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Mars Hill Classified #2
The Proof
The Proof opens with a suspenseful encounter between the grandson of Dr. Robert Kanewski, while watching the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor, and the alien spiders first seen on Mars in The Evidence. It’s an encounter that costs Dr. Kanewski his life, just as Endeavor blasts off and the journey to Mars continues for John Wells and crew. Later, on Rex Edwards’ commercial Mars rocket, Epsilon, the crew heads to Mars to learn more about the strange alien sightings there. With a successful launch to Mars, the three-person crew has an 18-month trip ahead of them. Can they endure the stress and loneliness of 18 months without loved ones? While they are gone, Earth will once again be tested by alien visitors and questionable religious ideas. Are the spiders truly aliens?
Back on the earth, there are more problems than Amy’s illness and separation from her husband. Cult-like leader, Father Raines frequently shares prophetic messages from the “Father Race.” He predicts visitations that come true and the frightened world watches and waits to see what will happen. Suspecting that the “Father Race” is a hoax, FBI Special Agent Terrance Kerry continues his quest for answers. He travels around the globe, seeking Elias Ulrich, the terrorist he believes is behind the sightings of the aliens. Frequently, he turns to John Wells for insight and together they seek the truth. Ulrich continues his escape from Navy pursuers and the FBI, headed toward a mysterious and historic rendezvous off the coast of Mont Saint Michel in France. Is there an unknowable god and is Malcolm Raines his prophet? Why does Malcolm Raines, the prophet, get every prediction about the aliens perfectly correct? Who are the mother seed?
Amidst a backdrop of international intrigue and the unexplained loss of communication with the returning Mars crew, Amy Wells perseveres against the challenges of separation, and months of worry for her space-marooned husband. Acting on his own, John Wells survives a dangerous mission and returns alone from Mars after the loss of his friends on the Martian crew. He discovers upon his return that his reunion with family would be short lived. After the apparent murder of his wife and children, he tracks down the man who he thinks has killed his family. John tangles in a final scene with the prophet Malcolm Raines, and later Elias Ulrich, slugging the first and nearly dying at the hands of the second. In a cliffhanger ending, everything is not what it first appears.
Back on the earth, there are more problems than Amy’s illness and separation from her husband. Cult-like leader, Father Raines frequently shares prophetic messages from the “Father Race.” He predicts visitations that come true and the frightened world watches and waits to see what will happen. Suspecting that the “Father Race” is a hoax, FBI Special Agent Terrance Kerry continues his quest for answers. He travels around the globe, seeking Elias Ulrich, the terrorist he believes is behind the sightings of the aliens. Frequently, he turns to John Wells for insight and together they seek the truth. Ulrich continues his escape from Navy pursuers and the FBI, headed toward a mysterious and historic rendezvous off the coast of Mont Saint Michel in France. Is there an unknowable god and is Malcolm Raines his prophet? Why does Malcolm Raines, the prophet, get every prediction about the aliens perfectly correct? Who are the mother seed?
Amidst a backdrop of international intrigue and the unexplained loss of communication with the returning Mars crew, Amy Wells perseveres against the challenges of separation, and months of worry for her space-marooned husband. Acting on his own, John Wells survives a dangerous mission and returns alone from Mars after the loss of his friends on the Martian crew. He discovers upon his return that his reunion with family would be short lived. After the apparent murder of his wife and children, he tracks down the man who he thinks has killed his family. John tangles in a final scene with the prophet Malcolm Raines, and later Elias Ulrich, slugging the first and nearly dying at the hands of the second. In a cliffhanger ending, everything is not what it first appears.
469 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 22, 2006
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About the author
Austin Boyd
11 books42 followersAustin is an award-winning author who writes extensively about faith issues related to technology and business. He published award winning poetry and more than two dozen technical articles and papers during his career as a Navy pilot, NASA astronaut finalist, and spacecraft engineer. The author of six novels, he is a Christy Gold Medal finalist (The Proof, 2007) and the winner of the Mount Hermon “Pacesetter Award.”
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October 31, 2022
It starts off slow but picks up about 1/2 way thru. Then it ends with I can’t wait to read the next book.
April 17, 2020
The plot was ok, but the story seemed to drag on. Did not plan on reading book 3 until the last 3 pages. Now intrigue has caught me.
April 12, 2022
More readable than the first in the series, but too long for my liking.
June 5, 2023
The story/series continues building with intriguing plot twists that leave you anxious to read the 3rd and final book.
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September 4, 2007three astronauts take off for mars after a rover there encounters another robot--not of earch origin. is this, as it claims, a messenger from the "father race"? the three astronauts, two men and one women, must face the isolation of space during the many months of the journey--which may lead to their undoing. meanwhile on earth, a terrorist is on the loose and the fbi is trying to chase him down--as there may be a connection between him and the messengers from the "father race".[return]this story was ok, but it seemed very unbelievable in both the plotline (all this is supposed to take place in 2012, and i don't believe a mission to mars could ever take place then) and the way the characters reacted to what was happening.
June 5, 2008
Mars beckons. The resolve of every character is tested as the Epsilon heads out on its sixteen-month mission, facing separation from family and isolation in space. On Earth the chase continues for the elusive terrorist mastermind while the FBI tries to decipher his strange code, and the self-proclaimed prophet is keeping the world on their toes with his predictions of a visit from aliens. The grip of the main pages is nothing to the twist at the end... be prepared for triumph, heartbreak, and being stretched out of your own comfort level as you take this journey with them.
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June 7, 2017Austin Boyd writes a very compelling and believable story in "The Proof." I think this book is much better than "The Evidence" with deeper development of characters, the mysteries of Mars lead John Wells into a great adventure that causes him to face his most challenging fear head on. As God's plan is revealed, the book takes many exciting and unexpected turns. No wonder this book was a finalist for a Christy Gold Medal. I'm looking forward to finishing this series!
May 24, 2007
The second book in the series. Well paced. It kept me reading to the end. I'm really looking forward to the last in the trilogy!
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