The View from Ganymede

Space Camp #1

by E.M. Leander

"The View from Ganymede" is the story of Nora, a girl who finds herself a fresh start in a new school, in an exceptional place. Her school year will find her exploring the Jovian moon, meeting aliens from strange worlds, and flying spaceships, all while juggling the usual teenage struggles of friendships, peer pressure, and love. In a place that feels familiar and fantastic all at once, Nora will forge her own path as the dark secrets of this scientific utopia begin to unravel.

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 9, 2021

About the author

E. M. Leander lives in the American South with her husband, two children, and two ragdoll cats. A life-long lover of all things literary, when she’s not spending free time with family, she can be found devouring books and coffee in equal measure.

Reviews

[Nicole M. Wyant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Debut

Incredible first book by a new author. I am beyond impressed by this debut novel. The world building was superb and the characters were ones you could either love or not like so much. Greatly looking forward to the continuation of this book. Great job, E.M. Leander!

[Micapullo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing debut novel with hooking plot and lovable characters! (Except for Greg, I don’t like him sorry, he doesn’t deserve Nora) I can’t wait to see what happens next, the plot has really thickened on that last page, I’m excited!
Also I know Thalia is the worst but I still think she can be redeemed, I’m not gonna give up on one Hypatia when I love the other one so much!
Bastian and Nora’s relationship has me screaming !!!!! I need them to be together 😭😭
And I love Nora and Sophie too, the way they can really work out their problems by talking and trusting each other is something we don’t see often, their friendship is so beautiful 🥺
My only qualm about this is not even story related, but there’s a considerable amount of typos, and normally I wouldn’t mind some but it’s a lot and they keep breaking my concentration / immersion in the story

[JC · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story with a strong teenage female protagonist. I couldn't put the book down!

[Claire ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

awkward teenagers fighting aliens in space? hell yeah

[Gracy C · Rating 5 out of 5]

While dealing with the emotions of a recent tragedy, Nora is sent to Space Camp where she learns that her normal life back on Earth wasn't at all what she thought it was. Nora and a group of her friends live a relatively normal day-to-day life on the far away planet thinking they've left all the political and separatist drama of Earth behind them. The View From Ganymede takes you on an amazing adventure and there's plenty of action, twists, and humor. I absolutely loved this book.

[Dr susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great sci fi adventure

But I don't like love triangles, cliffhanger endings, high body counts, and excessive angst. Nora's reaction to finding out her whole life was a lie seemed too calm. However, the world building is excellent, the story is gripping, and the secrets are intriguing.

[Cici · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an exciting, beautiful, sci-fi story filled with adventure and love in the traditional sense and friendship. Simply captivating!