Download or read book Defying Mars written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sequel to SAVING MARS, named to Kirkus Best of 2012. Back on Mars, Jessamyn must rebuild her life without Pavel or her brother Ethan while she guards a secret which could launch an interplanetary war. In order to save the world she loves, she must defy it.

Download or read book Defying Mars written by Cidney Swanson and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessamyn has escaped Earth with food for her starving world, but her troubles are just beginning. She must rebuild her life without Pavel, the Terran whose kiss haunts her. Her success is further tainted by the loss of her beloved brother. Ethan disabled the deadly lasers orbiting Mars, but this has created a fervor to re-open trade with Earth which Jess knows would be disastrous. Add into the mix a secret which could launch an interplanetary war, and Jess finds herself at the center of an intrigue where, in order to save the world she loves, she must defy it.

Download or read book Saving Mars written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2012-08-05 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the food supply of Mars's human settlement is decimated, seventeen-year-old Jessamyn Jaarda, the best pilot Mars Colonial has ever seen, flies to Earth to raid for food. Earth-Mars relations couldn't be worse, and her brother is captured during the raid. Breaking rules of secrecy and no contact, Jess finds an ally in Pavel, nephew to a government official, but their friendship only makes more agonizing the choice before her: Save her brother or save her planet?

Download or read book The Worlds We Defy written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a 10th anniversary special edition of a previously released title, DEFYING MARS. Jessamyn has escaped Earth with food for her starving world, but her troubles are just beginning. She must rebuild her life without Pavel, the young Terran whose kiss haunts her. Her success is further tainted by the loss of her beloved brother. Ethan disabled the deadly lasers orbiting Mars, but this has created a fervor to re-open trade with Earth which Jess knows would be disastrous. Add into the mix a secret which could launch an interplanetary war, and Jess finds herself at the center of an intrigue where, in order to save the world she loves, she must defy it. The Saving Mars series is a coming-of-age science fiction adventure series set in a dystopian future where colonization on Mars has survived for centuries without any contact with Earth, until now.

Download or read book The Saving Mars Series Box Set written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saving Mars Series Box Set contains the first three books in the series about a daring pilot from the human Mars Colony who raids hostile neighboring Earth to save her starving planet. When her brother is captured during the raid, she must decide: save her brother or save her planet? Includes SAVING MARS, named to Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2012. dystopian, teen romance, young adult, genetic engineering, space exploration, colonization

Download or read book Mars written by Asja Bakic and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A debut collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the Balkans, “sly, uncommon stories” by “a major talent” (Jeff VanderMeer, award-winning author of Hummingbird Salamander). Mars showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with making sense of their strange reality. One woman will be freed from purgatory once she writes the perfect book; another abides in a world devoid of physical contact. With wry prose and skewed humor, an emerging feminist writer explores twenty-first century promises of knowledge, freedom, and power. “Bakic’s stories are a dark delight—a treasury of forbidden pleasures, moments of resistance and resilience, and terrifying possibilities.” —Strange Horizons “At turns funny, surreal, and grounded in simple language but flung through twisted realities, the stories in this collection are provocative and utterly readable.” —The Brooklyn Rail “Skillfully disorienting.” —BUST “There’s an immediacy to Bakic’s offbeat worldview, sometimes strange and surreal, sometimes terrifying and upsetting, that pairs perfectly with the madness of the current political moment.” —Locus Magazine “Bosnian writer Bakic’s debut teems with the oddball narratives of George Saunders, the eerie atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe, and the feminist intellect of Marge Piercyc. . . Told in a straightforward manner that transports speculative fiction into almost realist territory, Bakic’s collection imaginatively and strikingly examines sci-fi tropes from not only the point of view of women, but also from the voice of an effortlessly gifted writer whose future is much brighter than that of those depicted in her stories.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Download or read book The Sirens of Mars written by Sarah Stewart Johnson and published by Crown. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sarah Stewart Johnson interweaves her own coming-of-age story as a planetary scientist with a vivid history of the exploration of Mars in this celebration of human curiosity, passion, and perseverance.”—Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s Dreams WINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD FOR SCIENCE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Times (UK) • Library Journal “Lovely . . . Johnson’s prose swirls with lyrical wonder, as varied and multihued as the apricot deserts, butterscotch skies and blue sunsets of Mars.”—Anthony Doerr, The New York Times Book Review Mars was once similar to Earth, but today there are no rivers, no lakes, no oceans. Coated in red dust, the terrain is bewilderingly empty. And yet multiple spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium, and Mare Sirenum—on the brink, perhaps, of a staggering find, one that would inspire humankind as much as any discovery in the history of modern science. In this beautifully observed, deeply personal book, Georgetown scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson tells the story of how she and other researchers have scoured Mars for signs of life, transforming the planet from a distant point of light into a world of its own. Johnson’s fascination with Mars began as a child in Kentucky, turning over rocks with her father and looking at planets in the night sky. She now conducts fieldwork in some of Earth’s most hostile environments, such as the Dry Valleys of Antarctica and the salt flats of Western Australia, developing methods for detecting life on other worlds. Here, with poetic precision, she interlaces her own personal journey—as a female scientist and a mother—with tales of other seekers, from Percival Lowell, who was convinced that a utopian society existed on Mars, to Audouin Dollfus, who tried to carry out astronomical observations from a stratospheric balloon. In the process, she shows how the story of Mars is also a story about Earth: This other world has been our mirror, our foil, a telltale reflection of our own anxieties and yearnings. Empathetic and evocative, The Sirens of Mars offers an unlikely natural history of a place where no human has ever set foot, while providing a vivid portrait of our quest to defy our isolation in the cosmos.

Download or read book Saving Mars Box Set written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Brotherhood of Light Lessons written by C. C. Zain (aka Elbert Benjamine) and published by The Church of Light. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of the authentic Brotherhood of Light Lessons by C. C. Zain. It contains over 5000 pages and all 23 volumes of the 21 Brotherhood of Light Course series. Divided into three branches of study: Astrology, Alchemy and Magic (which includes the tarot and kabbalah), ­there are seven courses in each branch. Zain integrates these fields of study into a unified understanding of how a student may apply Hermetic tradition and principles to build character, attract desired events into the life and significantly increase one’s happiness, usefulness and spirituality. Only authentic Brotherhood of Light lessons by C. C. Zain can bear the trademark of the two interlaced trines, with the name of Deity in the center and astrological symbols around the outside. The Brotherhood of Light is a modern-day Mystery School Tradition which offers a self-paced, home study course in Hermeticism. The goal of The Brotherhood of Light teachings is to create a world in which the dominant motivation of individuals is for Universal Welfare. That is, an ideal society that protects freedom of expression and worship, while simultaneously offering the tools by which freedom from want and fear can be achieved. We believe that this better world can be attained by becoming familiar with the facts of astrology, extra-sensory perception, directed-thinking and induced emotion, all taught in The Brotherhood of Light Lessons. The study and application of these teachings provides the aspirant with the tools to experience greater happiness, and spirituality, and to discover his or her role in God’s Great Plan. This book integrates the following publications into one document: CS01 Laws of Occultism: Inner Plane Theory and the Fundamentals of Psychic Phenomena CS02 Astrological Signatures: Evolution of the Soul and the Nature of Astrological Energies CS03 Spiritual Alchemy: The Hermetic Art of Spiritual Transformation CS04 Ancient Masonry: The Spiritual Meaning of Masonic Degrees, Rituals and Symbols CS05 Esoteric Psychology: Success through Directed Thinking and Induced Emotion CS06 The Sacred Tarot: The Art of Card Reading and the Underlying Spiritual Science CS07 Spiritual Astrology: The Origins of Astro-Mythology and Stellar Religion CS08 Horary Astrology: How to Erect and Judge a Horoscope CS09 Mental Alchemy: How Thoughts and Feelings Shape Our Lives CS10-1 Natal Astrology: Delineating the Horoscope CS10-2 Natal Astrology: Progressing the Horoscope CS11 Divination and Character Reading: Tools and Techniques for Enhancing ESP CS12-1 Natural Alchemy: Evolution of Life CS12-2 Natural Alchemy: Evolution of Religion CS13 Mundane Astrology: Interpreting Astrological Phenomena for Cities, Nations and Groups CS14 Occultism Applied to Daily Life: How to Increase Your Happiness, Usefulness and Spirituality CS15 Weather Predicting: The Hermetic System of Astrological Weather Analysis CS16 Stellar Healing: Astrological Predisposition, Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease CS17 Cosmic Alchemy: The Spiritual Guide to Universal Progression CS18 Imponderable Forces: The Wholesome Pathway CS19 Organic Alchemy: The Universal Laws of Soul Progression CS20 The Next Life: A Guide to Living Conditions on the Inner Plane CS21: Personal Alchemy: The Neophyte’s Path to Spiritual Attainment

Download or read book Payback Royale written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ming Chan meets Prince Thor of Eismark, all she sees is a snobby, entitled European playboy. But their families are in business, and the geography of attending the same boarding school means the two can't avoid each other, especially once con-artist Sly Bennett starts leaking photos of them to the tabloid press. As she spends more time with Thor, Ming sees another side of him—just a guy raised in a culture not so different from her own restrictive upbringing by her grandparents, for whom career and family are everything. Now she must choose between what the papers are saying and what her heart is telling her, but how do you trust a guy with a reputation like Thor’s?

Download or read book So Still the Dawn written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of devastating loss, Penumbra attempts to secure residency at the Mars colony, sending powerful anti-tourist sentiment in motion. Now Penny must choose what she's willing to lose, and who she's willing to fight for.

Download or read book Last Day on Mars written by Kevin Emerson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Last Day on Mars is thrillingly ambitious and imaginative. Like a lovechild of Gravity and The Martian, it's a rousing space opera for any age, meticulously researched and relentlessly paced, that balances action, science, humor, and most importantly, two compelling main characters in Liam and Phoebe. A fantastic start to an epic new series.” —Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series “Emerson's writing explodes off the page in this irresistible space adventure, filled with startling plot twists, diabolical aliens, and (my favorite!) courageous young heroes faced with an impossible task.” —Lisa McMann, New York Times bestselling author of the Unwanteds series It is Earth year 2213—but, of course, there is no Earth anymore. Not since it was burned to a cinder by the sun, which has mysteriously begun the process of going supernova. The human race has fled to Mars, but this was only a temporary solution while we have prepared for a second trip: a one-hundred-fifty-year journey to a distant star, our best guess at where we might find a new home. Liam Saunders-Chang is one of the last humans left on Mars. The son of two scientists who have been racing against time to create technology vital to humanity’s survival, Liam, along with his friend Phoebe, will be on the last starliner to depart before Mars, like Earth before it, is destroyed. Or so he thinks. Because before this day is over, Liam and Phoebe will make a series of profound discoveries about the nature of time and space and find out that the human race is just one of many in our universe locked in a dangerous struggle for survival.

Download or read book A Flight in Time written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Crown in Time written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2019-08-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Edmund is mysteriously returned to the seventeenth century, Halley must brave sickness without antibiotics, a second wife, and Queen Elizabeth the First in order to save the man she loves before he's lost to her forever.

Download or read book An Empire in Time written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jillian and Everett’s wedding plans are upended when mysterious time-traveler Dr. Duval steps out of the shadows and into their lives. Removing the Eiffel Tower as part of an experiment, Duval inadvertently creates a new timeline where the United States of America disappears in 1804 and is replaced by a French monarchy. Duval may not care whether America is a kingdom or a democracy, but he’ll stop at nothing to understand how spacetime operates. Desperate for information he needs, Duval hunts down Dr. Littlewood. Jillian and Everett’s wedding is on hold, and before long their lives are in danger. To stop Duval, Everett secretly travels to 1802 where he is jailed in the famed Conciergerie prison as an English spy. Jillian has a terrible choice. Will she play it safe in the American kingdom she knows, or will she travel to 1802 to alter history and save Everett from the guillotine?

Download or read book A Passage in Time written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trouble brews when Quintus Valerius hears slander against Julius Caesar and wants to go back in time to fix things. DaVinci, of course, is having none of it. Meanwhile, another physicist is unlocking the secrets of time travel. When a trip to 1935 unites them along with Walt Disney (and a photographer trailing Disney), things go sideways and history is damaged. Now Quintus and DaVinci must patch up their differences and race to restore things before Disneyland vanishes forever!

Download or read book A Thief in Time written by Cidney Swanson and published by Williams Press. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HE CAN'T STAY — SHE CAN'T LET HIM GO! Halley, stuck covering house-sitting jobs for her self-absorbed mom, has Hollywood dreams but no real life. Until the day covering for her mom leads to a tumble back to London, 1598, where Halley meets a hot, rich earl named Edmund. And accidentally brings him to the 21st century. Her dull summer just got a whole lot more interesting as she tells Edmund to keep his hands off tech he doesn't understand and a deadly sword he can't use in public brawls. All while trying to keep from falling in for him, which definitely can't happen. Now Halley's job is to get Edmund back where he belongs--while preventing a very scary professor from suspecting she messed with his time machine. If the evil scientist finds out about Edmund, Edmund's as good as dead. And what might that do to history? Not to mention, Halley would be next in line ... Summer's not boring anymore. Halley just needs to keep from getting killed, save Edmund (and history) before it's too late, and not fall for a guy who can't stick around. No matter how much she want him to. A THIEF IN TIME is a sweet, clean, time-travel romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers, packed with danger and historical detail.