Blind Ambitions

by A.L. Sirois

Arrizida "Zida" Yokoi, a nineteen-year-old telepath aboard the starship Haltija, has arrived at the mysterious lost colony world, Lennon. Before she realizes it, however, Zida and her crewmates find themselves the victims of a plot hatched years earlier on Earth. They are swept up into violence, tragedy and madness. Now, with the main body of the expedition forced to return to Earth, Zida has elected to stay behind with a research team seeking what may be the key to human immortality. As she continues grappling with the mysteries of the planet Lennon, Zida runs afoul of bloodthirsty cultists who worship their monstrous deity by replacing their eyes with smooth, round stones. When members of the science team are kidnapped by a Lennish warlord only Zida can save them. She and her lover Wolf, a Flyer, find themselves fighting a war in the air and a traitor among the ranks of the offworlders - with the fate of Lennon as well as the Implementation of Mankind at stake.

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

I made my first story sale in 1974, shortly followed by another. My first book was, oddly enough, a children’s book, DINOSAUR DRESS UP, published in 1992. Since then, I’ve published several other books, mostly science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I’ve also ghostwritten more than a dozen works of science fiction, fantasy, memoirs, and cozy mysteries. My short story “In the Conservatory” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

A recent publication, “The Adventure of the Accelerationist,” in BLACK CAT WEEKLY #76, was nominated by the magazine's editor for the Shamus Award, an annual prize for outstanding detective fiction.

In 2024, Regal House published the 1st volume in my trilogy of YA books set in ancient Egypt, MURDER IN MENNEFER. The second, in 2025, is IMHOTEP AND THE QUEST TO KUSH.

This page on my web site has links to stories that have been published in online magazines. https://alsirois.com/my-work/

A few years ago, I wrote, inked and lettered a 124-page graphic novel, The Endless Incident. I have worked for DC, Marvel, Charlton, and Warren Publications. I contributed “Bugs in the System” to witzend #12. Between 1975 and 1980, I worked for Wallace Wood and other DC and Marvel artists, including Dick Giordano, Bob Layton, and Frank McLaughlin. I inked backgrounds for Batman, Flash, Wonder Woman, Hercules Unbound, PLOP!, Stalker, Justice League of America, All Star Comics (Justice Society of America), X-Men, and Champions, among other titles, including the one-shot Superman vs. Muhammed Ali.