The Space-Worthy Chronicles is an epic that will span several hardback novels, such as The Key to Space and The UFO and the Wizard, as well as short paperback adventures such as Survivor Planet.

Frequently Asked Questions

This series will chronicle Jess Worthy’s collision course with the end, and the beginning, of time and space. Over the next few years of this high school boy’s incredible double life, he will experience wonder and terror like no one from Earth -- and maybe the rest of the galaxy -- ever has before.

In Survivor Planet, Jess Worthy's routine group survival exercise turns into a  real struggle for survival on a frozen world as an evil entity hunts Jess and his five alien companions. This short paperback can be read before or after the numbered novels

The Key to Space is Book 1 of the Space-Worthy Chronicles. In this novel, Oregon 14-year-old Jess Worthy must solve the mystery of what killed all life on a planet 20,000 years ago. He unwittingly brings that threat to Earth.

The numbered hardback novels tell the story of how Jess Worthy's already tumultuous teenage life turned upside down when he was offered the chance to travel the galaxy. The adventures without numbers in the series can be read in any order, even before the numbered novels.

Readers of science-fiction and fantasy are not the only people who will enjoy the Space-Worthy Chronicles. Although written mainly for young adults, it will appeal to readers of all ages, both men and women. See what some readers say.

It's a 5.5-by-8.5-inch paperback with full-color covers and a total of 108 pages. The story itself is 70 pages, and the sample first chapters from Books 1 and 2 are included in back.

It's a 5.5-by-8.5-inch hardback with full-color covers, but no dust jacket, and a total of 364 pages. The story itself is over 300 pages, and there is an eight-page preview to Book 2 in the back.

What are the ISBNs?

Survivor Planet: 0-9777086-1-6 or 978-09777086-1-1

The Key to Space: 0-9777086-0-8 or 978-0-9777086-0-4

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What If I want a copy mailed outside the U.S.?

You must order by mail with a mail order in U.S. funds. Use the mail-order form.

What is The UFO and the Wizard?

The UFO and the Wizard is Book 2 -- the second hardback novel in the Space-Worthy Chronicles. It probably will be out in Fall 2008, but that's just an estimate.

David James House.

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