A Memorable Author-Reader Connection: Lindsay Scott Cisney’s Book Signing at the 78th Frankfurter Buchmesse 2026

Book signing events hold a special place at book fairs because they create space for personal interaction between authors and readers. Beyond the excitement of receiving a signed book, these encounters allow attendees to recognize the creative effort behind a published work and establish a more personal connection with the person who wrote it. For Cisney, the event offered an opportunity to bring her books closer to readers while sharing in the wider celebration of literature taking place at Frankfurter Buchmesse.

In 2340, the Earth is dying. The Free Bloc creates a spaceship from an asteroid with living spaces inside it to protect 3,000 handpicked humans on their journey to an exoplanet. The “ship” is powered by ion engines utilizing fuel from xenon ions produced in a nuclear reactor. This allows the ship to continuously accelerate. The constant acceleration allows the crew to experience gravity during their journey.

As they leave the asteroid belt they receive a message from aliens in the Cervantes star system who call themselves “The Mothers”. The aliens invite them to change their destination and settle a planet near them to be called Terra Nova. As they journey, an alien called “Eve of Eden”, the Mother of the Earth, appears in a dream to a ten year old girl on the ship, Terra Nova Winstead. Terra is told she possesses the “gifts of The Mothers” and will be “Mother” of the new world. The journey to the Cervantes system is full of surprises and danger. Book One ends with their arrival at Terra Nova where the crew is told they will help develop an “intelligent and virtuous species” as was done on the Earth many millennia earlier.

Chronicles of the Gods: Book Two continues the story of the Calypso crew after they reach Terra Nova, the new world. Shortly after arriving at Terra Nova the Calypso returns to the Mars colony and Earth to rescue survivors and take them to Terra Nova. Before they reach Earth and Mars, they pass through a large spacetime wrinkle and visit an alternate Earth in a different universe where they receive important assistance so they can evade the enemies of the Mothers, the AOW, and return safely to Terra Nova. Their return to Terra Nova results in members of Terra’ s family being reunited with her.

Terra’s saga continues as she is forced into a marriage with a powerful Terran leader. In time she grows to love her new husband but she still wants to be with Hatcher her first love. Eventually she gains the opportunity to have both of her husbands, but tragedy eventually strikes and shatters her happiness. Terra’s personal tragedies and triumphs continue and culminates with an incredible miracle she performs to save the Terran people after which she is viewed as “the Goddess of Terra Nova”.

Scott Cisney is a degreed Mechanical Engineer who worked in the Aerospace and Automotive Safety Industries. Since a young boy, Mr. Cisney has had a keen interest in science fiction. Mr. Cisney is married and lives in Pleasant View, Utah with his wife, Cindy. He and his wife raised five children.

Lindsay Scott Cisney’s book signing at the 78th Frankfurter Buchmesse 2026 marked a meaningful moment in her journey as an author, bringing her work into direct contact with readers in an international setting. Each signed book represented an opportunity to build a connection, encourage further reading, and extend the life of a story beyond the exhibition floor. As the Frankfurt Book Fair celebrated the diversity of the global publishing community, his participation highlighted one of the most enduring aspects of literary events: the personal connection that develops when an author and a reader meet through a book.