Goodreads asked Greg Spry:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Greg Spry I wrote the initial draft of Beyond Cloud Nine, a prologue and chapter 1, my senior year of high school in creating writing class. I loved an Anime series called Macross/Robotech, and BC9 first started with the question, "What would Macross Plus be like if the main protagonist fighter pilot was a woman instead of a man?" Drawing major plot elements from Macross II and an old video game I used to play for the Sega Genesis called Target Earth plus other shows and books, the initial premise for BC9 was born.

BC9, Beyond the Horizon, and the rest of the Beyond Saga is my attempt to create my own grand-sweeping space opera series. I've built it on foundation of hard science while still trying to make it accessible to a wider audience. Every plot involves ethical conundrums with no easy answers (no cliche good versus evil) but still manages to be fun and exciting and move at a fast pace. I draw elements from Star Trek, Robotech/Macross, Arthur C. Clarke, Peter Hamilton, and many more to create my own unique world.

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