
Synopsis/Details
Both live action and animated screenplays available.
Thirteen year old Jim is one of a handful of passengers to escape aboard a small shuttle following a pirate attack on the space liner taking him to join his family him on a distant planet.
The shuttle crashes on the desert plains of ShadowWorld. On his journey in search of rescue, he discovers a labyrinth within a remote mountain peak rising up from the desolate plain. Here he befriends one of the native inhabitants of ShadowWorld. And here he comes face to face with Tunnel Maker, creator of the labyrinth. Out on the desert, Jim will meet the Desert Dwellers, the “All”, nomads traveling the plains in great wheeled transport ships.
He will make his way to the City of Shannyn, spaceport of ShadowWorld, frontier planet on the borders of the Outworlds; Shannyn, melting pot of many cultures, home to many alien species, forming its own distinctive culture. Shannyn, where he will face human profiteers who are very much at home in this frontier society.
Shipwreck on ShadowWorld is the first in a series of tales following the adventures of Jim, future prince of Frontier Worlds.
The screenplay was adapted from a popular novella, available in paperback, hardcover, ebook and audiobook formats.
Story & Logistics
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Many
Special Effects:
Significant cgi
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Male Adult, Male under 13
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Action/Adventure, Fantasy
Time Period:
Distant future