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Powers

"Bury me standing. I must be buried standing."

Deep in the swamps of southern Louisiana, Mariutza’s beloved grandfather whispers his ominous last request--and dies in her arms. All her life he's looked after her. He's trained her in the old Gypsy ways and kept her hidden away in the swamp. But now…

The Badness has found her.

Mari’s only hope? Journey to the city to find Jaazaniah the Prophet, the legendary hero of grandfather’s bedtime stories. But how can a girl who has never left the swamp survive the terrifying world of men long enough to find a savior who may not even exist?

In the heart of New Orleans, musician Jazz Rechabson runs for his life. Everyone is out to get him. Soldiers, government agents, mysterious hooded men. What do they want? And who is the beautiful young woman who haunts his waking dreams?

Can strangers from different worlds come together in time to unmask their common enemy? And even if they could understand what is happening, will they be able to stand?

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Shade

"You will not fear the terror of the night." —Psalm 91

A monstrous waking nightmare is pursuing graduate student Hailey Maniates across San Francisco to Golden Gate Park where she is rescued by a towering homeless man. She seems able to read her rescuer’s mind, but is it just a delusion? Doctors diagnose her as a paranoid schizophrenic and attempt to prescribe away her alleged hallucinations. But too many questions remain around Hailey and the man who saved her. He appears to suffer from her same mental condition and is convinced that some type of Gypsy vampire is trying to kill them both.

Against reason, Hailey finds herself more and more attracted to this strange man. But what if he is a fantasy? What if he is the monster?

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Fossil Hunter

In the desolate Iraqi desert, a lone shepherd stumbles across a whale fossil. Initial analysis indicates that it could be a new species—a discovery that could shed new light on the evolution debate.

Paleontologist Dr. Katie James is asked to lead an expedition to recover the rest of the fossil before her archrival, Nick Murad, can find it first.

But while she’s there, Katie also uncovers the unexpected—a human fossil so controversial she’s forced to collaborate with Nick to analyze the find before it can be destroyed by a fundamentalist government faction. Their initial results fly in the face of current scientific theory, and it seems the whole world turns against them, including those they thought they could trust most.

Then the fossil disappears, sending Nick and Katie on a chase that could cost them their reputations, their careers—even their lives.

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Adrenaline

Time is running out . . . James Parker is waging a frantic search for a cure. Though he is a brilliant biochemistry student with a promising career ahead, a crippling disease is stealing his future. Now desperation threatens to carry him beyond the limits of medical ethics.

A Phantom is terrorizing the campus . . . The menace that haunts Darcy William’s dreams is now threatening her friends and community. Can she muster the courage to confront her nemesis before further attacks?

Will they be able to expose the source of deadly evil?

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Oxygen

The year is 2014 and Valkerie Jansen is presented with the opportunity to continue her microbial ecology research as a member of the NASA corps of astronauts.  When a sudden resignation opens the door for her to be a part of the Ares 10 “Mars” crew, she is catapulted into the adventure of her life.  Training.  Mystery.  Romance. Everything’s moving at warp speed until the Ares 10 passes the point of no return. Only then does she discover evidence that the spaceship was sabotaged — possibly by a member of the crew. Is it just a tragic accident or a suicide mission?

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The Fifth Man

The sequel to the award-winning Oxygen. Courage and self-sacrifice have finally brought the crew of Ares 10 safely to the planet Mars. They enthusiastically begin the mission they were sent to perform. Though working under dangerous conditions and experiencing strained relationships, the astronauts are encouraged by fascinating discoveries that seem to point to the presence of microscopic life on the planet. But their work is disrupted when frightening sabotage, like that of the trip to Mars, begins again. Is the "fifth man" alien or human?

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Eat My Martian Dust

Don’t be alarmed young bipedal earthlings. This collection of science fiction short stories was written for humanoids between the ages of ten and ninety-eleven. Included are stories from best-selling authors such as Marianne Dyson, Kathy Tyers, Jim Denney, Sigmund Brouwer, Robert Elmer, Michael Carroll, Randy Ingermanson, and Shane Johnson. There are even a couple of stories by yours truly.

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