L. Lynn Gray, Author
My best advice to everyone is to get yourself to a rocket launch one day. There’s nothing quite as spectacular to experience in person.
The second best thing? Read a good book.
Hi I’m Lynn, and I’ve been reading and writing science fiction and fantasy since I attempted my first Lord of the Rings-inspired fantasy novel at 8-years-old. I got twenty handwritten pages in before deciding that writing was hard! Twenty years later I became a science journalist. Twenty years after that, I’m self-publishing my own science fiction, combining adventure with optimism and hope for the future.
Radio Operator Jacks Harrison and Chief Engineer Antony Watts have been captured by the rebellion that has overrun the ship, killing hundreds and destroying all semblance of order. As the rebellion splinters into factions, each vying for control, the once-familiar decks are transformed into an apocalyptic hellscape, where neighbor has turned against neighbor. Meanwhile Peace’s damaged water system is bleeding out, and Jacks and Antony are once more on a mission to save the very people who want them dead.
The sequel to The Dementia
March 2026
Surviving Peace
Novels
The Dementia
Book 1 of The Dementia Cascade series
In the vast void between stars, the generation ships Destiny, Peace, Grace, and Hope experience a sudden and inexplicable jolt — an earthquake that shakes the cities within to their foundations.
Jacks, Amita, and Nayeli, the radio operators who keep open lines of communication between the ships find themselves at the center of the maelstrom as damage reports flood in. With air and water systems failing and riots breaking out, they are in a race between finding solutions and the collapse of their entire collective civilization.
It’s Apollo 13 meets The Martian meets The Expanse in a gripping adventure from the tiny radio station to the bowls of the gravity well, where the only way to save themselves is to save each other.
What People Are Saying
“This is exactly the book I needed right now, when the world seems so hopeless. There were so many times it felt like the characters were talking to me and not each other! Fabulous worldbuilding, characters that immediately felt real, and exciting space adventures. I can’t recommend this highly enough.”
— Mara Greengrass On Amazon“I loved this book, particularly the divergent responses between the different asteroid topside cities based on the individual political structures, the quality of leadership, and the frustration of the populace. Although the engineering challenges were the glue holding the ships together… I was gripped by socio-political challenges, interpersonal frustrations, and new connections. It’s definitely a timely reminder of what we can do when we band together and what happens when we fall apart.”
— Kimberly On Amazon“What a ride! It started out tense and then built and build toward a very pulse-pounding ending, but with enough rest points along the way to keep the story flowing. I really like the characters, Jacks being my favorite, and the differences in the political situations on the ships created a lot of interesting tensions and complications. Looking forward to the sequel!”
— S.M.M. Lindström On GoodreadsJoin the Newsletter!
Meanwhile on Hope.
Glimpse the world of The Dementia and the fleet of generation ships with this prequel short story where it all began: on the mysterious silent Hope.
The 21st century here on Earth is a tough place. The news is relentlessly dark as we collectively struggle with challenges to democracy, our changing climate, wars with devastating death tolls, and corporate greed that seems to steamroll everything that’s left. It’s easy to be cynical and to write novels in a grimdark reflection. But my antidote is to focus on the good and amazing parts of humanity, with science, with love, and with compassion. I don’t sugar coat the bad stuff, this isn’t about being a polyanna. But in my books and in my short reflections, I choose to see the good in the world, and the complicated people trying to make it a better place — and succeeding. I write the wins I want to see reflected back into our own world.
January 16, 2026
To the Moon Again
As a writer and a dreamer, I am all in on the romanticism of humans traveling the stars.