Welcome to the author site for Janet Edwards, an English writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy books for adult and young adult readers. Her debut novel, ‘Earth Girl’, will be published in 2012.
When Fantasy Faction asked publishers for their top books to look out for in 2012, Harper Voyager chose ‘Earth Girl’ as one of their list of six, and had this to say about it.
‘Earth Girl’ by Janet Edwards 
2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else portals between worlds, 18-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents. She can’t travel to other worlds, but she can watch their vids, and she knows all the jokes they make. She’s an ‘ape’, a ‘throwback’, but this is one ape girl who won’t give in. But can she prove to the norms that she’s more than just an Earth Girl?
This is YA science fiction with a smart, feisty heroine, incredible world-building and plenty of wit. Earth Girl is set in a distant future where humanity has learned how to portal off-world and explore other parts of the universe… except for those unfortunate few whose immune system can’t handle living anywhere else but Earth. Jarra is one of those few, but she’s determined to prove that just because she’s confined to the planet, doesn’t mean she can’t reach for the stars.
‘Earth Girl’ will be available in:-
UK and Commonwealth 16 August 2012 Harper Voyager UK ISBN 9780007443499
USA from Pyr (pub date to be announced)
Worldwide German in September 2012 from Rowohlt Verlag.
