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Starchild
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Space commander Jadera Castillian discovers her son has the power to open portals between dimensions, and when aliens use him to threaten the human race with extinction — she's forced to choose between saving him, and saving the world.
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Jenna Avery is a sci-fi and fantasy screenwriter known for her strong protagonists and her visceral and cinematic writing style.
She specializes in writing mythic, dramatic sci-fi and fantasy stories often with deeper spiritual significance, grounded through simple but powerful human relationships at their core.
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