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A Foster Kid on Mars
When Mars attacks Earth, young Jacob and his two friends barely escape disaster. He finds himself trapped in a gloomy cave deep inside the red planet, with three friendly monsters watching over him.
The leaders of Mars had seen the future, that Earth would soon discover them and invade one day. To stop that from happening, all human adults are frozen in the Absorption.
But the Dreamish rescues many children, including Jacob. It sends him back in time to Earth’s past. His mission is to persuade everyone to choose peace, and not war. Then Mars would never attack in the present time.
How far back must Jacob go? Who must he become? Will anyone listen to a foster kid on Mars?
The leaders of Mars had seen the future, that Earth would soon discover them and invade one day. To stop that from happening, all human adults are frozen in the Absorption.
But the Dreamish rescues many children, including Jacob. It sends him back in time to Earth’s past. His mission is to persuade everyone to choose peace, and not war. Then Mars would never attack in the present time.
How far back must Jacob go? Who must he become? Will anyone listen to a foster kid on Mars?
142 pages, Paperback
Published December 23, 2020
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Patrick Tylee
10 books33 followersPatrick Tylee is an award-winning author of six Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels. He's always working on the next story, and wishes it didn't take a year to publish a book. Patrick's favorite moments are when he's able to personally meet with fans at conventions and author events.
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December 2, 2021
Time Travel and Martians - with a moral message
The discovery of a door on Mars shocks humanity out of its complacency about being the only intelligent life. But the Martians are not enchanted by their aggressive neighbours and decide to try and solve the problem at its roots. They attack earth effectively wiping out the entire adult population and taking some of the children back to Mars. Amongst those is Jacob. He is then sent back into the past to occupy the bodies of those who have shaped humanity's past to try and change it.
This is a well written and absorbing story that has a powerful message delivered through an action-packed narrative. It is also a wonderfully empowering message for any youngster that you can change things. You can change the future by your choices today.
My only caveat is that the book paints with too broad a brush. The whole of humanity is presented as being warmongering - when clearly we are not. and there is a definite irony in the 'peaceful' Martians objectifying and killing people anyway thus making them no better than the humans they despise. I also wondered why they hadn't intervened earlier in human affairs to guide humanity onto a better path.
In many ways, there is a poignancy to this story reflected in the events of today. Jacob's heartfelt appeal that 'Kids shouldn't have to save the world' has echoes of Greta Thunberg today.
The discovery of a door on Mars shocks humanity out of its complacency about being the only intelligent life. But the Martians are not enchanted by their aggressive neighbours and decide to try and solve the problem at its roots. They attack earth effectively wiping out the entire adult population and taking some of the children back to Mars. Amongst those is Jacob. He is then sent back into the past to occupy the bodies of those who have shaped humanity's past to try and change it.
This is a well written and absorbing story that has a powerful message delivered through an action-packed narrative. It is also a wonderfully empowering message for any youngster that you can change things. You can change the future by your choices today.
My only caveat is that the book paints with too broad a brush. The whole of humanity is presented as being warmongering - when clearly we are not. and there is a definite irony in the 'peaceful' Martians objectifying and killing people anyway thus making them no better than the humans they despise. I also wondered why they hadn't intervened earlier in human affairs to guide humanity onto a better path.
In many ways, there is a poignancy to this story reflected in the events of today. Jacob's heartfelt appeal that 'Kids shouldn't have to save the world' has echoes of Greta Thunberg today.
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