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Earthbound: Science Fiction in the Old West (Chronicles of the Maca Book 1) Kindle Edition

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"A page-turning, extraordinary excursion that crosses genres." - Daniel Scott White, editor of Unfit Magazine

Marooned in 19th century West, Llewellyn meets young frontier woman Anna. The two become friends and comrades, their fates forever intertwined.

They find themselves together in the prairies of 19th century Texas, the bordellos of Civil War-era New Orleans, to Prohibition in the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the vastness of space.

But can they survive hardships through history, the enmity of their southern neighbors and the Civil War, to return to his home planet and exact his revenge?

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★★★★★ - "Well written and thoroughly researched, with realistic characters and events. I could not put the book down."

★★★★★ - "A great story with memorable characters, but to me the most fun was the historical aspect of it. Mari has done her research."

★★★★★ - "One of the most unusual sci-fi stories I've read... I love these books and recommend them completely."

★★★★★ - "I don't usually read western-themed books but this book breaks the mold, blending western, historical, and sci-fi / paranormal all into one. It was spellbinding."

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299 pages
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English
Publication date

10 Feb. 2015
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15 - 18 years
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9 - 12
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About the Author

Mari Collier was born and raised on a farm in Iowa. From there she moved to Phoenix, then to North Bend, WA, and found refuge in a small community in the high desert of California. She is an active member of the Desert Writers Guild and the Creative Writing and Literary Society, she is on the Board of Directors for The Historical Society of Twentynine Palms, and the congregational secretary for Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. She writes two columns for the Old Schoolhouse Journal and enjoys family, friends, the local art galleries, and theaters. Earthbound, Gather The Children, Before We Leave and Return of the Maca are published novels. Twisted Tales From The Desert, Twisted Tales From The Northwest, and Twisted Tales From The Universe are her anthologies. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00THSCXOC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Next Chapter; 3rd edition (10 Feb. 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1386 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 299 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1516820363

Best Sellers Rank: 456,449 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 70 in Western Science Fiction Fiction
- 1,211 in Metaphysical Science Fiction eBooks
- 1,456 in Metaphysical & Visionary

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Mari Collier born on a farm in Iowa, and has lived in Arizona, Washington, and Southern California. She and her husband met in high school and were married for forty-five years. She is the Accessions Curator for the Twentynine Palms Historical Society. She has worked as a collector, bookkeeper, receptionist, and as an Advanced Super Agent for Nintendo of America. Several of her short stories have appeared in print and electronically, plus four anthologies. Twisted Tales From The Desert, Twisted Tales From The Northwest, Twisted Tales From The Universe, and Twisted Tales From A Skewed Mimd can be found online. Earthbound, Gather the Children, Before We Leave, Return of the Maca, Thalia and Earth, Fall and Rise of the Macas are the six books in Chronicles of the Maca. Man, True Man, The Silver and The Green, and Marika are the three novels in the Tonath Chronicles. All are on Amazon.

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A wonderful blend of vintage Frontier and Sci-fi

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 December 2021

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I am not a fan of Sci-Fi or fantasy, but this book by Mari Collier may have me hooked, if not on sci-fi, but on Mari Collier’s books.
Why? I think it is because it is not all spaceships, Cowboys and Indians in space – it was a masterfully woven tale of American wild west frontier life and stranded aliens trying to make a life in this hostile environment, in amongst largely hostile people looking just to survive.
The writing style of Collier is easy going and the reader is only discomforted by a outstanding portrayal of life in those times, with all of the prejudices and tenacity to hang on to life, whatever it takes; settler, native Indian, or alien – the relationships conveying the brutality of the times but also written with a sensitivity that I found all embracing.
I am not sure I fully understood all of the narrative but I can tell you, I enjoyed the read immensely and have bought the sequel.
5 stars and a recommended read from me.

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A great blend of western and Sci-fi. Highly recommended

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2016

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Author Mari Collier has blended together two genres, Western and Science Fiction to produce terrific tale of adventure and romance. An alien, similar enough in appearance to pass as a human being is trapped on earth when the pacecraft carrying him into exile is forced to land on earth and becomes disabled. Escaping his captors, Maca soon becomes MacKenzie and integrates himself into the human way of life and community in the days preceding the American Civil War. He falls in love with an earth woman and by studying human coursthip rituals he manages to 'win her hand' in marriage. Desperate to keep the secret of this two alien hearts from her and the world he is asotnished when he learns her first husband who abandoned her to the less than tender mercies of the Commanches possessed two hearts and is forced to confess his leneage to his wife who slowly accepts she has somehow fallen for two men from the same alien race. As the Civil War erupts across the fledgling States, the action comes thick and fast as Maca and his familhy fight for their very existence, facing not just the threat of being revelaed as an alien on earth but also the predjudices of the Noth v South rivalry raised by the war. The book is so well written that there are times you forget that Maca is an alien being and you are able to root for him and his family purely as a family seeking to survive the war and emerge with a home and a future. I will not give away too much of the story as it would spoil the fun for those who read it after me, but this is an extreme;y well written and enjoyable book with plot twists and tunrs and enough sci-fi technical jargon to satisfy those who enjoy their reading in a more 'other worldly' vein as well as those who enjoy a good old-fashioned western.

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Malcolm Archibald

A different sort of western!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2016

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This is the first of Mari Collier's books I have read. I ventured into unknown territory, unsure what to expect and was both surprised and delighted to find a fascinating blend of science fiction and western. The characters are well drawn, and are not the 'usual suspects' of either a Western or SF. The main character, I was very pleased to see, is an alien with a name from the west of Scotland (MacDonald) and an accent from the wast - perfect. That was very well done.
The book includes strong female as well as male characters - as it should - and has details of life in Western USA that only a local would know. It has twists and turns and failures as well as penetrating insights into the cultures and thought-processes of the time and place.
Excellent!

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peter coombes

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2018

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This is my first time reading one of Mari Collier books and I was not disappointed she writes about two of my favourite genres sci-fi and westerns combining them both in this book made it very enjoyable to read she has some very interesting and rememberable characters in this book and the story has some twists and turns that I did not see coming looking forward to reading more of Mari books

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bob.

At first confusing but then.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2019

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A fascinating story once you got in to it that made you need to read on just enough science fiction to make it a mystery of mysteries.

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I. Townsend

Chronicles of the Maca Book - Good Series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2018

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Great multigenerational tale across two arenas - the wild, wild west, and planets far away. Whilst I enjoyed the earlier books in the series far more than the later ones, the entire series is well worth reading.

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bill

3 star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2016

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Disappointing. I read the book and it was OK. I was not sufficiently interested to read any mor of e series

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marjorie mallon

Unusual and engaging Scifi Western

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2022

A different read for me!

Earthbound begins in the 1842 potato famine in Ireland with starving people, and sweeps you on a fascinating journey to learn about extra terrestrial life in Texas!

For me the story really came to life when Zebediah L McDonald, (the alien,) met the German Herman Rolfe. These two menfolk’s friendship was fun to read.

This entertaining and original story (I’ve never read anything like it! ) has several interesting story threads which work remarkably well. We learn of Mac, (and his extraordinary characteristics.) The Justines and Thalians! Mind probing! The cleansing! The spaceship stranded on earth!

And there is a cowboy and Indian, civil war vibe (sensitively and poignantly described.)

In Texas there is much to draw our attention from grissly bears, indian tribes, poker games, to the whores who cannot begin to satisfy a Thalian man. Read the story to discover why!

There are many characters to discover and enjoy. My favourites are Anna, a human and Llewellyn (Mac, – his name on earth – the Thalian alien.) Loved Anna’s strength of character, for her bravery – when the Comanche capture her and during the sad scenes and personal loss of the influenza epidemic – and I admire her unfailing love for her family and Mac.

The love mix of Anna and Mac made me smile!

I really enjoyed the quirky and at times humorous feel of this extraordinary story.

An enjoyable and imaginative read full of heart. Recommended for sci fi readers and those who enjoy ‘Western’ type stories –
5 stars.

I listened to this on audiobook and enjoyed the narration.

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