Bücher von Kevin Killiany

Dirt is for losers."DOWN TO DIRT is YA hard science fiction with an attitude, full of technical details as engaging as the characters. I was immediately drawn into the story." ~ Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of ETERNITY''S MINDIt''s 2021, and humanity has been in space for half a century. Giant space stations are hubs of scientific and industrial research, colonies are spreading across the moon and Mars, and sixteen-year-old Mara Duval, born and raised on Tombaugh Station, is training to be part of humanity''s first mission to the moons of Jupiter.Life is full of possibilities-opportunities denied those deemed unfit for life in space. The unintelligent, the diseased, the mentally unstable, and the criminal-all who have been rejected by the Space Service-are condemned to live their lives on dirt, a planet everyone knows but no one mentions. Every spacer has relatives on dirt, family members who failed to qualify for space. Some are remembered, some are forgotten; but all are left behind.To Mara''s horror, her parents have mandated she understand her past before she can pursue her future. If she wants to follow her dream to Jupiter, she must leave the safety of space and get to know her uncle, aunt, and cousin confined to dirt. Given no choice, she submits to medical procedures and intense physical training-bracing herself to survive weeks of exile amid violence, disease, and dangers she can only imagine.But nothing could prepare Mara for what she discovers when she goes down to dirt.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the first book in this critically acclaimed, timely, young adult science fiction adventure that''s sure to keep you riveted.Books by Kevin Killiany:Down to Dirt (Dirt and Stars - Book 1)Life on Dirt (Dirt and Stars - Book 2)Rise from Dirt (Dirt and Stars - Book 3)For the Stars (Dirt and Stars - Book 4) [Coming 2022]More Great Sci-Fi from Evolved Publishing:"Star City" Series by Edwin Peng"Noah Zarc" Series by D. Robert Pease"Panhelion Chronicles" Series by Marlin Desault"Whitewashed" Series by Adelaide ThorneTwo Moons of Sera by P.K. TylerThe Silver Sphere by Michael Dadich

Dirt is for heroes.Mara Duval, a spacer born on Tombaugh Station, came down to Earth prepared to endure six weeks of exile on the disease-ridden, war-torn wasteland that spacers call dirt. Instead, she discovered the Space Service's stranglehold on access to space is built on lies, and people who deserve to be part of humanity's reach for the stars are denied their birthright. Mara got the word out, and for her crimes was "disappeared" without warning.But the Space Service desperately needs people to explore and colonize the outer worlds, young people who can be molded in the spacer tradition. To attract national attention, they launch the first Boot Camp competition: a months-long contest, with the top twelve finishers earning a coveted spot in Space Service Junior Officer Training. And because of Mara, Boot Camp is open to everyone.Jael Alden has always known her future lies among the stars-but decades of Space Service discrimination stand in her way. Boot Camp gives her a chance to take the Space Service head on, to make one of those spots her own. She doesn't care the contest will be rigged against her, designed to make all minority challengers fail. Jael has wanted the stars all her life-and she's willing to risk everything to prove the best will always rise from dirt."Kevin Killiany's delightfully immersive writing sucks you right into the characters, their situation, their location, and their lives. A most compelling read." ~ Keith R. A. DeCandido, Author of Novels in "Star Trek," "Supernatural," "Sleepy Hollow," and MoreEvolved Publishing presents the third book in Dirt and Stars. This young adult science fiction series features an alternate history adventure sure to keep you glued to the page.Books by Kevin Killiany: Down to Dirt (Book 1) Life on Dirt (Book 2) Rise from Dirt (Book 3) For the Stars (Book 4) [Coming Late 2018]More Great Sci-Fi from Evolved Publishing: "Star City" Series by Edwin Peng "Noah Zarc" Series by D. Robert Pease Two Moons of Sera by P.K. Tyler The Silver Sphere by Michael Dadich "Panhelion Chronicles" Series by Marlin Desault