-Fi and adventure. Each time I picked up the book, I planned to read a chapter or two and ended up finding it hard to stop.
Patty is a great hero. She jumps off the page and into your imagination. I've never read anyone quite like her. It's great to see such a wonderful heroic female lead. A young swashbuckling space hero for today.
As if the excitement and fun of the read weren't enough, I also learnt things along the way about space travel. Not in a boring way. It flowed as part of the unfolding drama.