However, in Michael Dadich’s The Silver Sphere, the fantasy wasn’t the land of sweetness and promises it was a land fraught with evil and chaos, much more dangerous and more critical than any experience these teenagers had faced in their own earthly lives. On earth, these young adults face challenges such as an abusive father, a home without love, and bullies, all very real and difficult circumstances to face. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Reviewed by: Suzanne Gattis, Pacific Book Reviewīook Review What teenager hasn’t wanted to escape to another world, to just leave behind the troubles and worries of his own life and enter a world of magic and fantasy. 'Panhelion Chronicles' Series by Marlin Desault.More Great Sci-Fi from Evolved Publishing: This young adult science fiction series features an alternate history adventure sure to keep you glued to the page. DeCandido, Author of Novels in 'Star Trek,' 'Supernatural,' 'Sleepy Hollow,' and MoreĮvolved Publishing presents the third book in Dirt and Stars. 'Kevin Killiany's delightfully immersive writing sucks you right into the characters, their situation, their location, and their lives.

Jael has wanted the stars all her life-and she'swilling to risk everything to prove the best will always rise from dirt. She doesn't care the contest will be rigged against her,designed to make all minority challengers fail.

Boot Campgives her a chance to take the Space Service head on, to make one of thosespots her own. Jael Alden has always known her future lies among thestars-but decades of Space Service discrimination stand in her way. To attract national attention, the Services launch the firstBoot Camp competition: a months-long contest, with the top twelve finishers earningcoveted positions in the Space Service Junior Officer Training program. Andbecause of Mara, Boot Camp is open to everyone. Instead she discovered the SpaceService's unquestioned control of access to space is built on lies, and that peoplewho deserve to be part of humanity's reach for the stars are denied theirbirthright. Mara got the word out, and for her crimes was'disappeared' without warning.īut the Space Service desperately needs people toexplore and colonize the outer worlds-young people who can be molded in thespacer tradition.

Mara Duval, a spacer born on Tombaugh Station, camedown to Earth prepared to endure six weeks of exile on the disease-ridden,war-torn wasteland that spacers call dirt.

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