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Ancient as the Stars: Audiobook

Maya Darjani

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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.

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We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

Season 1 · Episode 11

Friday, May 2, 2025 • Duration 12:25

In Ch 11, Karenna receives an unexpected surprise

No One Puts Yilmaz in a Corner

Season 1 · Episode 10

Saturday, April 19, 2025 • Duration 13:29

Sorry for the delay!

You Mighta Known

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, April 4, 2025 • Duration 17:07

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

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Oh, How the Turn Tables

Season 1 · Episode 8

Friday, March 21, 2025 • Duration 14:35

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

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All Star

Season 1 · Episode 7

Friday, March 7, 2025 • Duration 18:40

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

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Hey Now

Season 1 · Episode 6

Friday, February 21, 2025 • Duration 07:47

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

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You Wanna Get Smote ... Smoten?

Season 1 · Episode 5

Friday, February 7, 2025 • Duration 18:53

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

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Randy, the Sinister Waffle

Season 1 · Episode 4

Friday, January 24, 2025 • Duration 12:30

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

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Well, That's Unexpected

Season 1 · Episode 3

Friday, January 10, 2025 • Duration 14:31

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

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The One Where Things Go Pear-Shaped

Season 1 · Episode 2

Friday, December 27, 2024 • Duration 21:16

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

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