About Ark of the Apocalypse
Earth is on the verge of becoming a dead planet.
The polar ice caps melted long ago, and it’s been decades since the last raindrop fell. Ocean levels rise a dozen meters, and forest fires rage on a global scale. Eleven billion people dying of thirst wage water wars against each other as extinction looms.
Humanity needs a new planet. As Earth deteriorates, the nation states desperately work together to build a mechanism for recolonization. And so the Magellan II is born, the first starship capable of interstellar travel.
The future of the human race is tasked to ten thousand colonists-now homeless but for the vastness of space and the decks of Magellan II. A distant planet offers hope of survival, but it’s a strange, watery world inhabited by giant reptiles.
Humanity is starting over, but survival isn’t guaranteed.
Praise for The Ark of the Apocalypse
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Each new and imaginative chapter opened doors to situations and realities that were impeccably crafted as this epic tale unfolded. It is hard for me to review this book in detail without spoiling the ever expanding plot. If you’ve ever wondered what a hybrid book encapsulating and blending the visions of Ray Bradbury, Tom Clancy and J R R Tolkien would be like, read this novel. Amazon review
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I was spellbound the entire time. Exquisitely written beautifully edited. A must read. I finished it in 3 days. It was impossible to put it down. And now I’m left feeling bereft because book 2 is not out yet. Amazon review
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The many characters are properly fleshed out and I was on the edge of my seat all the way until the end of the book. It has an ending that rounds of the story well, while leaving plenty of space for one’s imagination to create a vast number of follow-up scenarios. Absolutely fantastic! Amazon review
About the Author
Marks is a world traveler who grew up in a household of rocket scientists. As a boy he had a front row seat observing many NASA and NOAA projects. He writes science fiction novels from his home in north west Baja, and you can usually find him on Twitter @tobinmarks.
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A not to be missed fantasy book that stretches your mind across vast lands on Earth and across stars in space, taking place in generations from history to future. The foreseer who witnesses visions from the future keeps the reader in constant anticipation of the story development yet to come. The suspense unrolls just the way foreseen. War, destruction, living underground, adventure, new construction. Life on earth involves all the usual political elements. Beginning life on the new planet isn’t all rosy, fighting huge dinosaur like creatures and the hidden from view master species that supposedly engineered everything. With all the different settings, the story progresses smoothly with intricate details.
And this is just first book in the series. The ending of the first book leaves much to imagine and hope for.