The world finally had its third and then final war. Two remaining teenagers, Marlow and Zane are left surviving in a church bunker with nothing but a couple ducks. They've watched everyone they love, pass on from the toxic conditions and know they aren't far behind them. When they are found by a team scavenging for supplies, the teenagers don't believe the claims that they are from the asteroid belt, the last settlement of humans that made it off Earth just before it all went to hell. They...

Stolen by a group of rebels, the spaceship Mack is hurtling towards a Goldilocks planet that offers a chance to start over, to build a new Utopian society. When they arrive, the Belters, along with the earthlings, find the planet a paradise, with fertile farmland, stunning beaches, and lush forests.But something more menacing lurks over the planet's terminator line. Every four years, Wyan's orbit plunges the planet into total darkness and the peaceful settlers are massacred by shad...

After the war with the Night Chasers, the group is left fractured and betrayed. Arjen, Julie, and Captain Williams were abandoned on Wyan, spurned by their former alien allies. Teamed with Amun the Pelosian, Arjen and his team work to repair his ship, hoping to find what became of those who crash-landed on the neighboring planet, Melinger. If they can locate the lost shuttle Mack intact, the marooned team may be able to return home and stop Robin Visser's plan.Meanwhile, Lana, Marl...

It’s 1990, and Leo Sanford has just been expelled from Central Baptist University for creating an explicit topiary of the female figure using a push mower on the front lawn of the quad.After a humiliating ride home, Leo opts for an entry-level job at All the Hits Video Rental.During an especially dull shift, Leo finds an alien portal opening in the adult section of the video store, just behind the hanging beads. Defending himself with only a pair of rollerblades, h...

Save a fortune at the closing table and beyond—and dodge the common financial pitfalls of first-time homeownership—with “exceptionally practical” and “clear” advice (Grant Sabatier, bestselling author of Financial Freedom).No matter how much you want to escape the renter’s cycle, buying a house isn’t always a good investment. Your home can make or break your chance to generate wealth and freedom—and this book will show you how to make the right decisions t...