Tales of the Phoenix

By Kristen Stieffel

Description:

As a child Astrid flew the giant birds of Mars, but as an adult she was passed over for smaller jockeys. She longs to return to the sky. When Ian arrives in the airship Phoenix, his friendship renews her hopes for flight, and life, and love. Together 
they battle fierce storms, bitter society mavens, and murderous pirates.

Book Takeaway:

Despite their social status, people need to be given the opportunity to become their best selves.

Why the author wrote this book:

Travis Perry recruited me to write a short story for his shared-world anthology Medieval Mars. But when I invented the characters Astrid and Ian and their airship Phoenix, they ran away with me and I wrote an entire book instead.