A Bite of … MK Clark’s Lana Ki

Lana Ki is a Space Jumper Pilot

Q1. What do you feel is the most important thing you have achieved in your life so far?

Probably being a pilot in the Space Jumpers. It’s not a glorious job. It’s hard and dangerous, and my mother is against it, but it’s life changing. I can make a difference in a way I never had a chance to on our colony. I can send my kid sister to the university on my salary and that is something. That is an achievement I am proud of.

 Q2. What do you want to achieve in the future?

We don’t really talk about the future much in my wing. Syke thinks it’s a jinx, but he’s like that. I think, when the war is over, or when I get out, I’d like to one day own a shipping business. Growing up on a space colony showed me there’s a market out there for hauling cargo, but with pirates and the war, not a lot of captains want to go out to the colonies on the edges. I think I could be good at that.

 Q3. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

If I can find a partner, I enjoy perfecting my Krav Maga. It can be hard to train when deployed, but I try to make it work where I can, even if that means training my wingman. I’ve found that keeping my training up is worth the trouble. People tend to stop messing with you after the second or third time you put them on the ground.

Lana is from The Young Soldier: Pursuing Dreams available to buy on Kindle and on KU for free.