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December 4, 2022
#SciFi Worth Streaming: Paper Girls #MovieReview
Although the girls are from 1988, the comparison to Stranger Things stops there. Based on a comic series that was published before Stranger Things, Paper Girls begins on November 1, 1988. These are four tween girls who deliver newspapers. The morning after Halloween is a bit rough, so they band together for safety. They are then thrown into the future. Part of it is really scary. Part of it seems pretty normal.
The four girls don’t know each other and are forced into a friendship as the series moves on. They do meet their older selves to see how their lives turned out. Most of them are unhappy with what they discover.
Hmm, my 12-year-old self wanted to either train horses or be a writer. I got the writer thing going. So, maybe she’d be happy with me.
There’s time travel and a secret war and a strange phenomenon that sucks things into the future. I heard it wasn’t renewed for a second season, but this series is definitely worth watching. I’ll go find the comics to find out what happens.
Here’s the trailer:
December 2, 2022
New Audiobook Release: Beyond the Edge #audiobook #scifi #sciencefiction
Book 4 in the Backworlds series is now available in audiobook!
Listen to this fantastic sample!
https://www.mpaxauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/section-0001.mp3
Audiobook: Only $5.99 at Not of this Earth Bookshop / GooglePlay
Some truths are better left unfound.
For two years Craze’s dear friend, Lepsi, has been missing. The murmurings of a haunted spaceship hint at a message, meaning his old pal isn’t dead. The possibility spurs Craze and Captain Talos to search beyond the Backworlds. In an uncharted region of the galaxy, they stumble upon a terrible truth.
Meanwhile, Rainly remains on Pardeep Station as acting planetlord, dealing with the discovery of her man’s dark and brutal past. Alone and questioning her judgment, her introspection unlocks more than heartache. Latent protocols in her cybernetics activate, forcing her to face a sinister secret of her own.
November 30, 2022
Merry Box Set Season! All M. Pax Box Sets on Sale! #scifi #fantasy #sciencefiction #BookLover
Give your family and friends another world!
All M. Pax Box Sets on sale!
The Backworlds Box Collection Books 1, 2, and 3 4.99 99c!
The Backworlds Box Collection Books 4, 5, and 6 8.99 4.59!
The Rifters Box Collection Books 1-3 4.99 99c!
November 27, 2022
Bundle Sale at the Not of this Earth Bookshop! #audiobooks #ebooks #scifi #fantasy Ends 11/30!
All bundles are on sale at the Not of this Earth Bookshop!
Sale ends 11/30/2022!
All Backworlds ebooks, all Rifters ebooks, and all Rifters audiobooks!
November 25, 2022
The Psychic Astronomy Shoppe Release! #BookLover Sign up Before it’s too Late! #steampunk #fantasy #scifi #Giveaway
To get a free copy of The Psychic Astronomy Shoppe, sign up for the M. Pax Dimension by December 3rd! Here’s the cover reveal!
The only way to get this book is to sign up for my newsletter. It won’t be given away again, and it won’t be put on sale. Don’t miss out on this holiday gift!
The night before April Fools’ Day, Lainee Corsault spies her neighbor vacuuming her lawn. How bizarre! The next morning, giant peas come knocking on her back door, and there’s a woman from the 1900s on the front porch. Things only get stranger from there!
November 23, 2022
Merry SciFi! Black Friday Sale! #scifi #scienceficiton #blackfriday
All ebook bundles are on sale for a limited time!
The Rifters, The Backworlds, and the Rifters audiobooks are discounted through 11/30/2022! Don’t miss out!
November 20, 2022
The Angry Red Planet: #MovieReview #ScienceFiction
What to say about this one… First, I watch these movies so that you don’t have to.
Husband Unit and I both thought the lead actor, Colonel Tom, was annoying and creepy. If I met him in real life, I’d run away. Fast.
The special effects aren’t spectacular, and the storyline could have had some twists. It was a pretty straightforward plot. Rocket returns from Mars, female astronaut is too hysterical to speak, and something green is growing on Tom. We find out what happened on Mars via a flashback. As far as flashbacks go, it was better than most. It was the main story, and it was on Mars, so it wasn’t the boring kind.
What happened on Mars was pretty interesting, once we got past the boring bits of staring out the window a lot. There were some great monsters. I especially enjoyed the bat/rat/crab thing. The Martians then sent the rocket away with a warning not to come back. We had that warning from the Moon in another movie.
The acting was better than usual, the plot would have been better if they had emphasized the interesting bits and gotten rid of the boring parts, and the effects were below average. There was the helmet with no faceplate thing going on, too, and the spacesuits didn’t look like they’d protect anyone from a breeze.
The monsters take this from a 4 beer rating to a 3.5. If there had been more aliens/monsters, or dancing, or funny bits, the rating would be higher. Those cheesy moments were missing, however.
November 17, 2022
New Audiobook Release: Boomtown Craze #scifi #audiobooks #sciencefiction
Boomtown Craze, Backworlds Book 3 now in audio!
Available from: Not of this Earth Bookshop / GooglePlay
To realize his dream of nurturing Pardeep Station into a destination all Backworlders want to settle on, Craze makes use of a weapon left behind by the Foreworlds. The enemy technology allows him to make advantageous trades. However, the advantage has a time limit, and time is running out. If he doesn’t hurry up, his next move may be his last.
Only days away from the grand opening of his shiny new tavern, the starway opens, bringing a loony Backworlder intent on mucking up Craze’s plans. Gaunt and trembling, she claims her spaceship is possessed. Turns out, she actually has a connection to the underworld shadowing the past of one of Craze’s closest friends. This past threatens to ruin everything Craze has built.
Will Craze’s plans for Pardeep Station end up in boom or bust?
November 14, 2022
November Freebies and Steals! #BookLover #SciFi #fantasy #ebook
The best company is a good book! Gather up some great reads to hide away and rejuvenate! 
These deals are available on B&N!
November 11, 2022
Wild and Wonderful Oregon: Eagle Rock #NaturePhotography #NatureBeauty
Eagle Rock is worth exploring in wild and wonderful Oregon.
In the Ochocos Mountains, Eagle Rock is an erosional remnant of a hardened volcanic ash deposit. You can climb up it, which I did. That was the easy part. Getting down was much harder. Knowing that, didn’t stop me. Luckily, I didn’t break myself. That would have been easy to do.
What spectacular views! In the morning, the higher elevations had some snow.
