Young, visionary scientist, Marshall Salt believes humanity’s future lies in the asteroid belt. With his closest friends, he has developed groundbreaking technology capable of extracting untold wealth from the cosmos.Their ambitions come with a staggering price tag - tens of billions of dollars. To fund their dream, Marshall must turn to the last person he ever wanted to ask: his estranged father and reclusive billionaire, Arthur Salt.As they uncover the ambitions of global...

After surviving two kidnappings the year before Ryder and his friends think they are done with Demeter. But when a mysterious illness starts manifesting in Ryder's little sister Debbie the team knows they have to find a way to return to Demeter before its to late. But not all is safe the mysterious planners of the nefarious plots last year are still unknown and the group must survive more attempts on their lives. Will they survive another adventure on Demeter?

All is quiet, or is it? What looks to be a large PerSian invasion fleet is on the edge of Demeter space and the Saggitarian Armada that is supposed to defend Demeter leaves port. This leaves Ryder and his team in a struggle to find a way of defending Demeter with the scraps left behind by the armada.Meanwhile a secret lurks in the inner tunnels of Demeter that could either save or destroy the planet, and explain the attempts on the team's lives. Will the team be able to find the an...

The first three books in 'Salt of the Earth', a series of science fiction novels by Alan D. Hansen, now available in one volume!Salt of the Earth: Marshall Salt has developed a groundbreaking technology capable of extracting untold wealth from the cosmos. To fund his dream, Marshall must turn to the last person he ever wanted to ask: his estranged father and reclusive billionaire, Arthur Salt. As they uncover the ambitions of global power players like the Manifest ...

Teen and Young Adult Science Fiction at its best.The epic conclusion to the Orion's Spur series . Death looms with every choice. Ryder must find a way to end the war between Sagittarius and PerSius or there will be nothing left of the Spur. What is the cost of peace?Reading this and the earlier books has been a great ride. I like the world---universe building that the author has done. The settings and characters stay with you long after you finish the book.

Usually being beaten up and hospitalized by the school bully isn't considered to be a great turning point in your life. Fifteen year old Ryder faces some of the common challenges of any young man his age: isolation, sibling rivalry, first love, and bullying. Life takes a sudden change when he is invited, along with his sister and five classmates to spend a year abroad.Read the contract! Instead of going to Europe on Earth Ryder and his friends are conscripted for a year of service ...

Twenty years after The Event reshaped humanity, the world is a scaled-down version of itself. Shrunk to less than two inches tall to combat overpopulation and environmental collapse, people live in miniaturized cities and use advanced technology to navigate their world.Eric Brice, the son of a hero lost to a bird attack, is part of the first generation born into this miniaturized world. On a class field trip to Cape Canaveral, disaster strikes when their toy-sized bullet train is s...

Ryder is faced with new dillemmas on every hand. Things are going well with Cynthia, but now he must meet her father. Also to bring peace to the Orion's Spur he must entrust his life to Debbie, who will be flying him through an asteroid field only so Ryder can attempt to negotiate with the pirates of Haumeah to convince them to have a show down with the Sagittarius league.

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Imagine that you, Phillip Rolfe, have been sentenced to death for killing your wife, a crime you claim you did not commit. You profess your innocence up until the moment the needle enters your arm and the world turns black. What seems like no more than a second, however, the lights are back on.It was not a second, though. It was forty years into the future. Because the death penalty was put on hold, you have been cryogenically frozen over those forty years. You’re told to sit in a ...

In the mysterious town of Trident, Texas, two enigmatic figures, Jack Coletree and Tina Jean Plumb, find their paths intertwined by extraordinarily peculiar circumstances. Unbeknownst to the unsuspecting residents, Jack and Tina harbor a dark secret—they are both serial killers with an insatiable thirst for blood.As the duo navigate through Trident, the once-quiet backwater town becomes the stage for a gruesome symphony of murder. Bodies begin to accumulate, and the community desce...

John Walker's ordinary life takes an unexpected turn when his satellite radio becomes possessed by a mysterious demon. Unbeknownst to John, the demon has access to every detail of his life. In a Faustian twist, the demon offers John a deal that promises to transform his existence.Accepting the devilish pact, John soon finds his reality altered beyond his wildest dreams. He's now wealthy, his marriage is blissful, and his son is destined for stardom. However, as the demon collects i...