Jack Jetstark's Intergalactic FreakShow


 
Jack Jetstark travels the universe to seek out the descendants of superpowered freaks created long ago by VesCorp scientists. The vibrations encoded in a particular song transform the members of Jack’s crew into a firebreather and an angel, a wildman and telepathic conjoined triplets, so they hide the truth of who they really are with the theatrics of a carnival.
 
The song plays every night through the receptor Jack carries with them, but when one night it has a different ending and their temporary powers become permanent, Jack believes the change is a signal from the woman who sent him on this quest in the first place. He and his freaks must navigate a universe at war to protect the love of his life.
But does the ruler of VesCorp really need protecting?
 
260 pages/75,000 words. Available in paperback and digital on December  4 from World Weaver Press!
 
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Jack Jetstark's Intergalactic FreakShow features a racially diverse cast, as well as asexual and aromantic-spectrum rep, a bisexual male lead, neopronoun usage, and disability rep. It is marketed for adults but is appropriate for young adults.

 

Content warnings:

Language: There's a little more swearing than in most of my stories -- nothing worse than "bullshit" and it's used sparingly.

Sex: There is nothing more than a kiss on the page, but sex is a part of life for a lot of my characters. There is a scene where two characters wake up in bed together, and it is implied that they had sex. One character talks about using her body to curry favor with men but we do not see it happen.

Violence: It's war. There are casualties. Blood is mentioned, but most of the death occurs in battle or offscreen, and there is very little gore. No animals are harmed.

 

I strived to eliminate all ableist slurs from my characters' vocabulary, and I don't believe I have written anything that perpetuates hate toward any group. That being said, please feel free to contact me if you have any specific concerns.


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