STARSHIP OF THE ANCIENTS Book 1 – STRANDED
Author A.K. DuBoff
AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Nebula Award Finalist Behind Starship of the Ancients Joins the Plotsy vBook™ Roster
Plotsy, the company behind the Plotsy vBook™, today announced it has signed USA Today bestselling science fiction author A.K. DuBoff. “Stranded,” the first volume in DuBoff’s Starship of the Ancients series, is the newest title set for translation from book to screen on Plotsy.tv.
The Plotsy vBook™ translates a novel to the screen and releases it in Parts, the same way a printed book unfolds in chapters. The story and the storyteller stay exactly the same: only the medium changes, from words on a page to a visual experience readers can watch. The Plotsy vBook™ joins print, ebook, and audiobook as another way for readers to experience a story.
A.K. DuBoff is a Nebula Award finalist known to readers as the “Queen of Space Opera,” and the creator of the Cadicle Universe and the Nebula-nominated Dark Stars trilogy. Her Starship of the Ancients series has become an internationally bestselling space opera saga in its own right. A full-time author who writes while traveling the world, DuBoff brings the same expansive, richly imagined universe-building to “Stranded” that has earned her legions of devoted readers.
“Stranded” opens as Evan, a former undercover operative sent into witness protection aboard a colony transport, watches his shot at a quiet new start go out the airlock when the ship explodes in orbit. He crash-lands on the untamed planet Aethos with a small band of fellow survivors, including sharp-eyed xenobiologist Anya. Cut off from any hope of outside rescue, the two must fight to keep the group alive in hostile terrain; until mounting evidence convinces Evan that the disaster was no accident. His investigative instincts lead him toward proof of an ancient alien starship hidden somewhere on the planet, and toward a conspiracy that reaches far beyond Aethos.
Praises for “Stranded”
“Transforms a survival scenario into a breathtaking galactic mystery.” – Brandon Ellis, Amazon bestselling author of Project Atlantis and Horizon Protocol
“Solid, old-school space adventure and intrigue.” – Kirkus Reviews
A terrific read with complex characters and “highly imaginative world-building.” – Readers’ Favorite
“I found the characters and story in A.K. DuBoff’s universe so compelling that when I finished Stranded, I immediately picked up the second book, and then the third,” said Michael Gorton, Founder & CEO of Plotsy. “That is the kind of storytelling we want at Plotsy. A.K. creates characters you care about, a world you want to explore, and a story that keeps pulling you forward. Stranded is compelling, and the kind of great book that Plotsy is excited to bring to the screen.”
“Stranded brings together my favorite things in sci-fi — fascinating alien tech, conspiracies, and character-driven interstellar adventure,” said A.K. DuBoff. “It’s been amazing to see the book series enjoyed by readers around the world, and I’m thrilled to be on the leading edge of the new vBook format to reach an even broader audience. I look forward to being deeply involved in the production process to fully realize the vision of this world with the incredible Plotsy team!”
Part One of Stranded Plotsy vBook™ will be available for streaming in the Plotsy App later this year. Fans can sign up for exclusive production updates at plotsy.tv. Authors interested in bringing their own work to the Plotsy vBook™ format can learn more at plotsy.tv/for-authors.
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