It’s my favorite book of the year.” (Rae Carson, New York Times bestselling author of the Girl of Fire & Thorns series) “A crackling page-turner about courage and wonder, full of warmth and heart and characters who jump off the page. “Who’s a good boy? Lopside and the canine crew of the starship Laika! This dogs in space romp will make you sit up and beg for more.” (Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee) A deep-space furry adventure with heart and humor.” (Kirkus Reviews) You can find more about Greg at his website: Review:
Being a writer is the only job he’s ever actually liked. He’s worked as an educational software developer, ice-cream scooper, part-time college instructor, and telemarketer. They’d both be disasters on a spaceship, to be honest.Greg van Eekhout lives in San Diego, California, with his astronomy/physics professor wife and two dogs. She’s a favorite wherever we go and has never seen a park bench she didn’t try to jump up on, especially if there are people sitting on it. Amelia, a mash-up of corgi, rat terrier and whatever, we got her from The Barking Lot in El Cajon. He was so pleased with himself - really smug.
He hunts socks and recently swallowed an entire dead ground squirrel. We got him from Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe. I think those are things most readers want, regardless of age.Ī: I pretty much can’t not talk about my dogs. I want the things they felt while reading my story to stick with them after they’ve finished the last page. I want to give them opportunities to think their own thoughts about the worlds and themes and characters I’m writing about. Q: What is the hardest part of writing for a younger audience versus your adult fantasy series?Ī: I find writing for the different audiences equally challenging. Also, I find the true hero dog stories interesting. It made sense to give the dogs heroes as well.
Q: Why did you want to incorporate true hero dog stories?Ī: People have heroes, or at least people who inspire us and give us courage and hope.
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