THE EXODUS SERIES
Book I: Flight from the Water Planet
by Austine Etcheverry & D. Jean Quarles
Excerpt:
Gillian pulled the head phones from her ears. She didn’t hear anything for a second and was about to put them back on when a muffled cry rang out. Curious, she rose from her bed. She’d been working on her history assignment and had an English test in the morning to study for. But it was so odd to hear shouting.
At the top of the stairs, Gillian stopped and listened.
“We can’t stay.” Her mother’s voice was clipped. “It’s impossible.”
“We can’t leave either,” her father said. “It makes no difference. We can’t run far enough. Maybe it’s better that way.”
“We could try. We can’t give up. You never know,” her mother argued.
Her father’s head tilted and he gave her a reproachful look that accompanied the words, “You know.”
At the top of the stairs, Gillian stopped and listened.
“We can’t stay.” Her mother’s voice was clipped. “It’s impossible.”
“We can’t leave either,” her father said. “It makes no difference. We can’t run far enough. Maybe it’s better that way.”
“We could try. We can’t give up. You never know,” her mother argued.
Her father’s head tilted and he gave her a reproachful look that accompanied the words, “You know.”
Description:
Gillian is distraught, hearing her parents arguing she learns the ugly truth, the Yellowstone super volcano that they’ve been studying is getting ready to explode. Sworn to secrecy, she has promised her parents she will continue as if nothing is wrong while they determine their next move. This includes participating in the State Speech and Debate meet in Casper, Wyoming.
When an earthquake disrupts the meet, Gillian feels the need to confide. She lets seven other students in on the terrifying truth, the Earth will soon be in a state of nuclear winter.
With the Earth in peril, aliens from the Astral Zone have convened to determine the fate of Hu-Mans. Most High Elected, Soluma-Rah, is determined to save as many children as she can, but while others in the federation agree, so they have ulterior motives?
Catastrophic events, that once begun cannot be stopped, create a parent's worst nightmare. And what of Gillian and the students she’s told? Can they survive?
When an earthquake disrupts the meet, Gillian feels the need to confide. She lets seven other students in on the terrifying truth, the Earth will soon be in a state of nuclear winter.
With the Earth in peril, aliens from the Astral Zone have convened to determine the fate of Hu-Mans. Most High Elected, Soluma-Rah, is determined to save as many children as she can, but while others in the federation agree, so they have ulterior motives?
Catastrophic events, that once begun cannot be stopped, create a parent's worst nightmare. And what of Gillian and the students she’s told? Can they survive?
Book II: House of Glass
by Austine Etcheverry & D. Jean Quarles
Excerpt:
"We can't kick her out," said the plump woman with salt and pepper hair who stood to the left of Mandy. “She’s on her own."
Right before Mandy and her dog, Charlie, entered the Biosphere in Arizona, the Yellowstone super volcano erupted. It created a sonic boom that caused Mandy’s ears to ring, and formed a dark cloud in the sky that had chased her as she ran to the safety of the Biosphere.
Mandy had entered the large building and searched for other survivors, wandering corridors and going up and down staircases. Finally, after not seeing a soul, she stepped into a room, climbed into a bed, and shut her eyes. Exhausted, she had needed a moment to rest. All the night before she’d stayed awake. Worried the aliens who had snatched her brother, Derek, and Jesse, the boy they’d brought with them, would return. Even though Charlie, the American Bulldog she’d rescued, sat close, she hadn’t felt safe closing her eyes until she rested inside the dome.
Moments later, it seemed, a man found her and Charlie nestled on a bed. He woke her and then carefully demanded she follow him, staying well away from the dog, but carrying her two backpacks. Now she stood in the hallway with her fate being decided. Her head hurt and she had trouble concentrating. But she understood. The man didn't think there would be enough food for all of them.
Right before Mandy and her dog, Charlie, entered the Biosphere in Arizona, the Yellowstone super volcano erupted. It created a sonic boom that caused Mandy’s ears to ring, and formed a dark cloud in the sky that had chased her as she ran to the safety of the Biosphere.
Mandy had entered the large building and searched for other survivors, wandering corridors and going up and down staircases. Finally, after not seeing a soul, she stepped into a room, climbed into a bed, and shut her eyes. Exhausted, she had needed a moment to rest. All the night before she’d stayed awake. Worried the aliens who had snatched her brother, Derek, and Jesse, the boy they’d brought with them, would return. Even though Charlie, the American Bulldog she’d rescued, sat close, she hadn’t felt safe closing her eyes until she rested inside the dome.
Moments later, it seemed, a man found her and Charlie nestled on a bed. He woke her and then carefully demanded she follow him, staying well away from the dog, but carrying her two backpacks. Now she stood in the hallway with her fate being decided. Her head hurt and she had trouble concentrating. But she understood. The man didn't think there would be enough food for all of them.
Description:
Aliens have left the planet Earth without power as the Yellowstone super volcano erupts. Mandy, and the American Bulldog she has adopted, race toward Arizona and the safety of the Biosphere. Once there she finds other survivors, all who are not necessarily happy to see her. She struggles to prove her value as they work together to create a home under horrific circumstances. Meanwhile the aliens in the neighboring galaxy are talking of war and how they can use the Hu-Man offspring they've taken to win. How will Mandy and the others survivor? And what about the Hu-Mans who have been taken, what will their destiny hold?
Praise for the Exodus Series:
Pick this book up, because you won't regret this adventurous joyful ride.
~ Darcy, Goodreads
Great book! I connected with the characters right from the beginning. Part of the allure of science fiction is never quite knowing what is going to happen next and this story captivated me from the beginning.
~Debbie, Goodreads
~ Darcy, Goodreads
Great book! I connected with the characters right from the beginning. Part of the allure of science fiction is never quite knowing what is going to happen next and this story captivated me from the beginning.
~Debbie, Goodreads