MarsFace [Paperback]

Roberta M. Pala (Author)

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About the Author

R.M. Pala works for the federal government as a program manager of an employee and management development project. She lives in suburban Virginia on several acres that she shares with her husband, two kids, and a variety of animals, both wild and domesticated.

Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Invisible College Press (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931468109
• ISBN-13: 978-1931468107
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,671,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

R M Pala spent her first decade of life exploring the woods near her family's home in Virginia. She loved being outside where she could be anything she wanted to be. Her reading choices tended toward the popular Dr. Seuss books, adventures, and science fiction. She directed her first play in second grade based on a magazine story about a family of con-artist foxes. Inspired, she began writing little stories to amuse herself. From age 12 to 15 she attended school in England, when her father was stationed at the American Embassy. Reading the classics of English literature had a big influence on her own writing choices, especially when it came to building strong characters and establishing a particular place and time.

For a while she became enamored with stage acting, but in the end, she majored in Communications (Television Production) with a double major in English Literature. It only took her nineteen years to earn her MA in Communications.

For over thirty years she worked for the federal government as a television specialist and program manager. Upon retiring, she decided to devote her time to telling stories. One of her great passions is her dressage horse named Primadonna. Prima lives in Florida with her trainers and competes year round with horses from all over the world.

She lives on a small farm with her husband, two college kids, horses, a dog with separation issues, a senile cat, and a python named Kevin.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Boldly Goes Where None Has Gone Before!!, October 15, 2002

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m. carter (Lanham, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MarsFace (Paperback)

While I'm not an avid sci-fi reader, I couldn't put this book down once I started. The author's attention to detail transported me to heart of the Amazon and placed me on the red planet, where I hung on every twist and turn. The ending left me wanting more. So when's the sequel?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Story, Good Science, March 19, 2003

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This review is from: MarsFace (Paperback)

At last a sci fi story that gives you the real scoop about conditions on Mars! And a group of believable characters who make you care about what happens to them. A very fun read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Closer to the truth than ever before!!!!, November 30, 2002

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Faeru Tormgar (Cydonia, Norther Hemesphere, Mars) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MarsFace (Paperback)

This book was fantastic!... A masterpiece! How did she come up with those characters? They are all so vivid, so real! I actually did feel like I was on Mars, the book just draws you in. A great read, I couldn't put it down!