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Book Synopsis Escape from Sericent - Science fiction books space opera action adventure by : Alexei Cyren
Download or read book Escape from Sericent - Science fiction books space opera action adventure written by Alexei Cyren and published by Alexei Cyren. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ariel Blake is a merciless ex-Siren agent who finds herself fighting impossible odds. The Sagitarus Rebel Alliance, Datar Colonial Authority, the Black Phoenix and Gilead Hightower hunt for the Solid State Shadow data and Eve Lang. Blake’s childhood friend is helpless and in a coma after the events of Trinity Tower. The question is: who will get to Eve first? Ariel has to get off the planet alive before she can start her search. She knows she won’t be able to do it alone. Her most staunch allies however are scattered to the winds. Worse still, Ariel’s own government turns against her. Patrik Prokop, a lieutenant of the mysterious shadow master of Aminon will do everything in his power to kill her before she gets off Sericent… or use her to control Eve for his own selfish ends. If that happens, it could lead to humanity’s future annihilation. All it takes is one death to start the dominoes falling… Her own. Solid State Rising: Escape from Sericent is part of an action packed science fiction space opera that is inspired by Mass Effect, Star Wars, Judge Dredd, Die Hard, Continuum and Blade Runner. Adventure, romance, revenge, mecha, paranormal powers and intrigue fill the pages of this continuing saga. If you’re looking for nearly non-stop, blood pumping excitement you should get this book!
Download or read book 9 2 5 written by No Fenne and published by Healthy Chain-Smoking Enthusiasts. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THCSE Print Edition Kazjivo woke up-on a spaceship light years away from the nearest planet-with no memories. The owner of the spaceship, a beautiful lady named Villin, tells him about his past. Their past. He quickly realizes there's something wrong with him. He's deathly afraid of talking to people. Including Villin, who is supposed to be his wife. She is a deadly bounty hunter who braves the shadiest corners of the galaxy to hunt down infamous criminals. He follows her, hoping to regain his memories. But bounty hunting requires talking. A lot of talking. As a dangerous foe from the past rises up once again, he must face his fears-if not for the sake of the galaxy, for the sake of its target: Villin. ----9 2 5 is about a machine who has the power to either save the universe or destroy it.Teen 14+ / Action-adventure / Machine / Sci-fi / Space Opera / War ■■■■□ adventure ■■■■□ romance ■■■■□ self-discovery ■■■■■ violence
Book Synopsis SCIFI Double Series 1 by : Adam Drake
Download or read book SCIFI Double Series 1 written by Adam Drake and published by Adam Drake. This book was released on 2021-12-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are the starting installments for two exciting Science Fiction series by genre author, Adam Drake. The First Day (Total Collapse Book 1) And the end begins. In one fell swoop, civilization is changed forever. No one is unaffected, few are prepared. Some become survivors, others - easy prey. Only the strong, and crazy, will survive. Through the blood and chaos, civilization will be permanently transformed. And it all begins with one terrifying moment, when the lights go out and never come back on. Total Collapse! Escape to the Fringe (Fringe Outlaws Book 1) A pair of outlaws searching for riches. A stolen ship with a secret cargo. A strange alien with bizarre abilities. When Ash and Femke Quinly decide to steal a transport ship from the local criminal syndicate, their troubles have just begun. With enemies in relentless pursuit, and their options dwindling, an already dangerous situation becomes more futile. But when the universe is gunning for you, there is one insane option only the truly desperate can take: They must escape to the fringe of the galaxy!
Book Synopsis Endgame (Mindspace Book 4): A Cadicle Space Opera Adventure by : A. K. Duboff
Download or read book Endgame (Mindspace Book 4): A Cadicle Space Opera Adventure written by A. K. Duboff and published by Mindspace. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kira's nemeses are back, and they're after her home. Captain Kira Elsar is adjusting to her new Robus abilities, but a series of strange attacks on the Tararian Guard's computer network throw her life into chaos. A planet-sized ship appears out of nowhere, and it's heading straight for Kira's home system. With the lives of everyone in the Elvar Trinary--and Taran Empire--at stake, Kira embarks on a daring mission to stop the massive ship before it can attack. Conventional weapons aren't enough to take down the alien vessel. Kira alone has the necessary abilities to defeat the Trols. This time it may be a one-way mission. Endgame is the fourth installment in the Mindspace series, a space opera set in the Cadicle universe--perfect for fans of sci-fi with superhuman abilities, political intrigue, military action, and devious aliens. Finish the adventure today!
Download or read book The Gold Service written by Allen Ivers and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were scoundrels and bandits scraping out a living on the edge of known space...but this job might be their last. ◆◆◆ Admiral Ulysses Hugh has an offer that can't be refused: retrieve the fabled Icon of Cruciform from the dangerous crime-infested Boolean Edge--or face Imperial justice. Clever as anyone alive, professional scoundrel Osyen Belt has no idea how he'll pull this trick off. The entire criminal underworld is looking for this relic. And his entire crew's freedom is at stake. But he might just get the boost he needs from the most unlikely of places: Admiral Hugh's son and the crew's very own cabin boy, Thomas Hugh. Thom and Osyen now have to lead a rag-tag band of heisters, thugs, and fugitives on an impossible job, full of high society parties, seedy nightclubs, and daring gunplay. As if things couldn't get any worse, one steely Imperial Officer seems dead set on making sure they fail... If you're looking for: *Fast Action & Deep Space Dogfights *Quirky & Loveable Heroes *An Evil Super Soldier *Mystical Relics Then pick up the first chapter of Allen Ivers' new Space Opera series today!
Book Synopsis CANNONBALL EXPRESS 3: Train Robbers of Mars by : Kit Kane
Download or read book CANNONBALL EXPRESS 3: Train Robbers of Mars written by Kit Kane and published by Seven Monsters Media Ltd.. This book was released on with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wow! It’s BUFFY meets FIREFLY on Mars with trains!” Barry J. Hutchison, bestselling author of SPACE TEAM The Cannonball Express. On the wild-west railroads of Mars, no other locomotive can touch her. As far as engineer-owner Jess Flint is concerned, friends and family are the only things she loves more. So when somebody goes and steals Jess’s steam-powered pride and joy, pity the robbers. Because now it’s up to Jess and her best friend Sally to saddle up, follow those departing rail wagons, and teach some blackhats a goddamn lesson in civility. Well... that was the plan. What wasn't the plan was infiltrating mysterious underground bunkers, escaping deadly flesh-stripping acid baths, and becoming a two-gal snack for Mars’s biggest and hungriest critter. All while neglecting to wear anything other than their pajamas. Oh, and let’s not forget the impending nuclear catastrophe our two unlucky heroines inadvertently trigger, set to vaporize thousands of innocent Martian colonists in a single blast… ——————— FANS OF THE FOLLOWING SERIES ALSO ENJOY CANNONBALL EXPRESS: Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly TV Series, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Lost in Space, Mandalorian, Buffy, Dr Who, Bobba Fett, Obi Wan Kenobi, Wild Wild West, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Brisco County, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Agent Carter, Avengers, Babylon 5, Babylon Five, Battlestar Galactica, Bionic Woman, Six Million Dollar Man, Blake's 7, Blake's Seven, Blue Thunder, Back to the Future, Gerry Anderson, Captain Scarlet, Captain Harlock, Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Joss Whedon, Dan Dare, Earth Final Conflict, Farscape, Fireball XL5, Godzilla, Gundam, Joe 90, Thunderbirds, Jonny Quest, Knight Rider, Land of the Lost, Land of the Giants, Macross, Mazinger, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Power Rangers, Quantum Leap, Red Dwarf, RoboCop, SeaQuest, Space 1999, Space Patrol, Space Precinct, Stargate, Stingray, Terra Nova, Terrahawks, Time Tunnel, Tomorrow People, Transformers, Ultraman, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Irwin Allen, War of the Worlds, Warehouse 13, Wonder Woman, Backyard Starship, Starship for Sale, Alexis Carew, Junkyard Pirate, Doc Savage FANS OF THE FOLLOWING WRITERS ALSO ENJOY CANNONBALL EXPRESS: M.R. Forbes, MR Forbes, M R Forbes, Scott Baron, G.J. Ogden, GJ Ogden, G J Ogden, Mark Wayne McGinnis, James David Victor, L.L. Richman, LL Richman, L L Richman, Matt Rogers, Lindsay Buroker, Clara Woods, J.N. Chaney, JN Chaney, J N Chaney, Dominique Mondesir, Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle, H.G. Wells, HG Wells, H G Wells, E.E. Doc Smith, EE Doc Smith, E E Doc Smith, Barry J Hutchison, Barry J. Hutchison, Edgar Rice Burrows, Terry Maggert, Greig Beck, Jason Anspach, Jamie McFarlane, Daniel Arenson, Becky Chambers, Rick Partlow, Igor Nikolic, Joshua Dalzelle, Orson Scott Card, Jasper T. Scott, Jasper T Scott, Nathan Hystad, Ben S. Dobson, Ben S Dobson, James Haddock THE FOLLOWING KEYWORDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CANNONBALL EXPRESS: science fiction fantasy books, sci-fi adventure novels, sci-fi and fantasy books, sci-fi teen books, sci-fi fantasy books, sci-fi fantasy novels, sci fi adventure novels, pulp sci-fi adventure, sci-fi western books, western sci-fi books, space western books, science fiction action books, science fiction western books, sci fi adventure books, sci fi book sets, science fiction and fantasy books, sci fi western books, western sci fi books, sci-fi adventure books, sci-fi novels, sci-fi books, science fiction novels, science fiction adventure books, western science fiction books, sci-fi action books, sci fi space western book novel series female hero, sci fi space western book novel series mars trains, steampunk sci fi western novels, sci fi female protagonist, sci fi western with girl hero, best scifi steampunk genre book novel series story, scifi book novel about mars trains cowboys aliens, scifi female protagonist hero main lead character, scifi space western book novel series like firefly
Download or read book Back From the Dead written by Rolf Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACK FROM THE DEAD is the first book in The Stars Came Back series. It is a space western, the story of regular folks just trying stay alive, seeking work to earn money for repairs to get to the next job, with no shortage of action and adventure along the way. It is military sci-fi, featuring a company of mercenaries, spaceship combat, mortar and rifle combat, spear-and-shield battle, and post-traumatic stress disorder. And it is a philosophical investigation, pondering everything from the lessons of Achilles to how one stops a bar fight with earplugs.
Book Synopsis Escape from Paradise by : Robert J. Szmidt
Download or read book Escape from Paradise written by Robert J. Szmidt and published by Fields of Long-Forgotten Battles. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The space-opera phenomenon in Poland! It is the mid-24th century. After colonizing a significant portion of Orion's Arm, humanity encounters an advanced alien civilization, which-unwilling to make contact-starts a total war. There is more at stake here than just the conquest of territory. It's a matter of survival for the human race. On one of the hurriedly evacuated planets, Captain Darski wages his own private war to save as many people as possible. The colony in the Ulietta System hides a much bigger secret, though-one that could possibly alter the course of the war. Book two in The Fields of Long-Forgotten Battles series.
Book Synopsis Drifters' Alliance, Book 3 by : Elle Casey
Download or read book Drifters' Alliance, Book 3 written by Elle Casey and published by Elle Casey. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 3 of DRIFTERS' ALLIANCE, an ongoing Science Fiction Space Opera series. Captain Cass and the crew of the DS Anarchy have been accepted into the Alliance, and plans are in the works to move forward as independent yet allied drifters. Unfortunately, the OSG isn’t onboard with their plan, and people high up in the chain of command are determined to bring Cass to heel. SERIES: This is Book 3 in an ongoing series. More books coming for this series in 2016! GENRE: Science Fiction, Space Opera AUDIENCE: For older teens and adults CONTENT WARNING: Colorful language, sexy stuff, and general badassery HERE'S WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DRIFTERS' ALLIANCE, BOOK 3 “Once again Elle has done it! Written a book I couldn't put down. If you want action, adventure, surprises, suspense, laughter etc this is a must read! Just like books one and two in this series I CAN'T WAIT for book 4 !! I really wasn't sure I would like a "space" book so to speak but was I wrong! Elle has a way with words like no author I have ever read. I would read this book more then once!” ~ Amazon reviewer “This series has got me hooked! I love the characters; the storyline reminds me of Firefly.” ~ Judemh, Amazon reviewer “Loved it! Couldn't put it down once I started reading it and now the long wait until book 4. Have enjoyed all Elle Casey's books. She has become one of my favorite authors.” ~ Lisa642, Amazon reviewer
Book Synopsis Parasite Planet by : John Russell Fearn
Download or read book Parasite Planet written by John Russell Fearn and published by Borgo Press. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reaching another solar system, the three Cosmic Crusaders discover a fantastic world of mental parasites drawing form and substance from our own Earth, fifty light years away. The planet is ruled by a being identical to the Golden Amazon herself--but an "Amazon" that is coldly scientific and vicious, mirroring the original Amazon as she had once been early in her career. They become locked in a deadly duel, and the Amazon and Abna are marooned by the double on a planet of monsters. And while the pair fight to survive, Viona becomes engaged to Mexone, a human inhabitant of another planet in the same system--only to face death with her fiance as the Amazon II seeks to electrocute them. Can the Amazon and Abna escape from their prison world in time to rescue their daughter? Great action adventure from the golden age of science fiction "
Download or read book Caelestis Series written by Louisa Locke and published by M. Louisa Locke. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mabel Yu is one of the ten Founding Families of the Paradisi Project who left a dying Earth to settle New Eden. Jaxon is Mabel’s friend and a Reacher, the group of men and women who were responsible for the success of the Paradisi Project. Mei Lin Yu is Mabel’s descendent who discovers a secret about her family and the native Ddaerans that will forever change her destiny. Silence is a sentient snowcat who bridges the divisions between Founders, Ddaerans, and Reachers. These individuals will shape the future of humanity as it struggles to escape the failures that destroyed Earth and build a new paradise in a far-away galaxy. The three books and the bonus short story in this boxed set are the first works in USA Today bestselling author Locke’s Caelestis series, a coming of age, action adventure series that is part of the Paradisi Chronicles, an open-source science fiction world created by multiple authors. This set includes: Book 1: Between Mountain and Sea Book 2: Under Two Moons Book 3: Through Ddaera’s Touch Plus a short story: Aelwyd: Home
Book Synopsis Cannonball Express: Railroads of Mars by : Kit Kane
Download or read book Cannonball Express: Railroads of Mars written by Kit Kane and published by Cannonball Express. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 200 TONS OF STEAM-POWERED ALIEN SUPER-TECH. Three daring women with a thirst for adventure. The railroads of Mars better raise that speed limit. "★★★★★ OMG! It's BUFFY meets FIREFLY on Mars with trains. Awesome." - Barry J. Hutchison, bestselling author of SPACE TEAM A NEW HOPE. A NEW WORLD. EXCITEMENT. OPPORTUNITY. ADVENTURE. For the colonists on a terraformed Mars in 2454, that was the promise. For you though-Jess Flint, engineering prodigy and big-time dreamer-it is a promise unfulfilled. Excitement? Adventure? Somebody might be having 'em, but not in the one-horse-town you call home. And then it happens. In the depths of an abandoned alien junkyard, you stumble across the preserved hulk of legendary steam locomotive the Cannonball Express. Your jaw hits the Martian floor. This is it! Your ticket out! You rebuild the ancient loco, augmenting it with a hodgepodge of powerful alien super-tech. Almost before you know it, you've found yourself a crew: There's Sally, the town's glamorpuss, handy-with-her-fists saloon singer. There's Vera, über-brainiac accountant-turned-adrenalin junkie. Oh, and there's Dave. He's from Staines. You drop an ad in the local paper- CANNONBALL EXPRESS (MARS) Ltd. Any Cargo Anywhere Anytime -and WHAM! You just climbed aboard a bullet train to adventure. CANNONBALL EXPRESS Let's Roll Book 1 in Kit Kane's CANNONBALL EXPRESS series, Railroads of Mars is steampunk adventure at full-throttle-a standalone sci-fi romp, brimming with action, suspense, comedy, and romance. Resplendent in a trio of fresh-from-the-hardware-store overalls, Jess, Sally, and Vera stood in the mind-boggling immensity of the alien junkyard, staring up at what Jess had found there-at that steam-driven titan of rail locomotion. "Seven days," Jess said. "That's what we got. Granted, it ain't a lotta time, but the way I see it, we all pull together, we can do this. Not saying it'll be easy. Ya don't like axle grease, walk away now. Coal dust? Engine oil? See above. Is it a gamble? Sure. But this kinda gamble? It's the good kinda gamble, am I right?" The exhilaration in Sally and Vera's eyes was answer enough. "That's what I like to hear," Jess said, draping her arms around the denim-clad shoulders of her two best friends. "So step up then, ladies. Cos we just got ourselves into the Martian railroad business." PRAISE FOR CANNONBALL EXPRESS: "AN EXPRESS RIDE OF THRILLS! You won't ever want to get off." - Alexander Gordon Smith, bestselling author of ESCAPE FROM FURNACE "BRILLIANT! A 200-ton rollercoaster ride." - Jon Mayhew, award-winning author of MORTLOCK
Download or read book Anarchy's Edge written by Dave Walsh and published by DW Science Fiction. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the heart of the galaxy, an ancient, banished force lays in wait. Life has transformed for Trella. No longer bound to the old ways of her people, she seeks her place in the galaxy, only to find as her father seizes power in Andlios he may be a puppet for figures from his own past. With the help of her old friends, she must venture out further into the galaxy than she ever has before, hoping to stop the Banished before it’s too late. There’s just one problem: the Khonsu revolution finds itself besieged by the Earth Ministry. After Khonsu Station and the gate went dark, Katrijn and Jace ventured through once more, in search of Loren and their friends. What they weren’t expecting was their fragile intra-galaxy alliance hanging on by a thread as the Earth Ministry cut off Khonsu Station, looking to reclaim the station and quash the uprising before it could spread through the rest of the galaxy. Every revolution faces its past, but is that past too powerful to stop? *** KEYWORDS: science fiction, scifi book, scifi books, space opera book, space opera scifi, space opera adventure battles, science fiction female lead, strong female characters in books, anarchist scifi, cyborg fiction, space opera exploration, space viking book, anticapitalist scifi, existential scifi, scifi box set, epic space opera, scifi fantasy, space viking battles, lgbtq scifi, progressive scifi, hema battles scifi, space opera, science fiction cthulhu, lovecraftian, lovecraftian scifi For fans of: Frank Herbert, Dan Simmons, China Mieville, Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. LeGuin, John Wilker, Martha Wells, Ann Leckie, Iain M. Banks, Iain Banks, Kim Stanley Robinson, John Scalzi, Chuck Wendig, Kevin J. Anderson
Book Synopsis Cost of the Gold Service by : Allen Ivers
Download or read book Cost of the Gold Service written by Allen Ivers and published by Allen Ivers. This book was released on 2022-03-11 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They're called Paladins. They're not soldiers. They're zealots. Dogmatic, violent, and single-minded. The very best the Empire has to offer, completely removed from military oversight. They're trained to kill, augmented with the most extreme technology available to humanity. Paladins don't fail, they don't die. And they have only one goal: Slay the enemies of the Dunsweir. Thom, Osyen, and the crew of the Aurum are in for the fight of their lives. But what will it cost them to get out alive? *** Book Two in the Gold Service Trilogy kicks off with a bang, grabs hold and never lets go.
Book Synopsis Escape 2 Earth 2012 by : Lawrence Johnson Sr
Download or read book Escape 2 Earth 2012 written by Lawrence Johnson Sr and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alien warnings embedded in our crop circles have gone unnoticed, until now. Governments around the globe race against time to evacuate billions of inhabitants from the planet due to the discovery that Earth will be destroyed in the year 2012, a mere eight years away. Where would we go? How would we get there? Who would be left behind? And why is one race of aliens plotting to keep us here? These are just a few of the questions and obstacles faced on this galactic odyssey by our trio of heroes in Escape 2 Earth. Matt, Will, and Art are reluctantly drawn into an adventure by a secret alien organization that will unlock the mysteries of Stonehenge, the White Pyramid of China, the Mayan calendar, and the Great Sphinx in a scramble to help save the human race. This epic quest for Earth's survival takes you from the powdery pink morning skies on the planet Lazon to the subterranean cities under planet Vada and the Whistling forest. The battle between good and evil that began long ago in a far off galaxy is now being played out with the survival of mankind at stake. This sci-fi story is laced with a touch of telepathy, deception, and a murder or two. Discover the hidden alien base deep in the dark murky depths of the Marinas Trench, watch as the aliens prepare to celebrate at the Festival of Life. Who will survive the race to escape this doomed planet? It is anybody's guess. Who will Escape to Earth?
Download or read book Badge of Infamy written by Lester Del Rey and published by Alan Rodgers Books. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The computer seemed to work as it should. The speed was within acceptable limits. He gave up trying to see the ground and was forced to trust the machinery designed for amateur pilots. The flare bloomed, and he yanked down on the little lever. It could have been worse. They hit the ground, bounced twice, and turned over. The ship was a mess when Feldman freed himself from the elastic straps of the seat. Chris had shrieked as they hit, but she was unbuckling herself now. He threw her her spacesuit and one of the emergency bottles of oxygen from the rack. Hurry up with that. We've sprung a leak and the pressure's dropping.
Download or read book Cannonball Express written by Kit Kane and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 200 TONS OF STEAM-POWERED ALIEN SUPER-TECH. Three daring women with a thirst for adventure. The railroads of Mars better raise that speed limit. "★★★★★ OMG! It's BUFFY meets FIREFLY on Mars with trains. Awesome." - Barry J. Hutchison, bestselling author of SPACE TEAM A NEW HOPE. A NEW WORLD. EXCITEMENT. OPPORTUNITY. ADVENTURE. For the colonists on a terraformed Mars in 2454, that was the promise. For you though-Jess Flint, engineering prodigy and big-time dreamer-it is a promise unfulfilled. Excitement? Adventure? Somebody might be having 'em, but not in the one-horse-town you call home. And then it happens. In the depths of an abandoned alien junkyard, you stumble across the preserved hulk of legendary steam locomotive the Cannonball Express. Your jaw hits the Martian floor. This is it! Your ticket out! You rebuild the ancient loco, augmenting it with a hodgepodge of powerful alien super-tech. Almost before you know it, you've found yourself a crew: There's Sally, the town's glamorpuss, handy-with-her-fists saloon singer. There's Vera, über-brainiac accountant-turned-adrenalin junkie. Oh, and there's Dave. He's from Staines. You drop an ad in the local paper- CANNONBALL EXPRESS (MARS) Ltd. Any Cargo Anywhere Anytime -and WHAM! You just climbed aboard a bullet train to adventure. CANNONBALL EXPRESS Let's Roll Book 2 in Kit Kane's CANNONBALL EXPRESS series, Hellbeast of Mars is steampunk adventure at full-throttle-a standalone sci-fi romp, brimming with action, suspense, comedy, and romance. Resplendent in a trio of fresh-from-the-hardware-store overalls, Jess, Sally, and Vera stood in the mind-boggling immensity of the alien junkyard, staring up at what Jess had found there-at that steam-driven titan of rail locomotion. "Seven days," Jess said. "That's what we got. Granted, it ain't a lotta time, but the way I see it, we all pull together, we can do this. Not saying it'll be easy. Ya don't like axle grease, walk away now. Coal dust? Engine oil? See above. Is it a gamble? Sure. But this kinda gamble? It's the good kinda gamble, am I right?" The exhilaration in Sally and Vera's eyes was answer enough. "That's what I like to hear," Jess said, draping her arms around the denim-clad shoulders of her two best friends. "So step up then, ladies. Cos we just got ourselves into the Martian railroad business." PRAISE FOR CANNONBALL EXPRESS: "AN EXPRESS RIDE OF THRILLS! You won't ever want to get off." - Alexander Gordon Smith, bestselling author of ESCAPE FROM FURNACE "BRILLIANT! A 200-ton rollercoaster ride." - Jon Mayhew, award-winning author of MORTLOCK
