Books with author Fred Martin

If you are seeking a break from dystopian or high fantasy sci-fi, this may be just what you are looking for. Exploring the genesis of the teen opioid epidemic, but with a hard science fiction twist, Not Alone is a YA sci-fi thriller set in down-to-earth rural Vermont:"It's summer, 2011, and for four and a half years, all Blue has been looking for is a normal life after losing her family in a suspicious fire. But what is normal for a fourteen-year-old that can hear what no one else can? And what should she do when she hears something that presents a tantalizing opportunity to avenge her family? With an unexpected new friend and ally, she comes up with a slam-dunk plan. All she has to do is risk everything, including both of their lives."“Interesting, fast-paced action that keeps the reader on edge … I would recommend this for lovers of realistic sci-fi.” — Kristina Shankles, NetGalley Reviewer“The first half of the book is set up … the second half of the book is a blur of flipping pages … I found the character Martin wrote to make the villain oddly fascinating …” ­— Carolina Herdegen, Kiss the Book

They were both barboys, one more a money boy the other less money more boy. For each other, they were mother, father, brother, friend and lover, ambulance and police. Pee was beautiful and Puke... well, he had his shtick.Sad, sexy and funny stories about how to boys survived while they were alive. Now they are both gone. They wouldn't want you to cry.

From the flap: The author describes the advantages of natural types of feeders, the best foods to offer, and exactly how to make a bird bath. He tells how to hand-tame the chickadee, ...there are notes on bird identification, on making movies of birds,a nd on how to care for them if ill or injured." Including stories of individual birds, the author's voice makes this more charming than the average manual.

If you are seeking a break from dystopian or high fantasy sci-fi, this may be just what you are looking for. Exploring the genesis of the teen opioid epidemic, but with a hard science fiction twist, Not Alone is a YA sci-fi thriller set in down-to-earth rural Vermont: "It's summer, 2011, and for four and a half years, all Blue has been looking for is a normal life after losing her family in a suspicious fire. But what is normal for a fourteen-year-old that can hear what no one else can? And what should she do when she hears something that presents a tantalizing opportunity to avenge her family? With an unexpected new friend and ally, she comes up with a slam-dunk plan. All she has to do is risk everything, including both of their lives."“The first half of the book is set up … the second half of the book is a blur of flipping pages … I found the character Martin wrote to make the villain to be oddly fascinating …” — Carolina Herdegen, Kiss the Book“Interesting, fast-paced action that keeps the reader on edge … I would recommend this for lovers of realistic sci-fi.” — Kristina Shankles, NetGalley Reviewer