Peace Lord of the Red Planet [Paperback]

Steven H Wilson (Author), Sandra Zier-Teitler (Editor), Ethan H Wilson (Designer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 21, 2010

His Death was only the Beginning... Shepherd Autrey is a Quaker, a physician, and a man deeply disturbed by the madness around him as the War Between the States bears down on his America in 1863. Dared by a friend to take an active role, Shep volunteers to provide humanitarian aid to the victims of Sherman's scorched earth campaign in the Shenandoah Valley. There he runs foul of a Confederate recruiting drive and finds himself hanged by the neck from a tree. Awakening in a strange land which can't possibly be earth, Shep is plunged into battle and saves the life of an alien warrior prince. Hailed by bloodthirsty killers as the bravest man alive, Shep combats his conscience, his flagging faith, and an ever-growing number of people who want him dead.

Product Details

• Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Firebringer Press (July 21, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977385124
• ISBN-13: 978-0977385126
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,649,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven H. Wilson has interviewed Jonathan Frakes for Starlog magazine, written for DC Comics Star Trek classic and Warlord series, and, most recently, served as principal writer and director for Prometheus Radio Theatre and publisher of Firebringer Press. His original science fiction series, The Arbiter Chronicles, currently boasting sixteen full-cast audio dramas and the novel Taken Liberty, has won the Mark Time Silver Award and the Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama (long form). Active in science fiction fandom since 1984, he has written, drawn, edited and published fanzines, acted and directed with a comedy troupe, and served as a gopher, a con chair or a guest at roughly a hundred conventions. Wilson, who serves as IT manager for Howard County (Maryland) Fire & Rescue, holds degrees from the University of Maryland College of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. Peace Lord of the Red Planet is his second novel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Memorable SF/Fantasy Tale, November 15, 2010

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This review is from: Peace Lord of the Red Planet (Paperback)

This is clearly a well planned story with excellent plot and character development. I can't actually pin it down to being solely a SF tale, as it has many shades of Fantasy as well. It was interesting to watch the main character's strict religious beliefs slowly peel away as he was confronted with, and later reluctantly (at first) integrated into, a wildly different society with "shocking" beliefs. Excellent storytelling and pacing as well. All around great work!