Bøker av Kate Rauner

An interstellar journey. Unexpected alien culture. Two reluctant leaders strive to save their people. Trey Jackson languishes among settlers who fear to explore the planet they colonized. The old pilot is burdened by guilt from his lover's long-ago death. Among the aliens, mystic Zahra sacrifices happiness to shield her childhood home from a chieftain's brutal raids. As her power fades, she delivers other clans to his vicious ambitions. A bright teen's secret study of alien whales offers Jackson salvation... until one of the creatures leaves them marooned on the aliens' shore. Jackson seeks Zahra's help, but their mutual first-contact triggers a dangerous chain of events. Can one lonely old man become the hero they all need? Cross faraway frontiers in Chronicle of an Alien World. For sci-fi adventure, relatable heroes, fascinating scenarios, and heartbreaking moral quandaries, read Kate Rauner's provocative tale today.

Poetry that favors rhyme;Inspired all by science;Outward to the edge of time;Or tied to earthly cadence.Light and written all for fun, There is no angst to hide.You're invited now to sample oneOf my poems inside.Over forty fun poems of science and nature. Read the popular Desert Watermelon, a few haiku, and learn how to say Cruithne (Earth's second moon?)These poems are inspired by a challenge from Richard Feynman, one of the most influential 20th century physicists. He wrote: "poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I too can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more? What men are poets who can speak of Jupiter if he were a man, but if he is an immense spinning sphere of methane and ammonia must be silent?"Click Now to enjoy over forty short, descriptive rhymes of science.

A stubborn young pilot chases a cryptic space probe through Earth orbit... ... and she's figured out who launches its strikes on commercial satellites. When the Moon's corporate rival contracts for Winnie and her partner, Bertie, to clear space junk around an orbiting station, she grabs her chance to pursue the probe's agent, a spy who almost killed her - twice. But tracking down a scoundrel among asteroid miners and committed colonists is harder than she expected. Now, more is at stake than ever before. Can the pilots avert a global catastrophe? Will they survive the attempt? If you love space adventures, click now and start reading.

A girl from an outlying fish farm. A dangerous job on the unforgiving Martian surface. Dreams of fun turn to dread. When Bliss lands a job inside a lava tube, she leaves her boring life back home for the colony's largest city. Imagine, over 600 people. Her assignment demands long miserable hours on the cold, airless surface, but when the job's complete, there will be nothing like it anywhere else on Mars. Unfortunately, her boss is crazy, and some colonists make life miserable for a newcomer. At least her handsome teammate becomes an ally with an exciting secret. He's waiting for something special in a rare cargo shipment from Earth. But scoundrels drag Bliss into their deadly schemes and threaten everyone's life. Can a simple fish farmer save her colony? If you enjoy sympathetic characters and intriguing plot twists, you'll love Kate Rauner's story.Buy Water on Mars today and join the science fiction adventure.

A slowly failing colony abandoned by Earth. New arrivals half a planet away. An unreliable young man desperate to save his friends and family. Jake didn't ask to be born on Mars. He drifts among tasks in his tiny settlement, never finding the purpose he craves. When a spaceship lands half a planet away, they bring technology his sick family desperately needs. But the new-comers refuse all efforts at contact. Breaking through is Jake's chance to redeem himself. When he connects with a Chinese ceramicist in the group, the man can't resist his offer of Martian clay. The silence is broken. Jake travels to a new colony filled with vibrant settlers, including children. There, he meets strangers for the first time in his life. Their ideas clash with what he's been taught, but Mars makes the same demands on every human for survival. He finds friends. Enemies too. What sacrifices will they demand in exchange for his home colony's salvation? Born on Mars is a science fiction adventure grounded in the science of the Red Planet. If you wonder what settlers will face, if you ever imaged yourself exploring another world, you'll love Kate Rauner's tale. Buy Born on Mars and travel to the vast planes of Mars today.

In the battle for space, someone has more than satellites in their sights.Winnie Bravo, newly minted pilot, is brash, reckless, and more than a little annoying as she sets out to prove herself. Capturing a stealth probe that destroys satellites seems the perfect way to demonstrate her talents, but the mysterious craft escapes. Now, someone at her corporation's lunar base is willing to kill to stop her. She barely escapes with her life and must track down the lunar spy before they strike again. If you love rollicking adventures, you won't be able to put Winnie's story down. Humanity's future in space depends on brave men and women, and it may help if they're a little crazy. Click now and head into orbit today.

When escalating attacks threaten Earth, a cocky young pilot challenges the scoundrel responsible - her boss.She escaped her mundane life and chased a rogue probe through space. Now this young space pilot returns to Earth and all its complications.She finally knows her enemy, but will he derail her victory? Winnie Bravo tackles her boss alone because that's what heroes do. Then he stops her dead in her tracks, dangling the prestige she's always wanted. If she accepts, she'll be trapped, but confronting him threatens a deadly strike. Shore Leave is the final book in Winnie Bravo, Space Pilot's science fiction trilogy. If you like rollicking exploits in the future, then you'll love Kate Rauner's space adventure. Buy Shore Leave and blast off today!

Travel to two fantastic worlds. A trio of physics students find that theory is safer than practice, andA lonely woman on a deadly mission receives a second chance, if she can seize it before it's too late.Short reads, perfect to fit your busy life. Read one today. This is the second book in a series of short reads in speculative fiction; two scifi stories by Kate Rauner, a reader's choice Best Scifi Writer at Ooorahs! webzine. There's also a sneak peek at Kate's science fiction book, Titan. Survival is not destiny for this young engineer struggling to save his family's colony. Click now and happy reading.

Flash fiction stories, perfect for your busy day. Three works of science fiction and fantasy: Burritos and his daughter's birthday party keep a computer developer from his Artificial Intelligence project, but he'll never succeed without them.A painter ensnared in his master's Renaissance studio discovers a deadly escape.>Enjoy these stories today.