Books with author Daniel R. Burkhard

In years long past, humanity ruled the world with the power to work the threads of creation. But they almost destroyed the world. To protect humanity and save the world, humanity's power was bound in Derek's Spire and the last of humanity exiled on seven cities lifted from the world below.That was centuries ago, and many wait for the time the power will be unbound, and humanity freed. For seventeen-year-old Nathan, a young man who lives on the streets of Derek's Hope, the threads are a key to continued survival. He can see them, and sometimes, he can work them to steal food or clothing. Only using them when he is desperate, he knows nothing of the stories or prophecies of the power's return. But after a failed attempt to steal leftover bread, his ability is noticed. For many, it signals the end of the exile of humanity. The church, another ancient society, and even the cities' leaders, want control of his ability. They want to unlock the power in Derek's Spire. But each group wants that power for a different reason. If he is going to survive, he must act quickly, rather than wait for the groups to force his actions. The power to manipulate the threads is dangerous and releasing it may kill him. Either way, Nathan's life will never be the same.

There are no such things as fresh starts . . .For Aidan Semple and his twin sister, Raelynn, coming to this New Earth should have been a fresh start. They were going to hide their telepathic ability and fit in on the new colony. But nothing is ever simple. Not only have they lost their father on the long journey from Old Earth, but this New Earth is dead or dying. The Colony Shipper's New Earths are nothing like Old Earth . . .Something on this dead world has noticed Aidan's and Raelynn's ability to share each other's emotions. Alien emotions flood their minds, at times seemingly harmless. With a simple choice look for the source of the alien emotions, their troubles compound. The consequences of that simple choice soon leave Aidan without his sister. Forced to rely on his own courage and telepathic ability, he sets out to discover what really happened to Raelynn.Learning the truth is not always pleasant . . .Alone on a planet he hates, Aidan sets out to find his sister and uncovers secrets about the demons facing humanity on this New Earth. Not all demons are real, and some are human.

In years long past, humanity ruled the world with the power to work the threads of creation. But they almost destroyed the world. To protect humanity and save the world, humanity's power was bound in Derek's Spire and the last of humanity exiled on seven cities lifted from the world below.That was centuries ago, and many wait for the time the power will be unbound, and humanity freed. For seventeen-year-old Nathan, a young man who lives on the streets of Derek's Hope, the threads are a key to continued survival. He can see them, and sometimes, he can work them to steal food or clothing. Only using them when he is desperate, he knows nothing of the stories or prophecies of the power's return. But after a failed attempt to steal leftover bread, his ability is noticed. For many, it signals the end of the exile of humanity. The church, another ancient society, and even the cities' leaders, want control of his ability. They want to unlock the power in Derek's Spire. But each group wants that power for a different reason. If he is going to survive, he must act quickly, rather than wait for the groups to force his actions. The power to manipulate the threads is dangerous and releasing it may kill him. Either way, Nathan's life will never be the same.

There are no such things as fresh starts . . .For Aidan Semple and his twin sister, Raelynn, coming to this New Earth should have been a fresh start. They were going to hide their telepathic ability and fit in on the new colony. But nothing is ever simple. Not only have they lost their father on the long journey from Old Earth, but this New Earth is dead or dying. The Colony Shipper's New Earths are nothing like Old Earth . . .Something on this dead world has noticed Aidan's and Raelynn's ability to share each other's emotions. Alien emotions flood their minds, at times seemingly harmless. With a simple choice look for the source of the alien emotions, their troubles compound. The consequences of that simple choice soon leave Aidan without his sister. Forced to rely on his own courage and telepathic ability, he sets out to discover what really happened to Raelynn.Learning the truth is not always pleasant . . .Alone on a planet he hates, Aidan sets out to find his sister and uncovers secrets about the demons facing humanity on this New Earth. Not all demons are real, and some are human.

Aidan hates the planet No Worth. Whether it is the loss of his father on the long journey from Earth, the dying state of the colony planet, or the way he and his sister are treated, he has more than enough reasons to hate his new home. If only he were normal, but he and his twin sister, Raelynn, have never been normal. They've spent their whole lives hiding their differences, especially their ability to sense and feel each other's emotions. But their ability has been noticed by something else on the dying planet. Whatever it is that has noticed them seems able to share its emotions with them as well.Aidan's troubles worsen with a simple choice to follow his sister and look for the source of the alien emotions. The consequences of that choice soon leave Aidan without his sister, and force him to rely on his own courage and ability to get to the bottom of what is really going on. With the help of a newfound friend and a sympathetic teacher he sets out to find his sister, and learns more than he ever could have imagined about the secret history of humanity on No Worth. It is a secret history buried in the remnants of Hope that threatens the continued existence of the human colony.Alone on a planet he hates, Aidan is forced to choose between finding his sister or preventing what could be the destruction of the last human city on No Worth. A battle is brewing between the city's guardians and the source of the alien emotions, and Aidan may be the only one who can stop it.

Aidan hates the planet No Worth. Whether it is the loss of his father on the long journey from Earth, the dying state of the colony planet, or the way he and his sister are treated, he has more than enough reasons to hate his new home. If only he were normal, but he and his twin sister, Raelynn, have never been normal. They've spent their whole lives hiding their differences, especially their ability to sense and feel each other's emotions. But their ability has been noticed by something else on the dying planet. Whatever it is that has noticed them seems able to share its emotions with them as well.Aidan's troubles worsen with a simple choice to follow his sister and look for the source of the alien emotions. The consequences of that choice soon leave Aidan without his sister, and force him to rely on his own courage and ability to get to the bottom of what is really going on. With the help of a newfound friend and a sympathetic teacher he sets out to find his sister, and learns more than he ever could have imagined about the secret history of humanity on No Worth. It is a secret history buried in the remnants of Hope that threatens the continued existence of the human colony.Alone on a planet he hates, Aidan is forced to choose between finding his sister or preventing what could be the destruction of the last human city on No Worth. A battle is brewing between the city's guardians and the source of the alien emotions, and Aidan may be the only one who can stop it.

In the spirit of the classic 1950's sci-fi comics, gum cards, and movies, like "Weird Science", "Forbidden Planet" and the "Mar's Attacks" bubble gum cards, this book revisits the age of UFO hysteria and space adventure that made being afraid of the night sky --FUN! Full color, written in English, for all ages. The Plot: The Alien fleet descends apon Earth, meanwhile a galaxy away, Captain Wolverton and his crew battle for their lives against the treacherous Zecookie Aliens. Goofy and fun this story uses many of the classic situations that made 1950's science fiction so much fun. A modern classic.