'The 13th Day of Christmas,' a novel about a risky and adventurous first mission to the Red Planet, was dedicated to Ray. The main character of 'Anna Johnson' was based on real-life Canadian astronaut Julie Payette, with the permission of the CSA.
Ms. Payette received a copy in hardback. The Canadian Space Agency received some paperback copies for their library system at the John H. Chapman Space Centre.
Thanks, Ray...

Neat! I don't know what the plot is, but it reminds me of the first manned trip to the Moon - Apollo 8 - which happened at Christmas 1968.

It's been our best seller since it was released in late September. You can see the full description, bigger cover images, and a link to an inside-the-book preview by going to the location shown below and clicking on Current Titles or New Releases.

Thanks to everyone for their recent emails...

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