CFBA: The Return by Austin Boyd

Song Stuck on the Brain: Little Girl by Erwin Yep. An original I've been working on. Recorded the scratch vocals last night and now I can't quit singing it. I hope that's a sign of how catchy and great it is. :)


This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing:

THE RETURN

by

Austin Boyd
(Navpress Publishing Group July 13, 2007)

ABOUT THE BOOK:

IS SEEING BELIEVING?

Six years after completing a manned mission to the Red Planet, Admiral John Wells is set to make another journey to Mars. But this time his crew is not alone, as John's team encounters a secret colony comprised of individuals pursuing John Raines' strange religion, the "Father Race."

While John begins to uncover a web of lies on Mars, his wife and daughter are struggling for survival on earth. Now John must survive his dangerous mission and find a way back home, even as a shocking plan begins to unfold millions of miles away on earth.

Austin Boyd is back with his third thrilling novel in the Mars Hill Classified series, full of high-tech intrigue, memorable characters, and adventure that transports readers to another world.

From the Back Cover:

With nothing left for him on Earth, Rear Admiral John Wells didn't hesitate to lead a third NASA team to Mars, but he never dreamed that one day they'd look out their laboratory module into the lights of a slow-moving vehicle not their own. In the third installment of the Mars Hill Classified series, life on Mars becomes increasingly more unpredictable as the past collides with the future and nothing, not even the dead, is as it seems.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, the fate of hundreds, including John Wells' family--presumed dead these last six years--rests precariously in the hands of Malcolm Raines, self-proclaimed Guardian of the Mother Seed and Principal Cleric of Saint Michael's Remnant, and his insidious plans for the Father Race.

Wells will find himself in a race against time and all odds to expose the truth: about Mars, about Malcolm Raines, and, if he's very brave, about himself.


"Austin Boyd is one of the brightest new voices in Christian fiction. His long association with the space program lends authenticity as he reveals the turmoil in the minds and hearts of those who are willing to risk everything by making that journey. In The Return, we learn that both human emotions and God's presence reach far beyond the pull of Earth's gravity." --Richard L Mabry, author of The Tender Scar


MY TAKE:

Sadly, I haven't read this one yet, because it's book three in a series. I had to order books one and two first. They came in the mail this weekend. I'm really excited about reading the series, they look fantastic. If any of you have read them, post a comment and let me know what you thought.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Austin Boyd writes from his experience as a decorated Navy pilot, spacecraft engineer and an astronaut candidate finalist. Austin lives with his wife Cindy and four children in America’s “Rocket City”--Huntsville, Alabama, where he directs business development for a large NASA and defense contractor. His creative talents include inspirational fiction and poetry, finely crafted reproduction colonial furniture, archery and long distance cycling. He serves his community as an advocate for a crisis pregnancy center and as a motivational speaker in the area of lifestyle evangelism.

THE RETURN is part of the Mars Hill Classified Series with The Evidence and The Proof

CONTESTS:

Don't forget to enter the contests. I'm currently running TWO.

1. Enter to win two books by Chris Well. Just click on the book covers at the top of the sidebar to email me your entry. Contest ends at midnight on October 31, 2007.

2. Help me choose my best inspirational post and be entered to win a Projecting A Surprise pack. Follow the links in Friday's post to read the entries and then comment on Friday's post to vote for your favorite. Posting a comment earns you one entry and the contest ends on November 2, 2007.

Good Luck and Happy Reading,
A.