So I've been wondering for some time what we might learn from Jarra in the upcoming book Earth and Water. We won't know for sure until Janet releases the book, but I have a few ideas about what it may contain. Granted I may be totally wrong about these, but considering what Earth and Fire and Earth and Air were about, I think these are at least possibilities for the the third novella from 2788.

In The End, and the New Beginning, Jarra offhandedly mentions there was a crisis at her Next Step and that she ended up being chased by a Hospital Earth Truancy Inspector. Since we never go any details on that, and Jarra is famous for babbling about stuff mid action, I've been wondering if that event might not be in a later book.

We also get told she became a Next of Kin while on the run from the Truancy Inspector. And at the time she was also still taking lessons from Gradin in an area where there wasn't any archeology currently happening, as the team Velaska temporarily joined was sent in to dig the bones up. And while we do get told some at the memorial ceremony about what happened there, and how it pushed Jarra into wanting to take revenge, I feel there is more to that story than either Valeska or Jarra are telling us.

Also, the fact that Keon and Issette are at the original burial ceremony makes me suspect that they have some sizable rolls to play in this story too.

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I am rereading the whole Earth Girl series, as per tradition for each new book from Janet Edwards, and I am seeing things in a brand new light. Specifically, Colonel Torrek.

From what we know of his relationship with the Tell clan, he was most likely not part of Jarra's fake memorial service, and even less likely part of the clan council, so he must be devastated when Jarra, who was the Honour Child of his wife, "died".

18 years later, he got notified of the Honour Ceremony of Jarra Tell Morrath. Imagine his confusion. And then when he got the full information, he must have worked out what the Tell clan had done, without any of the nuances. Now imagine his fury, given his already frosty relationship with them (or maybe this is where he severed all his relationship with them).

But then, what did he do? He went to the ceremony, perform it flawlessly, and went back after a short chat. Even I can't imagine what went on in his head then.

I couldn't find our previous posts about Blaze from earlier today! 😕

So I'm starting a new thread ... ok, she has to keep the name Blaze because of "Tellon Blaze" and the Clan name "Blaze".

I think she is going to become Helena Blaze, that way when people call her Blaze it wont be so confusing to outsiders.

Her middle name may be "Helena" but why wouldn't her father have mentioned that when she sang that song and she asked him who Helena was? of course he was focused on his wife at the time, so may not have mentioned... or she takes the Name Helena in honor of her mother.... either way isn't really important, I don't think, lol ....

I know we really aren't going to know this for sure until SA #3 comes out .... or maybe not even until SA #4 .. I still think Janet is going to write 2 more, I don't think she can get it all into 1 book ...

There were a lot of memorable names on that family tree. There were a lot of completely unmemorable names as well. There were even a few outright lies. I’d only learned the full truth about my ancestry when I was eighteen years old and went through the Tell clan coming of age ceremony. That shattering ordeal

Edwards, Janet. Hestia 2781 (p. 162). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition.

So has anyone come up with anything about this yet? or are you still digesting everything?

And what is the BIG secret that only the Tell clan and the General Marshall know?

Don't read further if you don't want to know in advance ...

“You’ve made your point,” said Jaxon harshly. “We have to focus on repairing the solar arrays so we can keep the lights on for Jarra.”

Edwards, Janet. Hestia 2781 (p. 267). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition.

MY thoughts for the next book is that it is going to be centered on identifying and fixing the problems with Earth's Solar Array's not getting the parts they desperately need.

There is going to be more though, because of Drago watching those Vids at the end and not liking them at all.

I also think that it may lead to them finding the person behind the attacks on Jarra and Fian, 8 years later. Remember that Janet went down this rabbit hole because in the 2nd aftermath stories, they were discussing what happened in 2781 and Drago wanted to tell his story first ...

Of course I was pretty wrong about what I thought Hestia 2781 was going to be about, lol .. I really don't mind being wrong, guessing and talking about it is always fun for me ...

Out of ideal curiosity I decided to check Amazon and it's Here!!!!

Hestia 2781 - Kindle edition by Edwards, Janet. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

So, what do your guys think of the title for the book that's dropping in a week or so?

I'm wondering what kind of shenanigans Drago will get up to on Hestia. Also, we know relatively little about that planet, but we do know from other books that Hestia is a planet in near constant fighting. Could we end up seeing Drago learn how to sweet-talk folks/earn his title as the best lier in the Military?

Also, do you think that Jaxon will share the secret about Jarra being alive in this book? I'm assuming yes, as the next book is called Sol 2781. Which makes me think that Drago and Jaxon moves to jobs in Sol system so they can look for their cousin/sister.

Okay okay okay. In anticipation of the new Hestia 2781 book, I'm re-reading Hera 2782. And I found something. Remember how I picked up on duplicate names a month or more back? I just found another one in the first chapter of Hera 2781. And it matches with a name that is pretty well known/referenced in Scavenger Alliance and ScavengerBlood. Kasim, Donnell's old Deputy. In Hera 2781, Kasim Hashmi is a reporter for Alpha Spectrum who is dumb enough to stay on Hera during the comet troubles. I'm curious if there's a reason there is another duplicate name. Or if Janet just forgot she used that name in the Hera story too.

So, there’s been a lot of discussion about what we think is going to happen between Scavenger Alliance time and Tellon Blaze’s time, but there’s another change that I thought of. We’ve mostly been focusing on the military, clan, and division aspects, but there’s also the Wallam-Crane Company.

I think that the Wallam-Crane portal company (I don’t remember what its properly called, so I’m going with that) has to be dispersed between Blaze’s time and Jarra’s time. Obviously, it exists as an immensely powerful corporation during the 26th century. However, Jarra never mentions a Wallam-Crane portal company that still exists, and given her desire to strangle Thaddeus Alexander Wallam-Crane at birth and her hatred for the norms, I think she would rant about a Wallam-Crane portal company if it still existed.

When do I think it happens? Well, my best guess is that any dissolvement of the Wallam-Crane portal company is going to require two factors: an actually strong government, probably in the form of the Parliament of Planets, and willingness of the Wallam-Crane portal company. As the Wallam-Crane portal company is immensely powerful and has portals on every inhabited planet, they could probably overwhelm the power of any individual planet or group of planets that tried to go against them. However, once the Parliament of Planets exists (do we have a time frame for that?), they could establish anti-monopoly laws and break it up or nationalize the company. But practically, it probably would require the agreement of the Wallam-Crane portal company, because I bet they still have immense political influence. I don’t really know what time frame those two factors result in though.

Thoughts? Do you think the Wallam-Crane portal company still exists in the 28th century? When do you think the Wallam-Crane portal company falls?

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In my recent reread I found this statement ...

“All Betan clans have a clan hall, Jarra. Tellon Blaze founded our clan, and he was from Zeus, so our clan hall is there.

Edwards, Janet. Earth Star (Earth Girl series Book 2) (p. 207). Prometheus Books. Kindle Edition.

...he was from Zeus,... - struck me because of our recent discussions about Pyrrhus.

Was there anything other then Seamus going to Pyrrhus and the fact that Zeus is closed for colonization that made us think that the scavenger alliance settles on Pyrrhus? and that Janet said that any information about Pyrrhus is spoilers?

Perhaps all of our discussions have been valid, it is just that when they settle in Beta Sector they start out on Pyrrhus then end up by building their clan houses on Zeus?

Or any other guesses?

So all along I had thought the Exodus was the alliance leaving New York for a new settlement, but now based on our many discussions that have touched on the series I have started wondering if it doesn't mean leaving the planet or at least most of them ...

I know Donnell and Blaze have said that they would never leave and many of the older resistance members probably feel the same way, but I think Blaze would leave if she decides that it is better for everyone in the alliance and they wouldn't go unless she leads them, but she may not initiate it.

Obviously I don't think we have enough info yet to say for sure one way or the other ... but there are plenty of easter eggs that indicate that they will go to beta sector.

Are we excited yet?

I'm both ecstatic and despairing ... groaning over more delays but excited for two books, just wish they were being released a bit sooner and closer together ... I was kind of counting on Sol being released this week, so now I have to go find something else to read, probably several more books to read ... 🙄

Alright, so my brain is at it again. 🙃

Both Earth Prime and Cassandra Prime need to report to Zulu Base by 9 am on November 26th. And for security reasons they won't be able to call or visit with folks outside the Alien Contact programme until Year Day 2790. I'm wondering if that means that the rest of those on the teams will be learning about the chimera announcement early. Or if they will just be briefed on other "secret" military things.

Creating some of the alien animals ...

Asgard Rabbits and Butterfly

Artimis Ferret - Lolia mentions it in her short story prequel (I only made minor modifications from an Earth Ferret)

Tethys Night Owl

The Ferret and Owl are new, the Asgard animals is just a modification of the previous pic ..

I've had a Miranda Panda Mouse up, but I haven't been very happy with it so I'm going to try again on it ....

It's FUN!!!!!! I don't really have the correct software to do these well or I just haven't mastered the software well enough yet, but I'll keep trying 🤪

So I've been thinking about the Earth Prime Team a fair bit today. And I did some hunting through the books to see what team roles they might end up with on Fortuna. I was able to find out which classmates had volunteered and which spots they were doing already as a part of Asgard 6. I also found out which ones had been shifted around while Jarra and Fian had been out for several months. So the list below was created from my hunt and a few of my own thoughts.

Playdon - Team Lead (can fill in Sensors or Tag Leader based on his previous experiences)

Jarra - Senior Tag Leader (I feel there is a 95% chance that she will become Playdon's Deputy Lead)

Fian - Tag Support

Dalmora - Sensors

Amalie - Heavy Lift / Tag Leader

Krath - Heavy Lift / Tag Support

Akram - Heavy Lift

Kai - Sensors

Laik - Tag Support

Steen - Tag Leader

Sudi - Heavy Lift

Raven - maybe he'll be given training in Sensors or Heavy Lift? I could see him being good with both.

Here is how I see it breaking down.

Tag Lead/Support

Jarra/Fian

Amalie/Krath

And possibly Steen/Laik as well since they are trained already in these spots from their time as Tag Lead for team 4 and Tag Support for team 2 from Asgard 6. And Playdon did say he wanted to take 3 Tag Leads to Fortuna.

Sensors

Dalmora

Kai

Heavy Lift

Akram

Sudi

Steen and Laik haven't been paired together before, but I doubt Krath would let the more experienced Laik be Tag Support for Amalie in his place. So that leaves Steen and Laik to work together. Both Steen and Laik will probably be trained in Heavy Lift as they are likely substitute Tag Lead and Tag Support now that Amalie wants that team 2 spot as Tag Lead. And we do need more people to run the Heavy Lifts.

Then there is Raven. Where does he fit in this? Will he be trained in Sensors or in Heavy Lift? Could he be trained in both? I could definitely see him doing well in either spot.

And aren't Akram and Sudi also Twoing? At least they were in Earth Star last I checked. I really should try and confirm that. But I can do that tomorrow since it's already long past bedtime for me. But if they are still Twoing, then we have three couples confirmed in just the Earth Prime Team.

Alright, I've been wondering something. Maybe you all can help, or can let me know your own theories about this.

So Jarra is essentially "missing" 3 months from when she was in the tank. We've been given bits and pieces as to what Fian was doing for those months, but not in any large detail. Do any of you wonder what was happening in his head and what he spent his day doing? From various stories we at least know what is on the list below, but are there any I'm missing?

1. Watching the lectures from Playdon

2. Spending time watching Jarra float in her tank, along with the occasional rant

3. Training to be a fighter pilot from Drago and his team

4. Spend time with Drago

5. Spend time with Jaxon

6. Get closer to Raven

7. Talk daily with his mother

8. Spend time with Drago's team

9. Panic and stress over Jarra

10. Get to know Jarra's doctors

Am I the only one trying to piece together Fian's side of the story from those three months? Also, a part of me would love for us to have a Fian story that covers those months as it would help us get to know Drago, Jaxon, Fian, and Ramon a lot better.