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The Bailey School soccer team hasn't had a lot of success, but their new coach seems like the woman to help whip them into shape. Coach Graves is a little rough around the edges, but she's good at what she does. That is until a strange old lady turns up at one of their practices. After that, Coach Graves has a vacant look in her eyes, mumbles and groans in response to the kids, and moves like she's back from the dead.

In book 4 of the Colony Ship Zubalamo series, Mabel and Ian, the adventurers from Dome 17, are still learning about the strange things happening on the vast colony ship. They have some new friends, but everywhere they turn it feels like they are being restricted, limited, and controlled. The biomes are still mysterious, and strange, with many unknown things lurking in them. Is there any way to avoid being a prisoner on the Zubalamo?

"Jesus' advice ruined what I planned to write." It was the recipe for a great book. John and his wife—both financial experts—had cut their income by 80% to pursue more meaningful lives. Within six years they had two kids, were debt-free, went on several vacations, and doubled their net worth. John was ready to share the biblical principles that made this possible. But he couldn't.

In book six of the Colony Ship Warren series, Beth and Allen are pursued by the apex predators of the galaxy. They encounter some new people, but are they friends or foes? And are the apex predators the only threats they face? Or are some nefarious forces working within the Colony Ship Warren?

In this thrilling final book (book seven) of the Colony Ship Warren series, Beth and Allen must face their deepest fears. What will become of them? Not only do they have to deal with fearful situations, but every occupant of the entire colony ship is facing dangers from within and without. What will become of the Colony Ship Warren? Will anyone survive?

On an Earth which is toxic, radioactive, and nearly dead, Mabel and Ian are two adventurers who live in Dome 17. There have been missions sent out into the wastelands to try to reconnect to other domes, but none have succeeded, yet. When it is discovered that Dome 17 may suffer a similar fate to those other domes, a risky and last-ditch plan is attempted. Teams will be sent looking for any of the seven great intergenerational colony ships which were launched a century ago. Yet, all those ships have been lost for decades.

This is the eighth and final book in the Colony Ship Trailblazer series.

For the first stage of terraforming Venus, it took a century to move the planet further from the sun and establish a stable orbit where heat would be dissipated. Now, 85 years later, the other terraforming stages continue using various methods.

This is a story for children of all ages, and is suitable for grandparents or parents to listen to with their children. It is the story of a wondrous electric elephant and the people who encounter it. Big as a house, this wondrous electric elephant is able to move and do amazing things, depending on who is piloting it and whether or not some cats have sneaked into the inside of the electric elephant.

Allen and Beth have reached the Colony Ship Warren, but danger abounds. They are lost in one of the vast biological habitats and cut off from most of their equipment and most importantly, out of contact with their artificial intelligence system, Elsa. How will they work through the bizarre places, strange creatures, and confusing customs of a devolved human culture? Worst of all is the haunting notion that an enforcer animal might be after them. Is the grootslang a myth? Legend? Or a real threat?

Aaron and Erin Thibodeaux are not brother and sister, but their similar names cause all kinds of chaos at summer camp. When they make a pinkie promise, they have no way of knowing how it will play out - especially when their paths do not cross again until 14 years later! But should every youthful promise last a lifetime? Full of light-hearted humor and Christian values, this sweet romance is sure to warm your heart like the summer sun at Faith Stream Camp!

In book 7 of the Colony Ship Trailblazer series, Janae faces some of the worst situations she has encountered on the ship. Is the entity Pooljumalad is lurking about? Are the people she knew who she thinks they are? What dangers await? Which forces will take over? Who is the real tyrant on the Trailblazer?

In book 6 of the Colony Ship Trailblazer series, Janae and her friends on the wrecked colony ship are trying to unravel the mysterious machine called the Gadget. Just what can it do? Is time travel actually possible? Are alternate realities truly a possible destination? How will one identify a subtly different reality from the original one? And if someone does alter the past, what ripples will appear in the present? Additionally, enemies on the Trailblazer are seeking conquest and a vendetta against Janae and her allies. The tactics the enemy is using are brutal and effective.

In book two of The Colony Ship Conestoga series, Jerome and Cammarry, the adventurers from Earth, are trapped on the wrecked derelict of the once-enormous generational ship. It is in orbit around a mysterious and unknown planet, but most of its systems have failed, and life is barely managing to survive. Cammarry and Jerome, along with Sandie, their artificial intelligence system, work to investigate the wreck. What will they discover? What dangers await?

As the gargantuan multi-generational colony ship plows through space, many light years away from the dead home world, Ian believes that his partner, Mabel, is still alive. Despite the official reports of her death, Ian will seek to find her. Yet, the strange biomes are a challenge, and the only friends he has are a strong-willed, youthful cadet who has abandoned her post, and two artificial intelligence systems. Those AIs must work covertly, and that makes all of them fugitives.

In this exciting and final book of the Colony Ship Vanguard series, Paul, Gretchen, and their friends face the greatest threat of their lives. Not everyone will survive. What will be the fate of the Vanguard?

On the derelict colony ship, things are being discovered. What will that mean for the refugees from Dome 17? Will they be helpful in restoring the technology of the Eschaton? Will the Domers finally find a way to repair their high tech equipment? Or will these discoveries lead to more tension between those born on board and the newcomers? Tensions mount as a major crisis happens. Who will survive when old adversaries return to seek retribution? And who will not?

Ian and Mabel are struggling to figure out their place on the Colony Ship Zubalamo. They have escaped some threats, and they think they have found a safe hiding place. Two former members of the ship’s flight crew have befriended them, giving up all links to their previous positions, but that has caused all four of them to be outside of the typical patterns of living on the colony ship. They are unwelcome on the engineering section, or in any of the eight enormous biomes.

In Book 4 of the Colony Ship Warren series, Beth and Allen continue to strive to understand what is happening on the ship. However, they are hindered by some terrifying events and form unlikely alliances. Just what awaits as they seek out the answers to why people are dying? Just why is the Warren so eerie?

The world nearly ended in 2044. Less than 30 years later, the survivors on Earth launched seven great colony ships to seed humanity to other planets. Those ships were not heard from again. A century later, the only place people are known to survive on Earth is Dome 17. Beth and Allen live there. They are adventurers who have explored other domes, but everywhere else is dead. Is Done 17 just the last one to fail?