Ancient as the Stars: Audiobook

About Ancient as the Stars: Audiobook

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.

Publisher

Maya Darjani

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Dec 2024

Latest episode

2 May 2025

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 May 2025

   We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

   In Ch 11, Karenna receives an unexpected surprise

2. 

   19 Apr 2025

   No One Puts Yilmaz in a Corner

   Sorry for the delay!

3. 

   4 Apr 2025

   You Mighta Known

   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

4. 

   21 Mar 2025

   Oh, How the Turn Tables

   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

5. 

   7 Mar 2025

   All Star

   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

6. 

   21 Feb 2025

   Hey Now

   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

7. 

   7 Feb 2025

   You Wanna Get Smote ... Smoten?

   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

8. 

   24 Jan 2025

   Randy, the Sinister Waffle

   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

9. 

   10 Jan 2025

   Well, That's Unexpected

   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

10. 

    27 Dec 2024

    The One Where Things Go Pear-Shaped

    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

11. 

    13 Dec 2024

    Ren's Horrible Not-So-Good Day

    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

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