{"id":676,"date":"2015-11-03T17:20:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T17:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/?page_id=676"},"modified":"2018-01-24T20:13:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T20:13:06","slug":"far-from-the-spaceports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/far-from-the-spaceports\/","title":{"rendered":"Far from the Spaceports"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<h2>Some review comments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myth.typepad.com\/borschland\/2015\/11\/far-from-the-spaceports-among-abbotts-best.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breakfast with Pandora<\/a><\/strong>: \u201c\u2026a splendid good read\u2026 possibly the best thing the author has done to date\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thenewpodlerreviews.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/06\/far-from-spaceports-by-richard-abbott.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The New Podler Review of Books<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;<i>Far from the Spaceports<\/i> is a delightful read. Abbott&#8217;s characters are very personable and make for good companions as he carries us to a promising future&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/srutis.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/04\/book-review-far-from-spaceports-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sruti&#8217;s BookBlog<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;\u2026the awesome set up\u2026 keeping in touch with the subtle ways of humans, way into the future\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/1935389559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Wishing Shelf Book Awards<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;\u2026A superb sci-fi thriller with excellent pacing and characters\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazon.com<\/strong>: \u201c\u2026really well written, good characters, good world building, good story\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazon.co.uk<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201c\u2026brilliant and believable\u2026 the story just carries you along\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigemrg.co.uk\/ig-photography\/blog\/articles\/books\/far-from-the-spaceports.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Grainger photography<\/a><\/strong>: &#8220;\u2026believable futuristic technology\u2026\u00a0a futuristic crime thriller\u2026 a strong plot, which although set in space, has a grounding in the real world&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beforethesecondsleep.wordpress.com\/2016\/08\/02\/book-review-far-from-the-spaceports-with-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Before the Second Sleep blog<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;&#8230;With likeable characters and bad guys readers can\u2019t easily identify, believable futuristic technology, a well-balanced mix of drama and dry humor, and a very engaging and well-told storyline, it is a new take on detecting&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scillytoday.com\/2015\/12\/09\/new-novel-based-on-scilly-is-out-of-this-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio Scilly<\/a><\/strong>: &#8220;Scilly has been the setting for quite a few fiction books over the years, from swashbuckling historical yarns to bodice-ripping romantic tales.\u00a0But the newest novel to feature the islands is quite literally \u2018out of this world\u2019&#8230;.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 180px; ;vertical-align: top;\">\n<h4>Amazon.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.co.uk\/kp\/card?asin=B017WODIUU&amp;asin=B017WODIUU&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_z6PIxb61WTKAR&amp;tag=kephrath-20\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Amazon.co.uk<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.co.uk\/kp\/card?asin=B017WODIUU&amp;asin=B017WODIUU&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ByZIxbG19P87G&amp;tag=kephrath-21\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1528\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1528\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/RedRibbon-300x114.jpg\" alt=\"Wishing Shelf Book Awards Red Ribbon winner\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/RedRibbon-300x114.jpg 300w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/RedRibbon-768x293.jpg 768w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/RedRibbon-1024x390.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/RedRibbon.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wishing Shelf Book Awards Red Ribbon winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1404\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1404\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/SpaceportsWebIcon.jpg\" alt=\"Alexa Far from the SpaceportsWebIcon\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/SpaceportsWebIcon.jpg 210w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/SpaceportsWebIcon-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexa Far from the SpaceportsWebIcon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Enable the Alexa skill for <em>Far from the Spaceports<\/em>\u00a0on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B06Y3CKJ6T\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B06Y3CKJ6T\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US <\/a>Alexa stores &#8211; listen to extracts, hear about the book directly, and add it to your Alexa shopping list.<\/p>\n<p>Available\u00a0on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Far-Spaceports-Richard-Abbott-ebook\/dp\/B017WODIUU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Far-Spaceports-Richard-Abbott-ebook\/dp\/B017WODIUU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Far-Spaceports-Richard-Abbott-ebook\/dp\/B017WODIUU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.in<\/a><\/strong>, and other global Amazon stores &#8211; search by name. Paperback version only at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/5798652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the CreateSpace store<\/a><\/strong>: apply special code SHLSL5BY at the checkout for a discount. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/Far-from-the-Spaceports\/9780993168444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Book Depository<\/strong> offer free world-wide delivery in paperback form<\/a> as another option.<\/p>\n<p>Vote on <a href=\"http:\/\/thebookawards.com\/awards\/far-from-the-spaceports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The People&#8217;s Book Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listed on <a href=\"http:\/\/booksgosocial.com\/2016\/02\/04\/far-from-the-spaceports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Books Go Social<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wattpad.com\/story\/62776488-far-from-the-spaceports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wattpad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Far from the Spaceports<\/em> is a near-future science fiction novel. Mitnash Thakur and his virtual partner Slate, tackle hi-tech financial crime in deep space.<\/p>\n<p><b><em>Samples (free downloads):<\/em><\/b><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Far from the Spaceports \u2013 Sample \u2013 Kindle mobi<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Far from the Spaceports \u2013 Sample \u2013 epub<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><em>Or read a sample on Issuu&#8230;<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Far from the Spaceports Sample\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?u=mattehpublications&#038;d=far_from_the_spaceports_sample\" style=\"border:none; width: 474px; height: 363px;\" allow=\"clipboard-write,allow-top-navigation,allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation,allow-downloads,allow-scripts,allow-same-origin,allow-popups,allow-modals,allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox,allow-forms\"  allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/camimccraw\/come-praise-the-lord-air-date-12416#t=33m46s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio ad on KATZ.org:<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-838\" style=\"width: 1069px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/camimccraw\/come-praise-the-lord-air-date-12416#t=33m46s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-838 noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-838\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ImageLinkSoundCloud.png\" alt=\"Radio ad - Far from the Spaceports on SoundCloud\" width=\"1069\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ImageLinkSoundCloud.png 1069w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ImageLinkSoundCloud-300x61.png 300w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ImageLinkSoundCloud-768x155.png 768w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ImageLinkSoundCloud-1024x207.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio Ad on KATZ radio for Far from the Spaceports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-678\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter-300x13.png\" alt=\"divider_chapter\" width=\"300\" height=\"13\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter-300x13.png 300w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Quick wits and loyalty\u00a0confront high-tech crime in space<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Scilly Isles, a handful of asteroids bunched together in space, well beyond the orbit of Mars. This remote and isolated habitat is home to a diverse group of human settlers, and a whole flock of parakeets. But earth-based financial regulator ECRB suspects that it\u2019s also home to serious large scale fraud, and the reputation of the islands comes under threat.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Mitnash Thakur and his virtual partner Slate, sent out from Earth to investigate. Their ECRB colleagues are several weeks away at their ship\u2019s best speed, and even message signals take an hour for the round trip. Slate and Mitnash are on their own, until they can work out who on Scilly to trust. How will they cope when the threat gets personal?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-678\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter-300x13.png\" alt=\"divider_chapter\" width=\"300\" height=\"13\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter-300x13.png 300w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/divider_chapter.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to author readings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extract 1 &#8211; The Start on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cXEzg6W6-I4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dai.ly\/x3sug4n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Motion<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/155796638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Extract 2 &#8211; Slate in Trouble on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VvzExPZNDTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dai.ly\/x3sukac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Motion<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/155799018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Far from the Spaceports Reading 1 - The Start\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/155796638?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Far-Spaceports-Richard-Abbott-ebook\/dp\/B017WODIUU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-694 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Kindle-Cover-450x600-225x300.png\" alt=\"Far from the Spaceports cover\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Kindle-Cover-450x600-225x300.png 225w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Kindle-Cover-450x600.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Far from the Spaceports cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Publisher: <a href=\"http:\/\/mattehpublications.datascenesdev.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matteh Publications<\/a> (November 23rd 2015)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-0993-1684-4-4 (soft cover)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-09931684-5-1 (ebook \u2013 kindle)<\/p>\n<p>See <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/WhereToBuy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.kephrath.com<\/a><\/strong> for more options.<\/p>\n<p>Profiled at <a href=\"http:\/\/askdavid.com\/reviews\/book\/science-fiction\/12285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask David<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Cover image \u00a9 copyright by permission Ian Grainger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iangrainger.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.iangrainger.co.uk<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Original Matteh Publications logo drawn by Jackie Morgan.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Asteroid surface textures on the book cover and promotional material make use of images made available in the public domain by NASA, and are hereby acknowledged. NASA does not endorse the content of this book. At the time of publication, the specific images used may be found at:<\/small><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><small>https:\/\/static.dvidshub.net\/media\/thumbs\/photos\/1210\/734971\/450x450_q95.jpg,<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>http:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/images\/galleries\/PIA14894_br.jpg and<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/full_width_feature\/public\/images\/685735main_pia15678-43_full.jpg?itok=KE7lPOJq.<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some review comments Breakfast with Pandora: \u201c\u2026a splendid good read\u2026 possibly the best thing the author has done to date\u2026\u201d The New Podler Review of Books: &#8220;Far from the Spaceports is a delightful read. Abbott&#8217;s characters are very personable and make for good companions as he carries us to a promising future&#8230;&#8221; Sruti&#8217;s BookBlog: &#8220;\u2026the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/far-from-the-spaceports\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Far from the Spaceports<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-676","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1679,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/676\/revisions\/1679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}