Books published by publisher Thunderbolt Publishing

Armed with only his grandfather’s coin and a fake ID, sixteen-year-old Neil Ericson is desperate to join the Air Force like his grandfather before him. A flip of that coin instead launches Neil into an academy onboard Space City beyond the moon. His first day on board, Neil befriends Riagan Byrne and together they take on the challenge of field exams set on desolate planets and the Academy Games, which are rife with serpent hawks capable of gutting them if they miss a step. One instructor has already remarked that in a few rare instances, particularly undesirable students are launched into outer space. A joke. Right?Despite the danger, Neil thinks he’s finally found a home and friends. Plus, he attracts the attention of the beautiful Maellyn Travena, even though his ability to talk to girls consists of noting that the moon is shrinking on their way to Mars. She probably thinks he’s an idiot now.But traitors within Space City are attempting to smuggle away its newest and most prized piece of tech to the Dahaka, a blood-eyed warring alien race. After stumbling into the plot, Neil is forced to risk the friendships and home he’s gained because if the traitors succeed, Space City will end up a husk, and he’ll be dead or stranded millions of miles from Earth.

As a novice shape-shifter, Katherine is not supposed to use her ability unless other, more experienced shifters are nearby. So, with her mentors out of town, she is little more than an ordinary girl. While on an errand for her mother, she encounters an abused dog she believes to be a shifter in trouble. She doesn't need to change into Kat, her cat self, to help him, she reasons. But the aliens who captured the dog also capture her. She is forced to use her special collar to shift into her cat body to escape. But in trying to get away, she loses the collar. Now, as a little black cat, she must survive a dangerous world to stop an alien invasion. And she begins to worry that she will never again be an ordinary girl.Nelli Burk is a retired biology teacher. She derives inspiration from real life and from the scientific literature, as well as from the SF&F literature and media and from her own imagination. Other creative interests include knitting, costume construction, and folk dancing.

A deadly fungal outbreak is spreading across Ourania. The Alfar failed to contain it. People are dying. Maellyn is recruited to lead a team of her fellow students to help find a cure.Meanwhile, Neil and Riagan learn of Mainyu’s return during a mission on Siavash, the Dahaka home planet. But for reasons they cannot fathom, the Space City Council will not go after the Dahaka leader, despite the attack he orchestrated against them. To make matters worse, scientists aboard Space City are secretly supporting the Dahaka.As they struggle to save lives, can they overcome the wedges their separate missions are driving between them before the consequences change their futures forever?Jared Austin is a young adult science fiction author who lives in the Rocket City — Huntsville, Alabama. With Space City, Escape, Space City Outbreak, and the books in the series to follow, he hopes to show and inspire his daughter and son, as well as all of his readers, that science and technology are not dull subjects, but gateways to a brighter, exciting future.

X marks the spot! Everyone knows that, but where's the island to go with it?Kitt Pirate knows that his crew of salty seadogs expects him to find the fabled gold from the treasure map. He is the youngest buccaneer captain sailing the Caribbean and he has more wits than any grown man, but Caverock Island? Well, that's a bit of a problem.The treasure beckons. Weeks tick by without a sign. Then an uncharted speck appears on the horizon. Land!"Kitt Pirate: Snaggletooth's Treasure" is a 17,000 word chapter book with a number of illustrations. Written for middle-graders, this book corresponds to a 126-page print chapter book.

It has been years since you discovered the strange, mystic planet of Saluria. You survived its hostile terrain and deadly native species as you journeyed across harsh lands. Eventually, you befriended the royal family and protected them from a traitor in their midst. Your valiant devotion to the Salurian rulers and their citizens established you as a trusted hero for all Salurian people. After so much time spent here, this unusual planet has begun to feel more like home than your native planet of Earth.Then tragedy strikes. Invaders take over Saluria and are determined to destroy the entire planet. The fiery Moon of Saluria is no friend to you as you traverse the hostile environment once again, encountering deadly beings in your effort to stop the invaders. Time is running out and it is up to you to make use of your bravery and quick thinking to save the planet from a brutal ending. Otherwise, you will be obliterated along with Saluria and all of its people!

Summer meant freedom. An Escape from academic responsibilities.In this collection of tales, Escape becomes personal for some of the Space City Preparatory Academy students.Nico has created a flying Venice sim to explore, but when he discovers invisible monsters on the prowl, and a classmate hacks the sim as a prank, he finds surviving to the end a precarious prospect. Trini is reluctant to assist her aunt in handling an infectious disease outbreak among the natives on the planet Letos, but a near fatal encounter with what was believed to be a mythical creature forces her to re-examine her perspective. When his father is seriously injured during a hunting trip on a remote exomoon, it is up to Jiro to locate help, a dicey prospect when two rogue aliens pick up their trail. Dirk and Arielle believe they are in for a nice weekend hike until an ambitious town official wants to frame them for a crime they didn't commit during their summer-abroad diplomat training program. Cade hopes to enter the dangerous Tefnot sub race on Araxia, only to be sold into slavery for his troubles.For these six, Escape means not just survival, but choosing the futures they want, no matter the odds.Jared Austin is a young adult science fiction author who lives in the Rocket City — Huntsville, Alabama. In Space City and the books in the series to follow, he hopes to show and inspire his daughter and son, as well as all of his readers, that science and technology are not dull subjects, but gateways to a brighter, exciting future.

More than 50 years of family favorite recipes overflow from the pages of this, the second book in the 3-volume cookbook set. They hail from the immediate family and extended family and friends circle of the author, Cathy Burnham Martin. There are time-tested classics and delicious variations, all to delight your taste buds and add unique twists to your recipe collection. The vast majority are Super Simple recipes with short ingredient lists and easy preparation. Volume 2 abounds with more than 200 recipes for brunch, lunch, and dinner entrees. Brunch offerings include such delights as Lobster Bisque Strata Catarina, Cathy’s Crabby Asparagus Strata, Super Simple Eggs a la Café Martin, Cheese Strata a la Greenfield Inn (a Bob Hope favorite), Corned Beef Hash Unplugged, Mom’s Yankee Red Flannel Hash, Toad in the Hole, Yorkshire Pudding, Pancakes a la Copenhagen, Overnight French Toast Phyllis, and Cathy’s Cranberry Orange French Toast. For lunch you’ll find recipes ranging from Fireman’s Sandwich, Mushroom Onion Cheeseburger, Burger Patties, Atlanta Peachy Burger, Italian North End Burger and Beefy Boston Baked Bean Burgers to Hot Diggity Dogs, Ham-It-Up English Muffins, Super Simple Open-Faced Savory Cheese, Super Simple Croque-Monsieur, Monte Christo, and Cheesy Crab Rolls Catarina. Among the many other lunch recipes are the Turkey Waldorf Sandwich, Super Simple Pizza Buns, Super Simple Grilled Cheese Pie, and Chile Rellenos Bake a la Pablo’s. Entrees hail from various categories. If you are wishing for eggs, vegetables or cheese entrees, you may enjoy the Classic Quiche Lorraine, Ham and Broccoli Quiche, Ham and Asparagus Quiche, Zucchini Pie, Crab Pie, Café Martin Crabby Quiche, Deviled Eggs in Casserole, Lasagna Florenza, or Super Simple Fettuccini, to name a few. Beef lovers can enjoy recipes that include Super Simple Marvelous Meatloaf, Mom’s Hawaiian Meatballs, Grammy’s Talleyrand Beef, Super Simple Company Stroganoff, Super Simple Steak Tips, Foiled Again Pot Roast, Crisp and Juicy Roast Beef, and Café Martin Veal Oscar. For luscious lamb entrées check out offerings like Hrant Gulumian’s Lamb Shish Kebab, Asian Lamb en Brochette, and Café Martin Rack of Lamb. There are many pork entrée recipes, including such delights as Stuffed Peach Pork Chops, Super Simple Pork Chops and Apple Stuffing, Garlic Grilled Pork Tenderloins, Café Martin Maple-Glazed Pork Chops, Super Simple Bratwurst, Cathy’s Danish Pork, Cranberry Pork Roast, and Mom’s Amazing Ham Timbales. Poultry recipes range from Super Simple Italian Chicken, Crispy Onion Chicken, Crocked Cranberry Chicken, and Amanda’s Congressional Chicken to Chicken on Corn Bread a la Dinah Shore, Almost Famous Super Simple Chicken, Orange Walnut Chicken Deborah, and Super Simple Chicken and Mushroom Sauce. A wide range of favorite family seafood entrees include Crab Imperial, Café Martin Crabby Pastry Cups, Mom’s Favorite Crab Cakes, Enlightened Crab Cakes, Glennafied Lobster Newburg, Lobacious Lobster Pie, Super Simple Rock Lobster Pie, Shrimp-Crab-Lobster Tart a la Hamilton, Cathy’s Creamy Seafood Crepes, Peppered Peapod Scallop Scramble, Lobster Corn Succotash, and Café Martin Salmon Wrapped in Bacon.

Gaspar is a lonely, little ghost who is lactose intolerant and his favorite thing in the whole world is ice cream. The other ghosts tease him and call him names. Gaspar lives in a vacant house. When the house is sold and Mr. and Mrs. Stone move in, with their two young boys, he is thrilled to have a new family, until he discovers no one can see him. After several attempts to get their attention, he finally gives up and goes to bed only to discover that sometimes wishes come true.

Gaspar, the lactose intolerant ghost, goes to school with his new friend, Hayden, and CJ, Hayden's big brother. When CJ is picked on by a bully, he doesn’t tell for fear of being known as a “tattler.” Hayden tells their mother that CJ is being bullied, and she reports it to the principal. But when the bullying still doesn’t stop, Gaspar finds an imaginative way to help CJ.