In the sequel to Oxygen, the crew of Ares 10 lands safely on Mars, but when their work to discover microscopic life on the planet is sabotaged, they wonder if the perpetrator is human or alien. Original.

The Fifth Man (Oxygen Series, Book 2)

Literature & Fiction

Olson, John B.

Ingermanson, Randall

Literary

Bethany House Pub

“Bury me standing. I must be buried standing.”
Powers, the follow-up to John Olson’s Shade (“a must-read for those who enjoy Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti” —Publishers Weekly), introduces a sheltered Gypsy girl named Mariutza. Her grandfather utters a mysterious last request before dying in her arms after being shot by ten cloaked men.
Those same men die before her eyes, but strange powers continue to pursue Mari through the swamps of southern Louisiana where she has always hidden from “the Badness.”
The whole world seems to join in the chase—helicopters, soldiers, government agents, and the police are all trying to kill her. Mari’s only hope of survival is to find Jaazaniah the Prophet, the mythical hero of her grandfather’s bedtime stories. But she has never been outside the swamp or known other humans besides her grandfather and one teacher. How can this lone girl survive the bewildering world of men long enough to find a prophet who might not even exist?

Powers: A Novel

United States

B&H Books

A waking nightmare pursues graduate student Hailey Maniates across San Francisco to Golden Gate Park where she is rescued by a towering homeless man. She seems able to read her rescuer's mind, but is it just a delusion; Doctors diagnose her as a paranoid schizophrenic and attempt to prescribe away her alleged hallucinations. But too many questions remain about Hailey and the man who saved her. He appears to suffer from the same mental condition and is convinced that some type of Gypsy vampire is trying to kill them both.
Against reason, Hailey finds herself more and more attracted to this strange man. Could he be a fantasy -- or worse yet, a monster;

Shade (Christian Mystery)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Center Point Pub

Take a deep breath... it could be your last.Valkerie is tough, beautiful, and has an uncanny knack for survival. When NASA chooses her for the first mission to Mars, Valkerie is thrilled -- until she learns she's displacing celebrity astronaut Josh Bennett.Bob Kaganovski, the ship's mechanic, is paid to be paranoid -- and he's good at it. After a teeth-rattling launch, Bob realizes that his paranoia hasn't prepared him for this trip. He can deal with a banged-up spaceship, but how's he going to survive the next five months with HER just a flimsy partition away?Halfway to the Red Planet, an explosion leaves the crew with only enough oxygen for one. All evidence points to sabotage -- and Valkerie and Bob are the obvious suspects.Oxygen is a witty, multi-award-winning roller coaster ride, with a plot that moves at the speed of light. The authors had hoped to work in some coll controversy on science, faith, the meaning of life, the existence of God, and possibly even the Coke versus Pepsi debate, but they were having so much fun writing the story that they forgot to offend anyone.

Oxygen

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Ingermanson, Randy

Mystery

Enclave

Will They Find Life on the Red Planet –– Before it Finds Them? After landing on the Red Planet, Valkerie Jansen has made the discovery of a lifetime –– evidence of past life on Mars. Shortly after she comes down with a mysterious illness and is attacked by someone –– or something –– that can't possibly exist. Everyone but Bob Kaganovski thinks she is hallucinating. NASA, fearing "back contamination" to earth, sets plans in motion to permanently quarantine the astronauts on Mars. Is Valkarie's "fifth man" real? If not, then who or what is trying to kill the crew? A Christy Award Finalist

The Fifth Man (Oxygen)

Valkerie Jansen is tough, beautiful, and has an uncanny knack for survival. But that doesn't explain why NASA picks her to be part of a two man, two woman crew to Mars-or does it? Bob Kaganovski, the ship's mechanic, is paid to be paranoid-and he's good at it. After a teeth-rattling launch, Bob realizes that his paranoia hasn't prepared him for this trip. He can deal with a banged-up ship, but how's he going to survive the next five months with HER just a flimsy partition away? Halfway to the Red Planet, an explosion leaves the crew with only enough oxygen for one. All evidence points to sabotage-and Valkerie and Bob are the obvious suspects. Oxygen is a witty, multi-award-winning roller coaster ride, with a plot that moves at the speed of light. The authors had hoped to work in some cool controversy on science, faith, the meaning of life, the existence of God, and possibly even the Coke versus Pepsi debate, but they were having so much fun writing the story that they forgot to offend anyone.

Oxygen - Writers Journey Edition

Gilead Publishing

Valkerie Jansen is tough, beautiful, and soon to be the most envied woman on earth. Every man on the planet is in love with her - and she's just discovered life on Mars. Shortly after Valkerie comes down with a mysterious illness, she is attacked by someone - or something - that can't possibly exist. Everyone but Bob Kaganovski thinks she's hallucinating and even Bob seems to be wavering. NASA, fearing "back contamination" to earth, sets plans in motion to permanently quarantine the four astronauts on Mars. Is Valkerie's "¬fifth man" real? If not, then who or what is trying to kill the crew? This "Writer's Journey" edition of The Fifth Man contains three bonus appendices (over 60 pages!) for ¬ fiction writers and anyone interested in getting the inside scoop on how John and Randy develop their stories. Learn some of their most powerful techniques, including story drivers, high concept, scene structure, and more. JOHN B. OLSON received his Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1995, and did postdoctoral work in computational biochemistry at the University of California, San Francisco. RANDY INGERMANSON earned his Ph.D. in theoretical physics at the University of California at Berkeley in 1986, and did postdoctoral research in superstring theory at The Ohio State University. John and Randy have published 10 novels between them and won numerous awards for their writing. Randy is the author of the best-selling book Writing Fiction for Dummies and is known around the world as "the Snowflake Guy" for his wildly popular Snowflake Method of designing a novel.

The Fifth Man--Writers Journey Edition

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