The Lollipop of Influence
Description
In Book 2 of the Sphere of Influence series, Bob Slicker and his navigation officer, Florence McConnachie, are blamed for the open-ended jump that dropped their battle fleet into deepest, uncharted space.
They attempt to make amends and are pushed into an unlikely alliance. Can they find a way home, back to the Sphere of Influence? Nobody ever managed it before, so they couldn't make things worse by trying. Or could they?
From villain to hero, the Sphere of Influence adventure continues.
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Person
Mjke was born on the Isle of Man and now lives in the Wirral, UK.
He began writing in his late twenties, but took a break in order to concentrate on accountancy exams. He returned to writing in 2007, and became the first winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Writing competition. He followed that, a year later, by winning the L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Competition. His science fiction and fantasy short stories have appeared in many print and online venues. He is a full member of SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, as well as the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) and the British Fantasy Society (BFS).
Mjke has worked as a finance manager for an international passenger transport company, and as a musician, playing alto saxophone and clarinet in orchestras, big bands and theatre pits around Merseyside and North Wales. Inevitably, several of his books and stories feature accountants, music and musicians
