Standalone novel · 2026
Homebound
In 1983, nineteen-year-old Becks finishes the computer game her late uncle left behind. In 2078, scientist Tamar Portman fights a world run by tech greed, where machines grown from Becks’s work are put to other uses. Centuries later, on a flooded Earth, Captain Yesiko takes on passengers searching for a myth. Told through emails, news reports and ship’s logs.
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Book facts
- Author
- Portia Elan
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 2026
- Setting
- Set in Cincinnati and the future
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Homebound
3 recurring or key characters from Portia Elan’s chart. Introduces Becks, Tamar Portman and Yesiko.
Lead 3
- BecksFirst appearanceNineteen-year-old programmer in 1983
- Tamar PortmanFirst appearanceScientist in 2078
- YesikoFirst appearanceShip’s captain in the far future