{"product_id":"no-fair-maidens-from-earth-to-mars-paperback","title":"No Fair Maidens from Earth to Mars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRowan Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"How many words are there for 'dark'? Not nearly enough when it comes to Hill's clever collection of sci-fi horror that's dripping in cosmic dread. You may think twice before looking up at the stars.\" - Robert P. Ottone, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Vile Thing We Created\u003c\/em\u003e and the Bram Stoker Award-winning novel \u003cem\u003eThe Triangle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWind chitters the trees, specter children laugh in the boughs and centuries later a similar wind races down the slopes Olympus Mons, barreling over the terraformed Martian horizons littered with corpses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of terrestrial to interstellar sci-fi horror traveling from pregnant, haunted lands of the dust bowl up to Mars' basecamps where first contact does not go as planned, these nine stories span centuries, planets, and the space between with women as both victims and villains of circumstance. As humans progress off planet, a singular villain appears, a thread for keen observers to witness one long invasion. It has many forms, but ends with one message that Earth is special, and women more so. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories set in a shared universe: in \"Fruit of Womb\" a family moves onto a farm that is heaven on earth, never knowing the price until they want to leave. \"A Better Chimera for the Toxic Workplace\" witnesses future Earth, burning to the point where people rely on genetic mutation to survive and women still deal with toxic workplaces and sexual harassment. Jumping ahead in space and time, \"Spaceport Marte\" sits in a high Mars orbit, where a mechanic becomes infected with an alien parasite that pushes her at the seams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith five never-before-published stories, this collection leads readers to discover that, ultimately, there are \u003cem\u003eNo Fair Maidens from Earth to Mars.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773221634336,"sku":"9781685101299","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b500122c73b42020ffa2343c9842df03_afe05c0b-22e6-4785-8f0d-43ae17c9f991.webp?v=1780422585","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-fair-maidens-from-earth-to-mars-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}