She had to travel beyond the planet to discover her true self. Will she find the courage to walk through the doorway to a new future?
Shambhala Space Station, 2097. Solitary physicist Callisto (physics, after all, is a jealous mistress) never accepted conventional wisdom. So when she’s recruited to work on faster-than-light technology by a beautiful and mysterious older woman, she eagerly accepts the career opportunity at the women-only research station orbiting Earth’s moon. But her enthusiasm suffers when her first discovery is unexpected heartbreak.
Throwing herself into work on a problematic warp drive prototype, Calli blossoms in the utopian female community that shows her love and acceptance for the first time in her life. But when a diabolical conspiracy, a disingenuous affair, and a disastrous betrayal test her place in this unique environment, the brilliant scientist must dig deep to find her moment of truth. Will Calli embrace her destiny in an unexplored cosmos?
Callisto 2.0 is the transformative first book in the Shambhala Saga feminist science fiction series. If you like compassionate characters, deep-space intrigue, and hopeful visions of the future, then you’ll adore Susan English’s cosmic adventure.
The slow-burn storytelling is what makes Callisto 2.0 such a compelling adventure.
A stellar science fiction novel about feminists who colonize the moon.
From our first discovery, we know we’re going to be seeing something special in the pages of Callisto 2.0.
Callisto 2.0 is an addictive read built on an incredible idea.
Love, warp drives, and bees in space – CALLISTO 2.0 is an emotionally driven, female-centric science fiction story of the not-so-distant future.
Susan English shines as a writer when she...expounds on the intricacies of the science that her amazing setting is based on.
If there’s one thing I know for certain, it’s that Susan English knows how to create a beautiful escape for her readers.
Fans of hard science fiction will deeply appreciate the care and attention the author has put into conceptualizing and creating the world of 2097 Earth.
Those with an appetite for drama and slice of life will find plenty to love in CALLISTO 2.0.
As cool as the science of the story is, it’s the confident women and the relationships they build with one another that are the stars of the show.
A gifted young researcher finds her life rocketing in a new direction - to the stars - in Callisto 2.0 by Susan English, a creative, time-warping thrill.
Whereas those in Shambahla have created an advanced society for themselves, their neighbors on Earth—as some of us might have guessed—still have a lot of catching up to do.
Calli experiences so many breakthroughs working and living at Shambahla that it forced me to wrestle with many ideas presented within the novel. Will the patriarchy ever be dismantled? Will there ever be a world free of injustice and conflict? Why can’t we fully accept and respect other cultures? Are there more global pandemics on the horizon? Is Earth on the brink of destruction?
English isn't afraid to dangle mysteries before the reader, luring them deeper into a powerful narrative that is difficult to resist.
Thanks to [the author], I was able to live in a world where people celebrate diversity, scientific truths, and women.
An emotionally driven, science packed story that gives a glimpse of a glittering and possible future.
Callisto 2.0 manages to be both heartwarming and intelligent.
This foundation-building novel is a strong start for a new feministic science fiction series.
I personally would fight for Shambhala. And I hope you would too.
This author puts her creativity on prime display.
Susan English is a born adventurer, a world traveler with an insatiable intellectual curiosity. She holds a master’s degree in physics, once lived on a sailboat in the San Francisco bay, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia, and spent five years on the Big Island of Hawaii, where she owned an off-grid, completely self-sufficient farm in the jungle. Now she is happy to be living with her partner in beautiful Medellin, Colombia, the city of eternal spring.