ZIFORAH: In The Beginning. Book One. October 2020. Illustrated.
Ziforah is a series of five illustrated science fiction books, which will be written between 2020 and 2024 by Juliette A H Cavendish. Written for young adult readers, (11+) the first book has been dedicated to the children of the world who are in lockdown from the Covid19 Pandemic. The series is written to provide escapism, scientific discovery and is full of escapism, fantasy and adventure.
Travel to Ziforah and her eight moons with Antares, Death, Piius and Edrice as they attend the exclusive Ziforah Space Cadet Academy. Journey to the edge of the universe and find out what might be lurking in the shadows. Discover new technologies and the hidden properties of dark matter. Fly through wormholes and discover the secrets of the information within the spaces.
Meet the Abandoned, who feeds off despair and has been trapped in a parallel universe since before time began. Will he escape and wreak havoc around the universe?
Fly through space on the space horses to Ziforah's moon Saffron, or take the river boat to Cerulean. Discover why NIL is made from Platinum 52X. Attempt SPLAT language and find out what makes Rubimorts so special! Eat genetically created foods and fly through the air in flying cars. What happens when a discovery is made that might allow humans to travel into a parallel universe? Join the Cadets as they learn to fly the space craft.
Ziforah is a story like no other, that will capture the imagination of every person who has ever dreamed of exploring space, visiting new worlds and
discovering alien life forms. Ziforah is illustrated by the Romanian artist ikaruna, who will be illustrating the five books in the series.
There is a companion website to Ziforah and readers can join the Ziforah Space Cadet Academy, which allows access to readings, competitions and more information about Ziforah. The website can be accessed at www.ziforah.com
Cavendish, Juliette A. H.: - Juliette Cavendish was born in Liverpool UK and is of Welsh and Norwegian heritage. Juliette has an interest in Artificial Intelligence and writes in both Science Fiction and Contemporary Fiction genres. She is the President of the Australian Science Fiction Foundation.She is an international award winning photographer, having won awards in Paris, Moscow, Hong Kong, Sydney and New York. Her photography can be found at www.juliettecavendishphotography.com.Juliette runs Science Fiction Australia, www.sciencefictionaustralia.com, an organisation that aims to promote and support Science Fiction globally. Juliette will soon be hosting a new podcast series which will promote science fiction. 'Juliette Speaks Sci-Fi.'Juliette holds a Bachelor of Music and Education degree from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney University. A Masters in Education specialising in Research Methodologies with distinction from CSU & a PhD in Metaphysics from IHMS in which she graduated with High Distinction. She also holds professional certificates in Astrophysics, Indigenous Reconciliation, Holistic Counselling, NLP, Meditation and Health. She is now completing a Certificate with Harvardx, studying Einstein.She can can be found @jahcavendish on her brand new twitter account. She also enjoys writing poetry.Juliette has been engaged in a number of positions during her career. Originally starting out as a classical musician, Juliette held a number of positions as an orchestral clarinettist, composer and bassoon teacher. She wrote a newspaper column in theatre/music reviewing and has written for regional newspapers in music and political journalism. She was a regular guest on ABC morning breakfast radio, has been engaged writing federal political campaign speeches, and taught English in senior high schools. She was employed as a mental health coach in 2011 and has been appointed to Regional Health Boards and was Deputy Director of a regional Chamber of Commerce Board. Juliette worked with the Australian composer Dulcie Holland for six years and is currently collating this material for a book release in 2022. She was endorsed as a Federal Political Candidate in her thirties and gained a valuable skill set in public speaking, speech writing and political policy development.Juliette currently acts as a writing mentor for new authors, speaks regularly in the areas of Cyber-Bullying, global children's literacy and Climate Change. She holds a special interest in Artificial Intelligence.
