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  Yet, as they soon discover, his parents’ disappearance was no accident. The Zarc family is being systematically hunted by a dark foe who will stop at nothing to thwart the Zarc mission, even if that means destroying all life on Earth... again, including everything, and everyone, Noah holds dear.

  Book Two

  Noah Zarc: Cataclysm

  Is Noah Zarc responsible for the destruction of Earth... a thousand years before his birth?

  Noah Zarc rockets to Venus on a quest to discover the truth about his past. He refuses to believe his father is really the monster everyone says he is. Could there be valid reasons for everything his father’s done, including abandoning Noah at birth?

  Together with his two friends, a plucky girl from the Ice Age, and a street-wise kid from back alleys of Mars, Noah searches for answers to secrets everyone refuses to talk about—secrets that have remained hidden for over a thousand years. In the process he becomes embroiled in a mystery that could have devastating consequences.

  Could it be possible that Noah inadvertently caused the greatest cataclysm in the history of the solar system? Will the name, Noah Zarc, be forever linked to the most devastating crime in humanity’s existence, all because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time? Race with Noah as he tries to stop the destruction of Earth, even if the enemy he needs to stop... is himself.

  Book Three

  Noah Zarc: Declaration

  Can Noah Zarc keep peace across the solar system... even if it means starting a war?

  As battles rage across the solar system, Noah Zarc must work to unite a rag-tag bunch of miners, farmers, and scientists who would rather just live in peace than fight a war which could set humanity back to the dark ages... if not destroy them altogether.

  With only a time-traveling ship full of animals and a General from the history books (who is more comfortable riding a horse than in a spaceship) the Zarc family has to stand against the full might of a highly trained army of attack-drones, and a fleet of battleships armed with enough firepower to take out an entire planet.

  Will the truth about what really happened a thousand years in the past be enough to stop total war? Or will Noah and his friends need to find another way to bring down a ruthless dictator who will do anything to keep himself in power... even if it means destroying the very people he rules?

  Praise for the Noah Zarc Trilogy:

  “Pease’s strength as a storyteller lies in his ability to connect multiple time periods imaginatively, as well as Noah’s excited, fast-paced narration.”

  — Publishers Weekly

  “I enjoyed reading every page of Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble—it’s an exciting, fun, stay-up-all-night-reading kind of book.”

  — Twelve-year-old Amazon Reviewer

  “I was absolutely blown away by how well this book is written…. The setting is nothing short of brilliant in its conception. I love, love, love the way Pease used the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark as a very loose skeleton for this story. That said, there is nothing religious about this book, and it could and should certainly grace the bookshelves of every school library!”

  — Tina Chen, blogger at www.desperatehomeschoolers.com

  “LOVE LOVE LOVE… I don't know if there is enough room to express how much I enjoyed this book… the story line is original and interesting, the descriptions and locations lively and the action is nonstop… and my favorite part… this is a smart book. The adventure and characters will surely capture our attention, but the philosophies and deeper subjects will capture your mind and have you thinking well past the last page.”

  — Kirstin Pulioff, Author and Blogger at www.kirstinpulioff.com

  “This is a fabulous dystopian world! Mr. Pease makes it sound so real and believable. I wouldn’t be surprised if this actually happened in the future (hmm… maybe Mr. Pease is the time traveler?).”

  — Erik, twelve-year-old Author and Blogger at www.thiskidreviewsbooks.com

  A Very Special Edition:

  Noah Zarc: Omnibus

  Special 3-books-in-1 Edition with Exclusive Illustrations

  This special edition Young Adult Science Fiction adventure is now available as an eBook or as a hardcover.

  In a future where Earth has been wiped clean of all life, and humanity has moved on to other worlds, Noah Zarc and his family have embarked on a quest, in a time-traveling spaceship called the ARC, to retrieve two of every animal and repopulate a dead world.

  Praise for Noah Zarc: Omnibus:

  “There’s really not enough science fiction for kids that has awesome straight-up science—not just the humorous space fantasies that most SciFi for kids seems to dish out—but Noah Zarc has the goods! This trilogy is exactly the kind of SF I wish I had as a kid—lots of adventures, great (male and female!) heroes, and fun time-travel tech that’s out of this world. And it’s the kind my own kids love now. The great interior illustrations make the Omnibus the way to go! Hand this trilogy to your kids and don’t expect to hear back from them for a while.”

  — Susan Quinn (Amazon)

  “Why the Omnibus edition? Well if you don’t own any in the series yet, you get all three for a discounted price when buying this edition. Already own all three? Still worth it. The illustrations are great and only available in the omnibus. Many times as I found myself thinking ‘I would love to see what he looks like’ or ‘what would that look like,’, and there it was. There are not so many pictures that make you feel like you are just reading a child’s book. There are just enough to give it that extra special touch. The stories of Noah Zarc are fantastic and it was great for me to keep right on reading through as if the book never stopped instead of reading each book individually, which are ALL fantastic. Pease writes with such detail it is impossible to not be able to picture exactly what is going on and feeling a part of the adventures. I felt like I was watching the book at times instead of reading it, and I love when I feel that from a book.”

  — Tracy Haidle (Amazon)

  A *FREE* Prequel:

  Noah Zarc: Roswell Incident — A Short Story

  This special prequel to the Noah Zarc Trilogy, a Middle Grade Science Fiction adventure, is now available as a FREE eBook. Click here to find out how to get your copy.

  What really happened on July 14, 1947 outside of Roswell, New Mexico? Did an alien spaceship crash, only to be confiscated by the U.S. government? There’s one kid who knows the whole story, and even though he might get in a heap of trouble for telling it, he just can’t keep quiet any longer.

  YA Urban Fantasy

  Dream Warriors

  Book 1 of the Joey Cola Series

  In the dream world, not everyone is what they appear to be.

  Joseph Colafranceschi is a fifteen-year-old, self-described geek, living in the Bronx. The second youngest of twelve sons of the former U.S. ambassador to Italy, Joey discovers that a small Egyptian statuette, given to him by his father, endows him with power to control his dreams.

  After his brothers throw him down a manhole, Joey is drawn into a hidden society of warriors who have been battling a reincarnated Egyptian Pharaoh for over 3,000 years. In the dream world, it’s impossible to tell who to trust. As Joey slips deeper into a world of gladiator battles and clandestine missions within other people’s dreams, he catches the eye of a beautiful Egyptian princess.

  The only thing that keeps him grounded in reality is his best friend Alex, but even she may not be who he thought she was.

  Praise for Dream Warriors:

  “I loved Noah Zarc, Mr. Pease’s MG trilogy. And I enjoyed his recent grown up fantasy, Shadow Swarm. But this is his best book yet.”

  — Michelle Isenhoff

  “I must say I was very impressed with this book. Very enjoyable. It even had me jumping off my bed in anxious excitement at one point.”

  — J. Rivera

  “This was truly an amazing read! Something that I have not read before, which is what I love... ...the ending of this book took me by complete surpris
e! I finished it last night but am still in shock.”

  — Erika Messer

  “A thrilling story of adventure and intrigue with more than its fair share of twists and turns. Joey Cola is a new breed of hero.”

  — Susanne Powell

  “Action, romance, magic, and mythology.”

  — Celestial

  An Epic Fantasy

  Shadow Swarm

  An Epic Fantasy spanning millennia, set in a world full of magic and dark forces where creatures of legend come alive. (Great for readers 15 and up.)

  Born to Rule. Lived to Heal. Died to Save. Born Again.

  Aberthol Nauile doesn’t know that he beheld the creation of the world, ravaged by a war of the gods, and began anew; or that he led legions in a war that had raged since the dawn of time; or that he once rode on a dragon with his father. All he knows is that he awoke in a coffin deep within a tomb, hearing voices in his head, and now the whole world thinks he is their savior.

  Praise for Shadow Swarm:

  “Shadow Swarm sucked me in….”

  — Michelle Isenhoff, Amazon reviewer

  “Great action adventure!”

  — AllisonBurres, Amazon reviewer

  “Bravo, well done….”

  — usafe7ret, Amazon reviewer

  “It’s extremely poetic and something I haven’t seen done in any other book that I’ve read.”

  — Tara Lee, Amazon reviewer

  “D. has a way of spinning a story that engrosses you from the moment you begin reading.”

  — LizzieBeth, Amazon reviewer

  “Shadow Swarm is a new novel that goes beyond touching the surface of fantasy and takes the reader into a whole new level of fiction.”

  — Lois Ann, reviewer

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