ORIGIN IS PUBLISHED TOMORROW

ORIGIN is out tomorrow

ORIGIN is released on Kindle tomorrow

Her daughter Holly sat on the tiled white floor with her back to her. Mary sighed, “What are you doing Holly?” Holly turned, her face covered in blood the family cat lay limp in her hands, its entrails dangled sickeningly. Mary was stunned, she tried to breath but could not; her scream muted her hands and body frozen.

ORIGIN out on Amazon Kindle tomorrow

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Phillip K Dick

Phillip K Dick 1928 - 1982

Phillip K Dick was one of the most influential science fiction writers of the twentieth century. His works rank as equals to Asimov, Clark and Harrison and have influenced western society just as much and have effected millions more through the movies they spawned.

Some of his more famous works were re-titled for the big screen and Hollywood, for example his 1968 Novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' was renamed 'Blade Runner'. Certainly the title is more catchy and likely to bring in the film goers, but it does perhaps hide the original title question.

The 'Adjustment Team' was reproduced on the screen as the 'Adjustment Bureau' with Matt Damon. Both have merits in their own mediums. These two are just samples, but Minority Report, Total Recall 1990 & 2012. Many big Hollywood stars like Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and Matt Damon have benefited from the brilliant authors stories.

Throughout his works you can feel his connection to religion  a subject that came to dominate his life after a period of illness that combined with medication and experiences at that time. IN many ways you can attribute so much of his work to his religious experiences. And in that there is no doubt it had a positive effect on his writing and influence on the world around him.

Even though the public still mostly think of Asimov and Clarke due to the Robot and 2001 series. Phillip K Dick has probably influenced and touched on the darker side of our future and challenged us to think more deeply than we have before.

Personally he had a huge influence and without doubt he was one of the most influential writers for over fifty years. But most people in the world today would not even know it.

Mission to Mars - Announces Nasa

More fantastic News - New lander to discover the Geological History of Mars

With the Curiosity rover testing its muscles on Mars as I write, to see the announcement of another mission to Mars is fantastic news.

There are so many theories about how Mars formed, and of course why it died. From a giant impact to explain the higher and lower plains of the north and south, to it might have once had a hot liquid iron core which has cooled so much that it losts its magnetic sheild.

If you consider that Venus does not have a magnetic shield but still has a very thick atmosphere, even if highly dangerous you have to wonder whether the magnetic shield theory is strong enough.

I believe it is much more likely a giant impact blew most of the atmosphere from the planet, disturbing its magnetic field and destablising the core.

Of course, we all want there to be evidence of life on Mars, or life that once lived on Mars. I think it is highly likely at some point in the next fifty years we will discover basic life forms. How advanced they were is a subject for debate at the moment. But it could well be that life on earth began because Mars died. Could we all be decendants of Martians?

Hopefully the red planet will over the next ten years, thanks to Nasa give us all a greater insight into its history.

Jonathan O'Donnell

Curiosity Rover on Mars

Viking Lander 1970s

Readers Comments on Joanna's Dawn Science Fiction

A selection of feedback from readers:

Amazing Science fiction great opening chapter which makes you read more..... and I hate Sci fi books! Great story line with drama and suspence...... Its great to get into a story which grabs attention and interest..... Great imagination and detail some would say not necessary but really helps you relate to characters & reality.......

Story line is great to keep reader interested.... would buy despite not into sci fi storylines......

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Excellent pace, great hook on the first page. Great story, stands out from most books on thsi site as actually being a good story and not a piece of vanity writing.

Well done, I would buy

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All action, fast paced sci-fi thriller, moves like a bullet train along a trajectory or dead and mangled bodies, most of them caused by the heroine. This is clearly blockbuster stuff, Joanna Bond for the space age.

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Certainly the gore of the first chapter was enough to capture attention. There is a lot of good to be said about this writing and the author moves the plot along well.

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Dear Jonathan, I love Joanna & her diligence, as you portrayed her in your pitch & all the action she is to face, sounds totally exciting. :) You put me right there with you as I read all of the way through chapter 10, to feel what you were feeling & to be in the action like, "water crashed through the darkness" :) - great word usage. :) "so don't show the shining knight with me, sister" :) - I love it. :) "whispering into his collar" :) - all I can say it "what a great write!!" :) I'll write in my mind that Joanna will find her true love & live happily ever after :) - I really love her attitude & I love happy endings. :)

Science Fiction & Mars

You are welcome to read the first chapter of my book 'Joanna's Dawn' part of the 'Knights of Marth' Trilogy.

http://joannasdawn.blogspot.co.uk/#!/p/chapter-one-joannas-dawn-knights-of.html

The second Chapter will be published shortly, please remember to comment and like this page, the more likes, shares and comments will get chapter two published faster.

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