Permafrost

by KateMarie Collins

Cyan had taken the colony position in hopes to start a new life. Instead, the planet was as empty and desolate as her dad predicted her future as a scientist would be.
Until the morning she saw the bird. In a flurry of feathers, she went from the base nobody to instant celebrity. The one to find life where none was before.
But can they find where the bird came from, and come back, before the colony is abandoned?

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 28, 2014

About the author

Born in the late 60's, KateMarie has lived most of her life in the Pacific NW. While she's always been creative, she didn't turn towards writing until 2008. She found a love for the craft. With the encouragement of her family, she started submitting her work to publishers. When she's not taking care of her family, KateMarie enjoys attending events for the Society for Creative Anachronism. The SCA has allowed her to combine both a creative nature and love of history. She currently resides with her family and two cats in what she likes to refer to as "Seattle Suburbia".

You can find KateMarie at the following sites:

Twitter: @DaughterHauk
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/KateMar...
Her blog: http://www.katemariecollins.wordpress...
Via email: katemariecollins@gmail.com

Reviews

[Randy Harmelink · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the premise and the early part of the book, but didn't care for where the story ended up.

[K.C. Sprayberry · Rating 5 out of 5]

A planet encased in ice... the discovery of a place that shouldn't exist... a conundrum to solve.
All elements of a suspense novel combined with the bleakness of a colony struggling to survive on a planet referred to as Permafrost. KateMarie Collins keeps the reader on the edge of their seat while spinning out a tale of a struggle between reporting an almost unbelievable discovery and maintaining her silence. Will Cyan follow her lonely heart or her sensible head? The reader will have to continue to the very last word to find out.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Permafrost is a short story about a scientist named Cyan living in a frozen wasteland. For many years her team saw no end to winter, until the day she sees something that could possibly change that.

Cyan records her findings and reports them to her Commander who gives her and a colleague a short time to find out whether anything else exists before they abandon the colony.

Cyan follows a path and discovers a beautiful hidden gem.

Ms. Collins way with words will have you right there next Cyan seeing through her eyes.