Ancient as the Stars: Audiobook
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Creator: Maya Darjani
Solo Science fiction Serial Audio Book
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Narrated by the author. ON SUMMER HIATUS; ACT ONE DONE! For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart. Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
Language: English
Format: Audio Book
Continuity: Serial
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Solo
Narrator: Third Person
Genres: Science fiction, Space opera, Spy-fi
Soundscape: Voices only
Maturity: Mature
Creator demographics: / BAME/BIMPOC / Disabled / Female / LGBTQ+ / Neurodivergent
Character demographics: / BAME/BIMPOC / Female / LGBTQ+ / Neurodivergent
Content warnings: / Abusive behaviour / Alcohol and drug abuse / Explicit language / Mental illness / Self-harm and suicide / Violence
Country of origin: United States
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Episodes:
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Fri, 02 May 2025 18:30:54 GMT
In Ch 11, Karenna receives an unexpected surprise
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:42:00 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER: https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to. In Episode Nine, Ren and Karenna finally meet *Please ignore my mispronunciation of Kuiper. Support the author: https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani Full Book Blurb: For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart. One kickass immortal sailship captain. Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers. One snarky dust-addicted loser. Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone. They're the same person, 60 years apart Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:03:00 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI
Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to.
In Episode Eight, Karenna and Max go visit Hawking
Support the author:
https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani
Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com
and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani
Full Book Blurb:
For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.
One kickass immortal sailship captain.
Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
One snarky dust-addicted loser.
Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone.
They're the same person, 60 years apart
Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:10:00 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI
Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to.
In Episode Seven, Karenna finally meets her past.
Support the author:
https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani
Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com
and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani
Full Book Blurb:
For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.
One kickass immortal sailship captain.
Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
One snarky dust-addicted loser.
Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone.
They're the same person, 60 years apart
Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:33:00 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI
Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to.
In Episode Six, Ren decides to take her career into her own hands... and find out what's going on with the future ship while she's at it
*short chapter this week! might upload the next chapter sooner to make up for it
Support the author:
https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani
Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com
and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani
Full Book Blurb:
For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.
One kickass immortal sailship captain.
Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
One snarky dust-addicted loser.
Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone.
They're the same person, 60 years apart
Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time
You Wanna Get Smote ... Smoten?
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:10:00 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI
Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to.
In Episode Five, Karenna makes a fateful decision about interacting with the ship from the past... and new Fleet captain crashes the party
Support the author:
https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani
Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com
and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani
Full Book Blurb:
For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.
One kickass immortal sailship captain.
Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
One snarky dust-addicted loser.
Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone.
They're the same person, 60 years apart
Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:10:00 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI
Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to.
In Episode Four, Ren is trying to figure out who these future people are.
*scene 2 has a few stumbles. I had to record it really quickly because apparently I missed the entire section the first go-around!
Support the author:
https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani
Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com
and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani
Full Book Blurb:
For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.
One kickass immortal sailship captain.
Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
One snarky dust-addicted loser.
Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone.
They're the same person, 60 years apart
Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:10:00 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI
Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to.
In Episode Three, the crew of Khayyam deal with the implications of Hawking's arrival
*yes, the southern accent is terrible. I'm actually from the south. I have no excuse..
Support the author:
https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani
Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com
and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani
Full Book Blurb:
For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.
One kickass immortal sailship captain.
Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
One snarky dust-addicted loser.
Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone.
They're the same person, 60 years apart
Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time
The One Where Things Go Pear-Shaped
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:47:00 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI
Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to.
In Episode Two, it's 62 years later, and Captain Karenna Lakhani is about to initiate FTL to get her crew home from Baumgarten's Star to Earth
*Please ignore my mispronunciation of sotto voce
Support the author:
https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani
Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com
and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani
Full Book Blurb:
For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.
One kickass immortal sailship captain.
Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
One snarky dust-addicted loser.
Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone.
They're the same person, 60 years apart
Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time
Ren's Horrible Not-So-Good Day
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:11:14 GMT
VIDEO TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/R4tiiZGJcis?si=27QyYnRUW_PHWTLI
Welcome to the Ancient as the Stars podcast, where I read my book so you don't have to.
In Episode One, Ren is a lowly officer on Earth Sailship Hawking, when it encounters an anomaly out in the Kuiper Belt.
*Please ignore my mispronunciation of Kuiper.
Support the author:
https://ko-fi.com/mayadarjani
Learn more: http://MayaDarjani.com
and linktr.ee/MayaDarjani
Full Book Blurb:
For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.
One kickass immortal sailship captain.
Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union Fleet has it all. Adoring husband? Check. The enduring loyalty of her crew? Check. Transformation into a beautiful ageless immortal? Check. Check. Check. But when a dimensional rift brings her low-down, dust-sniffing, no-good younger self hurtling into the present, Karenna's carefully-constructed life wavers.
One snarky dust-addicted loser.
Flight Officer Ren Yilmaz is pretty sick of the hand she's been dealt. Her supervisor is an idiot. Her ex-husband is vindictive and has ruined her career. And now, here's her perfect future self, who everyone fawns over, while Ren is still ignored and alone.
They're the same person, 60 years apart
Both their ships are stranded: one in space, one in time. Karenna needs to get her crew home safe and sound. And Ren has to get back to her reality and out of Karenna's shadow. Working together would mean literally facing their past–including old traumas and transgressions best kept hidden. But if they don't, they'll be stuck with each other until the end of time