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Air on sale

On sale now for $0.99! Get your copy of the Kindle edition of Air: Generation Mars, Book One.

Water: Generation Mars, Book Three is coming October 22

In anticipation of the release, I am putting Kindle editions of each of the first three books on sale in October. Each book will be available for $0.99 for one week.

Scratching the Surface – October 1-7
*Air – October 8-14*
Shelter – October 15-21

Air, on sale now!

And be sure to pre-order your copy of the Kindle edition of Water: Generation Mars, Book Three for the special pre-order price.

 

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Water available October 22

*Available October 22 in print and on Kindle*

Water: Generation Mars, Book Three

Swimming on Mars? Not likely. There is water on Mars, but it is frozen solid beneath the surface. In book three, Water, the children are touring an abandoned ice mine from the colony’s early years when an unpredictable seismic event traps them in a dark and shifting labyrinth of ice. Escape will require resilience and sacrifice beyond anything they have experienced.

Kindle edition available for pre-order at a special price now at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK6RLNTG

illustration: Luis Peres

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StS on sale now!

On sale now for $0.99! Get your copy of the Kindle edition of Scratching the Surface: Generation Mars, Prelude.
https://www.amazon.com/Scratching-Surface-Generation-Mars-Prelude-ebook/dp/B07W76QP8B

Water: Generation Mars, Book Three is coming!

In anticipation of the release, I am putting Kindle editions of each of the first three books on sale in October. Each book will be available for $0.99 for one week.

Scratching the Surface – October 1-7
Air – October 8-14
Shelter – October 15-21

Scratching the Surface, on sale now!

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Lunar South Pole

Human activity on the Moon will increase dramatically in the next decade. This article provides a concise view why.

A subplot in the forthcoming book, Water, involves a cousin on Earth who’s dad gets an assignment at the south pole of the Moon, studying ice cores for a new mine.

The mysteries of the Moon's South Pole
The mysteries of the Moon's South Pole

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission is revealing new insights about the lunar South Pole. The US, China and Russia all plan future missions to this region – so what makes it so fascinating?
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Let’s talk covers (2)

Second (we’re still talking covers, remember?), I’m thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming Generation Mars book, Water. Once again, Luis Peres has outdone himself.

This time we have a mashup (overture, if you will) of the interior illustrations, creating a perfect concept piece that draws the reader in by teasing multiple events in the story.

It’s a great cover! Want to read the book? Release date announcement coming soon.

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Let’s talk covers

First, I’ve been so busy finalizing the next book that I missed this announcement in early August. Shelter is a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards Best Book Cover contest in the Children/Young Adult category. Kudos to Luis Peres for hitting it out of the park with this grand and cinematic vision of a human family facing the challenges of living on Mars.

Finalists 2023 | The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Finalists 2023 | The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
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Science catching up to fiction

In the manuscript for the next Generation Mars book, I mention that a couple was able to conceive through recent technological developments. Well, here’s science catching up to fiction before the fiction is even published. The tech is called in-vitro gametogenesis, or IVG. It’s not ready for use in humans yet. But when it is, the possibilities are staggering.

Creating a sperm or egg from any cell? Reproduction revolution on the horizon
Researchers are inching closer to creating human eggs and sperm in the lab that carry a full complement of anyone’s DNA. It could revolutionize fertility treatment and raises huge ethical questions.

 

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Wishing Shelf reader comment for Air (#3)

Here is one more comment for Air from a young Wishing Shelf reader. I like this one a lot. I sometimes imagine that The Martian and The Expanse occupy the same universe, with Generation Mars sitting somewhere between.

“I just watched The Martian film which I thought was amazing. This is like that but for kids. I thought this book was very different to most, as the author wants the reader to understand Mars and how it might be possible to live there, but we´ll need to solve a lot of scientific problems first. That´s a good message. This book will make children think a bit.” Girl, aged 11 – with a little help from mum

image: Illustration by Luis Peres Children’s Books Illustrator for Air

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Wishing Shelf reader comment for Air (#2)

Here is another one of the comments for Air from a young Wishing Shelf reader. Generation Mars books lean heavily on procedural plots in which the characters must solve problems with what they have on hand. I’m glad this reader enjoyed that.

“The story is good, but I still thought it wasn´t the best part of the book. The best part was the solving problems using engineering and things like that. I love fixing things and trying to work out how things work, so this book was perfect for me. I did enjoy getting to know Cas and Ori, and I will try to find other books from this writer.” Boy, aged 12

image: Illustration by Luis Peres Children’s Books Illustrator for Scratching the Surface (slightly modified by me)

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