Books with author M. C. Russell

Zac starts a new job but all is not as it seems...‘The Destroyers’ is the story of 18 year old Zac Axtell who starts a new job at ‘Planetary Protection Enterprises’, the largest employer on his home planet, Elara. Never fully comfortable with the assignments he is set, he sets out to stop all supposed threat in its tracks, a newly discovered power burning inside him. Convinced the Company's aims are morally wrong, he finally finds the courage to stand up to them, fueled by his feelings for the Earth boy who will cease to exist if he carries out his task. ‘Company’s Coming’ follows him as he stands up to his home planet, and finds the courage to turn his back on his own people in favour of the boy he loves.

In the illustrated children’s book, The Little Princess and Her Star, author Russell tells the story of a young royal who spends her evenings talking to her favorite star in the sky. But one evening, the star is missing. Panicked, the princess decides to go find him. She looks everywhere, and when she sees a mysterious ladder leading to the moon, she climbs up—right into the lair of a giant who holds her star captive. With courage and ingenuity, the princess saves her friend and proves herself a heroine. Russell has said that he hopes this story will spark children to look within for the strength to follow their own path and unique adventures. When a child believes nothing is impossible, Russell suggests, that child can have the ability to overcome all obstacles.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.