# Event Details - **Event Name**: T.A. CHAN at Books Inc. Mountain View - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join local author T.A. Chan at Books Inc. Mountain View for the launch party of her debut book, The Celestial Seas!About this EventT.A. will be in conversation with local author Samanta Chong!Don't miss this tale of identity, love, and the hunt for vengeance in the darkest corners of space—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and Aurora Rising!About the book: Ishara Ming is the sole survivor of a spacefaring whaler destroyed by the Ballena, a legendary sentient spacecraft that haunts the darkness between stars. The fatal encounter left her with a metal-plated arm, a faulty memory chip, and a burning need for revenge.To take on the Ballena, Ishara assembles a crew of capable misfits. Among them is Quinn—her trusted first mate, the girl with wildfire eyes, and the only person who always stands by her side, even when everyone else thinks Ishara is a delusional captain who hallucinated the Ballena.That is, until Augustus, a ship mech armed with his own mysterious reasons for vengeance, convinces Ishara to let him join the crew. He brings the one thing Ishara’s never had before: a tracking method tailored for finding the Ballena. Pulled between Quinn’s and Augustus’s gravitational forces, the pressure to issue increasingly risky orders, and the feeling that her past is rapidly catching up with her future, Ishara has to decide what—or who—she is fighting for before she loses another ship.T. A. Chan grew up in New Hampshire, attended school in Philadelphia, then settled in California. With a passion for anything that is wonderfully weird, science fiction and fantasy quickly become her favorite genres to play in. She enjoys crafting character-focused stories that explore the human experience, as well as plots that twist and challenge expectations. Her insatiable curiosity of the natural world and technology inspires much of her writing. When she’s not typing away on her laptop, she’s probably snuggling with her dog, drinking boba, hiking, or working on the next Mars mission.Samantha Chong is a versatile cross-platform storyteller. Originally from Malaysia, she knits her multilingual and diverse backgrounds into every story she weaves. Her work has been published in BBC Travel, Gastro Obscura, OpenTable, and the Guggenheim. In Sam's free time, you’ll find her eating her way through any city or losing track of time while falling down Wikipedia rabbit holes. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mountain-view/ta-chan-at-books-inc-mountain-view/100001977412622384 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, contests, trips-adventures, trekking, parties, entertainment, dog - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Mountain View - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Books Inc. - **lat**: 37.3922279 - **long**: -122.0797416 - **full address**: Books Inc., 317 Castro Street, Mountain View, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: T.A. CHAN at Books Inc. 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In the meantime, we are working on an exciting list of virtual events for both adults and children and we look forward to exploring this new format with you.Sales equate success, and as with in-store events, booksales made from an independent bookstore benefit the author, publisher, and lead to future event bookings. Please help us keep the Bay Area the wonderful literary hub that it is by supporting your local Books Inc." } ] } ] ```