Myths Endure on Mars

The Myths Endure on Mars series includes Anubis on Mars, Saint of Mars, Ithax's Offspring in Space, Nerites Amid the Stars, The Serpentine History of the Saint (May 2024) and Wolf Boy Returns from Space (September 2024). The novellas follow a chronological order though each book can be read separately.  

Series in Chronological Order

Incubus Lider wants a greater purpose in life than feeding off boring human sex dreams. Catholic priest Rhys wants his own incubus.

Unexpected companions, Lider and Rhys travel to Mars on the same ship as a new religious sect. The sect, which follows ancient Egyptian creeds alongside ongoing prophetic revelations, hopes to create an exclusive community on Mars. That plan is challenged by assault and possible murder within the sect's upper ranks.

Rhys convinces the authorities to let him investigate with his invisible partner, who can enter dreams and memories. He and Lider descend to Mars, where they discover a crime that belongs in myth. 

 

Anubis on Mars is the first book in the Myths Endure on Mars series. It introduces detectives Rhys and Lider.

Anubis on Mars is available on Amazon. 

 

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Monseigneur Rhys and his Cubus, Lider, detectives from Anubis on Mars, investigate another murder when their aid is sought by a Devil's Advocate, Francesca Paraclete.

A Mars citizen is being considered for sainthood. The process of canonization is proceeding smoothly--until it turns up unexpected historical details, angry relatives, and a sudden death. The death could derail the process. Or it could be entirely unconnected.

Frankie needs Rhys and Lider's help. She isn't sure she can trust her own investigators. She isn't sure she can trust Mars citizens. And she isn't sure she can trust the invisible spy or Cubus who enjoys making wry comments in her head. No matter the implications, the Devil's Advocate must know the truth. Mars needs a saint.

Saint of Mars is available on Amazon. 

 

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Quin has a problem. He needs to return to Mars to take up his duties as administrator of the Mars Trading Depot. But someone left a clone in his ship cabin. A gorgeous, clever clone, who might just tempt Quin to break laws he agreed to when he emigrated to Mars in the first place.

Allec doesn't understand what all the fuss is about. So what if he's a clone? So what if he's only going to live a few months? He's on a spaceship. He's learning a new profession, and he has a handsome and kind boyfriend. The politics of his creation are not his problem.

As Quin and Allec near the end of their nine-month mission, they grapple with issues that affect Martian finances, family betrayal, political upheaval, and their own happiness.

Ithax's Offspring on Mars is available on Amazon.  

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As merfolk head into space, political complications threaten to scuttle their desire to settle on Mars. Controversy swells over an ancient religious ritual involving immersion, sex, and marriage. The controversy only expands when Meke and Rill, two Siphons or Mermen, arrive separately on the Mars Space Station.

Years ago, bribery and sabotage subverted the ritual between Meke and Rill. Rill fled. Meke wants answers. Their face-to-face confrontation sends a surge through the merfolk or Siphon community that could drown other issues and separate lovers like an outgoing tide. Meke and Rill dive deep into their past to generate wise and pacific solutions.

Nerites Amid the Stars is available on Amazon 

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With the help of her investigators, Francesca Paraclete, a devil's advocate, researches the possible canonization of a medieval saint: Lady Margaret.

If canonized, Lady Margaret will be the first Siphon or mermaid saint. Frankie must consequently deal not only with difficult-to-access and interpret historical records, she must also handle political issues--those who support a Siphon becoming a saint; those who don't.

Her duties are complicated by a possible spy from the College of Cardinals, a cat-like being who insists on accompanying her everywhere, and her personal invisible consultant, a Cubus named Will who is possibly over 2,000 years old.

To  keep things simple, Frankie focuses on locating Lady Margaret's relics. Frankie, her spy, and her consultant start the search in Bamburgh Castle in Northern England. Their investigation will take them to the Faroe Islands, the Isle of Man, King Arthur's Carlisle, a holy well, several shrines, and Norton Priory. At each location, they encounter lore connected to the sea and possibly, hopefully, the true story of Lady Margaret.

 

The Serpentine History of the Saint is available on Amazon.

 

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Panfilo ended up on the Mars Space Station when his adoptive parents kidnapped him from Earth.

He doesn't resent his relocation. He doesn't resent being ejected from Mars when his wolf-like nature is discovered. He doesn't resent being raised by a human clone and his mate.

He does rather resent being almost assassinated.

The assassination attempt on Panfilo motivates him and his guardians to delve into Panfilo's origins. Is he alien? How is he connected to Earth's history? Why do some humans and humanoid aliens fear him? Why do others wish to follow him?

The search takes Panfilo, his guardians, and his investigators--Monseigneur Rhys and Canon Lider--to Earth and ultimately to negotiations between Panfilo and a powerful monarch. Before he can undertake those negotiations, the teenage Panfilo needs to figure out, Who am I? What am I going to do about who I am?

The Wolf Boy Returns from Space is a Rhys and Lider detective novel. It is the most recent book in the Myths Endure in Mars series. It references characters and events in other books but can be read separately.

The Wolf Boy Returns from Space is available on Amazon.