B. T. O'Brien: Lochard
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We are delighted to host the launch of B. T. O'Brien's novel, Lochard.Lochard is inspired by the wreck of the Lochard in 1878 and the amazing survival story by two passengers: Eva Carmichael and Tom Pearce. However, the story is set in the future, and passengers are migrating from Earth to Mars.
The Lochard is the most technologically advanced passenger ship to travel between Earth and Mars and can make the trip in record time. More importantly, it will enable conscious interplanetary travel. It's first voyage is bound to be a wild ride. The conscious passengers are an elite group of rich and famous A-listers: a brilliant engineer on the cusp of achieving real-time communication between earth and Mars; an interplanetary star attempting to resurrect his waning popularity and Mot Carr-Michael, a homesick teenager who definitely does not want to go to Mars.
The crew have their own stories to tell: a celebrity chef moonlighting as the Lochard's chief steward; the youngest captain of an interplanetary passenger ship with a dangerous secret; and Ave Pearce, a girl with a harrowing history.
Ave has spent most of her life trying to run away from her past. When tragedy on the Lochard strikes, Ave will need to overcome impossible odds to survive. If she makes it, will she be able to lay to rest the ghosts that have haunted her throughout her life?
Free, but bookings are essential.
Date
Friday 23 October 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+10)Location
Readings State Library Victoria
Wurundjeri Country, 285-321 Russell Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000
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B. T. O'Brien: Lochard
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