Thirteen year old Jim survives a fiery crash landing in the desolate landscape of ShadowWorld, only to come face to face with bizarre aliens, mystifying cultures, and an unforgiving planet as he searches for rescue.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
91pp
Genre:
Adventure, Sci-Fi
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
Everyone
Based On:
The screenplay has been adapted to a popular novella, available in paperback, hardcover, ebook and audiobook.
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.

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The Writer: David R. Beshears

Award-winning author and screenwriter of dozens of titles in science fiction, fantasy and adventure. David's work has been praised by literary professors and by PhDs in science, by fans and by book reviewers around the world. His miniseries screenplay adaptation of his popular novel "The Shylmahn Migration" won the Pacific Northwest Screenwriting competition in 2007; many of his other screenplays have placed well in competitions. His novels have received a number of awards. One script is currently in production. David lives in Washington State with his wife Sylvia. When not writing, he can usually be found on any one of a dozen northwest mountains. Go to bio
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