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Five by Five: Collected Works
Body
What if you could hire your ideal body?
Renting a pair of twenty-something bodies seems like the perfect final touch for Tom and Jean Smith's dream cruise to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. And it is - until they get home to find their lives have been stolen. Devastated, the Smiths seek help, only to find that this scam has drawn in a lot more people than they'd imagined. And goes a hell of a lot higher. Now, it's a race against time to find their bodies and recover their lives. Because if they don't switch back soon, the change will be permanent. And fatal…
Forlorn
Can the world be saved from humanity?
Most of the world is a frozen wasteland. Populations have dwindled and a pair of scientists are traveling to Yellowstone National Park to see if ‘Old Faithful’ holds the key to reversing the current ice age. The perils of their journey are many and there are factions who will stop at nothing to keep the secrets of the ice age from them and the world.
Sundered
The only way Adelaide can provide for her family is by doing what she does keep a ship's engine running in the black of space. Sapphire would rather starve together than be separated from her soulmate. When Adelaide takes a job on the long haul space freighter Sundered Rock against Sapphire's wishes, can their family survive the separation, or will everything that matters to Sapphire and Adelaide be torn asunder?
Zachary sits across a table from a reporter on the eve of his execution.
A reporter has a simple “Tell me your story.”
The question resonates. How did he get here? Religious persecution is what he told himself, but how does he explain his actions? Actions that still haunt him years later…
Nala's
Nala and her sister live their lives as slaves in the Han Dynasty. A chance encounter at a bazaar leads Nala on a mission to keep her sister safe from evil, while learning that not everything is as it appears to be. Can she save her sister and herself before it is too late?
What if you could hire your ideal body?
Renting a pair of twenty-something bodies seems like the perfect final touch for Tom and Jean Smith's dream cruise to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. And it is - until they get home to find their lives have been stolen. Devastated, the Smiths seek help, only to find that this scam has drawn in a lot more people than they'd imagined. And goes a hell of a lot higher. Now, it's a race against time to find their bodies and recover their lives. Because if they don't switch back soon, the change will be permanent. And fatal…
Forlorn
Can the world be saved from humanity?
Most of the world is a frozen wasteland. Populations have dwindled and a pair of scientists are traveling to Yellowstone National Park to see if ‘Old Faithful’ holds the key to reversing the current ice age. The perils of their journey are many and there are factions who will stop at nothing to keep the secrets of the ice age from them and the world.
Sundered
The only way Adelaide can provide for her family is by doing what she does keep a ship's engine running in the black of space. Sapphire would rather starve together than be separated from her soulmate. When Adelaide takes a job on the long haul space freighter Sundered Rock against Sapphire's wishes, can their family survive the separation, or will everything that matters to Sapphire and Adelaide be torn asunder?
Zachary sits across a table from a reporter on the eve of his execution.
A reporter has a simple “Tell me your story.”
The question resonates. How did he get here? Religious persecution is what he told himself, but how does he explain his actions? Actions that still haunt him years later…
Nala's
Nala and her sister live their lives as slaves in the Han Dynasty. A chance encounter at a bazaar leads Nala on a mission to keep her sister safe from evil, while learning that not everything is as it appears to be. Can she save her sister and herself before it is too late?
297 pages, Paperback
Published August 7, 2018
About the author
Mark Gardner
20 books53 followersMark Gardner is a US Navy veteran, author and broadcast professional living in Prescott, Arizona. His grandfather introduced him to the alternate history writings of Harry Turtledove at a young age. That started a life-long love affair with speculative fiction. in 2011, he began to write his own stories. His books are favorites among fans of Sin City, The Martian, The Punisher, and Firefly. His work is a fast paced, no-nonsense, thrill ride into many genres, including science fiction, superhero, dystopian, murder mystery, and historical fiction. His works are available in six languages.
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