P. R. Garcia

The Secret of Mars (The Europa Saga, #10) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Hidden throughout the vast universe are many secrets; secrets hidden to be protected, hidden to be unseen, hidden to be unknown. Some secrets are Predators, ready to emerge and devour all. Other secrets are Givers, bestowing upon the discoverer great treasure or knowledge. While others are Keepers, holding the forgotten truths of ancient civilizations or wars fought long ago. There are even secrets that were never meant to be secret, containing things accidentally relegated to oblivion. But the greatest secrets are the Holders; they carry the fabric of life itself - its conception, its mystery, its existence.

Mars is no exception. She too holds many secrets locked away within her. Some are hidden so deeply they will never be learned, while others wait and hope for the day they will be revealed. Some date back only a few thousand years, and others date back millions. One such secret is a tall, black stone of immense power. It is a forgotten remnant of an advanced civilization that explored our galaxy when life was new on Earth. It is Keeper. And with its emergence, a Holder has awakened. It contains life beyond what anyone could have imagined or dared dream of.
Mary Waters is a young half-Oonock/half-human female and the twin-granddaughter of Queen Europa and King Kiijon of Jupiter's ice moon, Europa. Ever since she was young and heard the tale of the Oonock colony that once thrived on Mars, she has dreamed of finding it. Mary wonders how they lived and what their final moments must have been like. She also knows finding the colony will be just about impossible. When JeffRa reduced the green, living planet to a barren rock of red dust and rock, everything was obliterated; mountains, forests, rivers, oceans and the colony. Not one fragment of bone or blade of grass was left to testify that Mars was once a living planet. Yet, despite the odds and the fact that Oonocks leave no evidence when they died, Mary surmises something might have survived someway, somehow. Perhaps remnants wait for her to find them. Or pieces of pottery or the stone bendicore, the source of their power. But where? Mars is a big planet. To make matters worse, she doesn't even know if the Complex was on land or in the deep ocean, as the Oonock Complex is on Earth. Without some kind of clue or a sign, Mary fears the destroyed colony will remain lost.
Mary's fear turns into hope the day she hears on the news that the human settlement on Mars has discovered the possible site of an ancient ocean. It is in the same area where her aunt found several urn pieces several years earlier. Then, as if destined to locate the colony, she receives a letter from the Mars' Mining Company inviting her to come and explore the area. Bubbling with anticipation and excitement, Mary heads to Mars, unaware of the real reason for her invitation. The Company has discovered one of Mars' ancient secrets. It is their hope that the half-Oonock/half-human can activate the site. Content in their deception, they have no idea that their discovered secret has an agenda of its own. That is until a mysterious sandstorm kidnaps Mary, leaving behind only her empty spacesuit.

Amber, Mary's identical twin sister, is on Setus Three attempting to make First Contact with a newly discovered alien lifeform. She is the midst of meeting the Inks when she is filled with an irrefutable feeling that Mary is in mortal danger. She rushes to Mars, only to disappear too.

An Oonock team headed by the twin's Uncles, Jeanip and Earon, travel to Mars to find their lost princesses. But their task seems hopeless. There are no clues, no evidence of what might have happened to them, where they might be. The Company keeps its secret, offering the uncles their condolences. If the Waters family hope to solve this mystery, they will not only need to discover what the Company has found but uncover the real SECRET OF MARS.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: P. R. Garcia
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781310169045
• Artikelnr.: 48199548

Autorenporträt

P.R. Garcia grew up in rural Michigan and is the youngest of three. She became a lover of Science Fiction at an early age when her parents took her to the movies. She was hooked the moment she heard Patricia Neal tell the robot Gort in The Day the Earth Stood Still "Klaatu barada nikto". Inspired by what was possible, she and her dog spent many days in the fields behind her home fighting aliens and investigating unexplored planets. Her love continued to grow, and while in high school, the series Star Trek hit television, boosting her fascination with what might be out there. Her friends still comment on how she skipped the football games to stay home and watch each episode. When in her thirties, she became an award-winning basket weaver and continued in this craft for three decades. Upon retiring from her job of thirty years, she moved to San Diego, California. She volunteered for five years as a guide on the Whale Watching Boats, teaching people from around the world about the Pacific Ocean's aquatic life.

At sixty-two, Ms. Garcia began to write her Europa Saga, a tantalizing, ten-part sci-fi series of intrigue, suspense, and mystery. Her saga is a fresh retelling of the story of Atlantis and its inhabitants. The books span six thousand years and four generations. Her story launched her into the world of a best-selling author.

Global warming, deforestation, pollution of our air and water, species loss, and the devastation of Earth itself are all subjects dear to Ms. Garcia's heart. She has incorporated those themes into her later books, including books seven through nine of the Europa Saga and Extinction 2038. Her upcoming book Guardians of Earth and the sequel Guardians of Earth II, which should be released in early 2021, also deals with these subjects. If you'd like information on ways you can help stop global warming and other green topics, sign up for her newsletter.

Ms. Garcia also writes children's books. A Cat for William is based on an authentic story about how a stray cat helps a man cope with a disabling disease. She is working on two more children's books: The Story of Sudan: The Last Northern White Male Rhino and The Christmas Crayons, a story about a homeless boy who finds happiness in a box of crayons on Christmas Day. For more information, go to her web page: http://www.prgarcia1.com.