Distant Horizons

Chinavare's Find #3

by M.A. Roberts, Lisa M. Corson (Illustrations)

Elsewhere on Echo World, in Savannah Station, a third set of negotiations was taking place. Eileen Faith Sands stood in the middle of the Discovery II Corporation office, her blue eyes blazing brightly, with her hands on her hips. "Listen, it has to be done. I'm going and that's that," she said with determination. "Why must you go alone?" Random asked. "You read her note. That's how she said she wanted it." "Explain to me again, why it is that you're negotiating with Cynthia?" Eileen looked at Random as if she were trying to cleanse his soul with the fire in her eyes. "It's selfish really. I've finally found a partner that I enjoy being with. Ike said it, I'm happy and I wouldn't trade places with anyone else," she said with passion in her voice. Random looked at Eileen as if seeing her for the first time. "I didn't realize this meant that much to you. Where do we go from here?" M. A. Roberts has used a combination of history, technology, and a dose of 'what if' to create an interesting and believable alternative future. Distant Horizons is the third book in the series titled: Chinavare's Find.

374 pages, Paperback

First published February 11, 2013

About the author

M. A. Roberts has taught social studies and literature for twenty-five years. He began writing in high school and then put it away to do other things. His series, Chinavare's Find began as a character sketch in a creative writing class in the early 90's, and gradually grew. In 2008, M. A. Roberts began assembling the various pieces of the series, finally publishing Opportunity Calls, the first title in the series in 2012. The second and third titles in the series, Challenges and Distant Horizons followed soon after. M. A. Roberts also enjoys politics, running as the Green Party's candidate for the U. S. House of Representatives in Texas's Second District, and he plans on doing so again in 2014.

Reviews

[M.A. Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

How do you stop a war that is officially over? In Distant Horizons, Random Arthur Hause, a former history teacher/baseball coach seeks a solution to that problem. The story begins with Random and Sarah Elizabeth Snow traveling by sea from Echo World’s Savannah Station to Echo World’s Patagonia to begin an archeological survey of alien ruins. Along the way, Random and Sarah are joined by a collection of characters.

Random and his friends and allies soon discover that the War of Independence may be over, but the enemy has no intention of surrendering. Along the way, Random and Sarah also discover that, even during war, life continues. They learn there are more important things in life than politics and war.

M. A. Roberts uses a combination of history, technology, and a dose of 'what if' to create an interesting and believable alternative future. Lisa Corson created the beautiful cover art for Distant Horizons, as she has also done for the earlier titles in the series, Opportunity Calls and Challenges. You can see more of Lisa's creations at Homespun Heritage.