Children Of The Stars (Return to Earth)
Book Details
Author(s)Charles A Cornell
ISBN / ASINB01KE4GIGQ
ISBN-13978B01KE4GIG5
Sales Rank375,214
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
In modern day Japan, an American medical researcher discovers the deadly secret behind an eighty-year-old woman's ageless appearance and incredible fertility, and her connection to the bizarre disappearance of the freighter the Ourang Medan in 1948. The ship was found drifting, her entire crew dead, their blistered faces turned to the sky, their fingers pointing skywards. Two journalists claim to know what happened aboard the Ourang Medan that night. Who chartered it and why had been a deep mystery. That is, until now. And this secret— the origin of The Children Of The Stars— now threatens mankind.
Q - What is Return to Earth?
A - In Return to Earth, ten authors unite to interpret how humankind would react to the arrival of extraterrestrials who happen to be human. The stories range in setting from recent history to far future. This is the second project by the Alvarium Experiment, a consortium of accomplished and award-winning authors.
Q - Where should a reader start when selecting a short story to read in Return to Earth?
A - Each story is self-contained and can be read in any order. The reader is free to select any of the stories at random to begin their experience. The book description will explain the setting for each particular story.
CHARLES A CORNELL suffers from Overactive Imagination Disorder, an incurable condition that fills his mind with three dimensional puzzles of stacked what-if questions that cry out for answers. Charles fuels his creativity amidst the chaos of a busy life in his writer’s den in Fort Myers Florida where he dreams up whimsical adventures that range from the satirical to the macabre.
His dieselpunk series, DragonFly explores the incredibly turbulent times during the 1940s and the ‘what ifs’ that might have been. DragonFly follows the journey of Veronica Somerset as she battles the odds to become Britain’s first female fighter pilot. Packed with full color illustrations and black and white 'retrographs', DragonFly conjures up a whole new world of fantastic technology, dangerous fighting machines and wizards battling across the boundary between good and evil in a World War re-imagined like never before. A 2014 Royal Palm Literary Award Finalist in Science Fiction, DragonFly is a retro-futuristic collision of science fiction and fantasy with a generous dash of alternative history.
His FBI serial killer novel Tiger Paw won the 2012 Royal Palm Literary Award for Best Thriller from the Florida Writers Association. Tiger Paw blends action and intrigue with psychological suspense and asks the questions, how far will someone go to sell his soul to the Devil? And what if the Devil seeks revenge?
You can follow Charles' musings on science fiction, retrofuturism and dieselpunk at his blog, www.CharlesACornell.com. Enter the world of DragonFly at www.DragonFly-Novels.com.
INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR
Q - What is Return to Earth?
A - In Return to Earth, ten authors unite to interpret how humankind would react to the arrival of extraterrestrials who happen to be human. The stories range in setting from recent history to far future. This is the second project by the Alvarium Experiment, a consortium of accomplished and award-winning authors.
Q - Where should a reader start when selecting a short story to read in Return to Earth?
A - Each story is self-contained and can be read in any order. The reader is free to select any of the stories at random to begin their experience. The book description will explain the setting for each particular story.
About the Author
CHARLES A CORNELL suffers from Overactive Imagination Disorder, an incurable condition that fills his mind with three dimensional puzzles of stacked what-if questions that cry out for answers. Charles fuels his creativity amidst the chaos of a busy life in his writer’s den in Fort Myers Florida where he dreams up whimsical adventures that range from the satirical to the macabre.
His dieselpunk series, DragonFly explores the incredibly turbulent times during the 1940s and the ‘what ifs’ that might have been. DragonFly follows the journey of Veronica Somerset as she battles the odds to become Britain’s first female fighter pilot. Packed with full color illustrations and black and white 'retrographs', DragonFly conjures up a whole new world of fantastic technology, dangerous fighting machines and wizards battling across the boundary between good and evil in a World War re-imagined like never before. A 2014 Royal Palm Literary Award Finalist in Science Fiction, DragonFly is a retro-futuristic collision of science fiction and fantasy with a generous dash of alternative history.
His FBI serial killer novel Tiger Paw won the 2012 Royal Palm Literary Award for Best Thriller from the Florida Writers Association. Tiger Paw blends action and intrigue with psychological suspense and asks the questions, how far will someone go to sell his soul to the Devil? And what if the Devil seeks revenge?
You can follow Charles' musings on science fiction, retrofuturism and dieselpunk at his blog, www.CharlesACornell.com. Enter the world of DragonFly at www.DragonFly-Novels.com.
