Publisher's Synopsis
A sabotaged spacecraft hurtles toward destruction. Around a black hole, an alien tree sinks roots beneath reality. During a solar eclipse, tourists shimmer and vanish like ghosts. Elsewhen, dinosaurs explore a portal to a parallel Earth. In the clouds above Venus, the survival of a city depends on a restless cat. Just when things can't get worse, the pumpkins rise up in rebellion! Nobody said exploring the universe would be easy! Blast off for adventure with bold visions of tomorrow in ... Rockets & Robots!
Rockets & Robots assembles an international crew of acclaimed authors to bring you a kid-friendly collection of twenty-two amazing adventures set in the far future or on distant worlds. A must-read for lovers of science fiction! Our stories and authors: Morning Star City Lancer KindSwebba's Swarm Anne E. Johnson
Battle at the Pit Karl El-Koura
Dinosaur Portal Mayhem Beth Goder
Attitude Adjustment Eric James Stone
Son of Mars Amar Tian
Robotics Genius Bruce H. Markuson
The What-The Tree Liam Hogan
JUMBO Gregory L. Norris
Osmosis Camp Franco Amati
Woomie Saves the Day Holly Schofield
Mister S And the Cosmic Invaders Michael H. Hanson
Invasion of the Heavy Croppers Robert Stapleton
Robot on a Rampage Lena Ng
Sardines in a Tin Can Wendy Nikel
Spots Got Bite Daniel R. Robichaud
Luke and Odett James Fitzsimmons
Nits! Jenny Blackford
Opening the Box Robert Dawson
Exploration Carter Lappin
First Contact Kay Hanifen
A World Aflutter L.R. Conti James and Cheryl Maxey are frequently found at comic conventions and renaissance festivals selling Cheryl's crochet critters and James' books, including the Bitterwood saga, Dragon Apocalypse, and the Dragonsgate trilogy. With years of experience publishing and selling books, they decided to expand their publishing empire to include a diverse range of authors writing high-quality science fiction and fantasy crafted for younger readers via Word Balloon Books.
