The Star Challengers Trilogy

The Star Challengers Trilogy
Author: Rebecca Moesta
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2014-01-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1614751250

All three novels in the acclaimed YA sci-fi trilogy featuring teenage space explorers who use real science to save humanity. After a visit to the Challenger Center, a group of young people are recruited to become real space adventurers by the mysterious Commander Zota. Sent into the future to save humanity, they venture to a moon base, a space station, and an asteroid! Each mission involves learning vital new skills and saving humanity. “These teenage Star Challengers team up in their quest to find innovative solutions to help them solve problems using real out-of-this-world science.” —Dr. Sally Ride, Astronaut

Star Challengers

Star Challengers
Author: Rebecca Moesta
Publisher: WordFire Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2013-11-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781614750994

June Scobee Rodgers Presents Star Challengers Book 3: Asteroid Crisis It's just supposed to be an educational field trip to the Challenger Learning Center, but JJ Wren and her friends find themselves transported into the future, to a time when the human race is besieged by deadly alien invaders. The evil Kylarn have shifted the orbits of three asteroids, sending them on a collision course with Earth! Using skills learned from the mysterious Commander Zota, JJ and her fellow Star Challengers embark on a mission to deflect the deadly asteroids before it's too late. But the alien invaders aren't the only enemy: the Star Challengers have to worry about human traitors, too. . . .

The Challenger

The Challenger
Author: Taran Matharu
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250138736

The stakes are higher than ever in The Challenger, the second book in the Contender YA trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of the Summoner series, Taran Matharu. The first battle is over, but the Game is just beginning... Cade Carter and his friends have survived the qualifying round of the mysterious overlords' twisted games, decimated by the loss of so many of their comrades during the fight. But they have no time to mourn, for the next round of trials is about to begin. When the group discovers that their next foe will be even more ferocious than the last, Cade leads them on a quest out into their strange new world to find anything that might give them an edge. But what they find in the wilds could prove to be even more dangerous than the impending battle... The stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to The Chosen.

Moonbase Crisis

Moonbase Crisis
Author: Rebecca Moesta
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781934857281

After an exhilarating space simulation field trip at the local Challenger Center, a group of students are hand-picked by the mysterious Commander Zota for a special adventure: to travel to the future and a real moonbase in trouble, where they will learn skills to save the human race!

Writing as a Team Sport

Writing as a Team Sport
Author: Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1614756562

Two New York Times–bestselling authors use personal experiences to teach how to work with a writing partner and what problems you may encounter. In a creative project, are two heads better than one? Writing partnerships can produce a remarkable synergy, building on each other’s talents to create work unlike anything the individual authors could do alone. On the other hand, unsuccessful collaboration can be disastrous and has ruined many a friendship. Kevin J. Anderson has worked on numerous novels and stories with dozens of collaborators, and many of those projects have become bestsellers and award winners. Rebecca Moesta has written books and stories with numerous other writers. In this in-depth book Anderson and Moesta describe various collaboration methods with frank recollections of their own experiences. You’ll learn collaborative techniques that will suit any sort of writer, as well as the pitfalls you may encounter. Includes a sample collaboration agreement to adapt to your own needs.

Tales of the Bounty Hunters: Star Wars Legends

Tales of the Bounty Hunters: Star Wars Legends
Author: Kevin Anderson
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2011-06-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307796264

In a wild and battle-scarred galaxy, assassins, pirates, smugglers, and cutthroats of every description roam at will, fearing only the professional bounty hunters-amoral adventurers who track down the scum of the universe...for a fee. When Darth Vader seeks to strike at the heart of the Rebellion by targeting Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon, he calls upon six of the most successful-and feared-hunters, including the merciless Boba Fett. They all have two things in common: lust for profit and contempt for life... Featuring original stories by Kevin J. Anderson, M. Shayne Bell, Daniel Keys Moran, Kathy Tyers and Dave Wolverton. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Undercurrents

Undercurrents
Author: Lisa Magnum
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1614756775

From bestselling and award-winning authors of science fiction and fantasy, a collection of short stories about mythological creatures of the ocean deep. Fear is primal. Instinctive. Unavoidable. And right now, there is something you fear—and you can feel it. Creeping up behind you. Lurking in the darkness that lives under your bed, or in your closet. A nameless dread. In Undercurrents: An Anthology of What Lies Beneath, twenty-three talented authors, including New York Times bestsellers Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, and Jody Lynn Nye, have stood on the shores of their psyches and looked out over the ocean of possibility and wondered “What lies beneath?” The sea creatures and sea monsters that answered their calls range from a giant kraken that rules the deepest ocean to the smallest puffer fish that creates intricate works of underwater art. Creatures of classic mythology—mermaids, sirens, and sea serpents—swim alongside more unusual beasts—underwater cats and singing whirlpools. These stories dive deep into the fears many of us face, including loss, abandonment, death, and physical, mental, or emotional danger. When the fears we keep buried beneath the surface rise up and threaten to consume, we must make a choice: conquer or be conquered.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35
Author: L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher: Galaxy Press LLC
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1619866013

Internationally acclaimed bestselling anthology of award-winning science fiction and fantasy short stories. 24 Award-Winning Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors and Illustrators Accompanied by Dean Wesley Smith, Rebecca Moesta, Mike Resnick, Rob Prior and Echo Chernik and Edited by David Farland The 35th collection of winners of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future competition features expertly crafted stories and art, spanning the gamut from hard core sci-fi to epic fantasy. Stories so fresh and new, they're 5–10 years ahead of the curve—the future is literally here and now. Each year, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests’ blue-ribbon judges search the world to discover and introduce to you the very best new talent in sci-fi and fantasy. Created by L. Ron Hubbard, whose commitment to help new writers and artists gave rise to the annual Writers of the Future anthologies—a launching pad for writers and artists who are sure to command our attention for decades to come. Wondrous and powerful tales from some of the world’s best new writers and illustrators. Learn how to write or improve your craft with tips from award-winning and bestselling author and editor Mike Resnick and New York Times bestselling author L. Ron Hubbard. Internationally renown artist, Rob Prior, shares tips of the trade for aspiring illustrators.

Ocean Realm

Ocean Realm
Author: Rebecca Moesta
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2021-12-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1680572423

Will their new allies help Gwen and Vic survive, or will fate balance the scales in a war between sea and land? From New York Times bestselling authors Rebecca Moesta and Kevin J. Anderson Gwen and Vic are still learning magic and science on the island of Elantya, when they learn that Vic’s lost father has finally made it through the crystal doors to their new world. However, their excitement is short-lived when they are kidnapped by their underwater enemies and taken beneath the sea. Imprisoned there, forced to witness battles among sea monsters and face the dark sage Azric, they discover a scheme that could bring Elantya to ruins. Can they escape in time to save the magical island from destruction? Or will their enemies finally win?

Island Realm

Island Realm
Author: Rebecca Moesta
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1680572393

What happens when your father accidentally transports you through a magical doorway? From New York Times bestselling authors Rebecca Moesta and Kevin J. Anderson. Fourteen-year-old cousins Gwen and Vic have lived together ever since the mysterious deaths of Gwen’s parents and the disappearance of Vic’s mother. When Vic’s scientist father accidentally transports them through a magical doorway to the island of Elantya, the challenges begin. Elantya—wonder-filled place of magic as well as steampunk technology. Vic and Gwen are soon caught in a tempest of ancient magic, bizarre gadgets, vicious creatures, and fierce battles in a territorial feud with the sea-dwelling merlons, an age-old conflict between the bright and dark sages ... and Gwen and Vic’s own mysterious roots.