Kate Rauner – författare

Travel to two fantastic worlds.A trio of physics students find that theory is safer than practice.A lonely woman on a deadly mission receives a second chance, if she can seize it before it's too late.Two short stories (plus a bonus short read.) Each under 4,000 words. Perfect for a break during your busy day.

Fantasy in California's Trinity Mountains.Two brothers find misery in California's Gold Rush. When a Chinese doctor promises them riches, they should have asked, at what price? A short story fantasy plus - bonus story - a fairy tale in space.

Travel to three fantastic worlds. Burritos and his daughter's birthday party keep a computer developer from his Artificial Intelligence project, but he'll never succeed without them.A painter ensnared in his master's Renaissance studio discovers a deadly escape.For this micro spaceship, one of hundreds crossing interstellar space in search of life, sacrifice is part of the mission. Each under 1,000 words - perfect for a break during your busy day.

Technology fails… Society collapses… A kidnapped engineer is trapped in the calamity.Lured onto a spaceship commandeered by his family's cult, Fynn awakens from stasis stranded on a deadly frozen moon. With no way back to Earth,  dreams for his future are gone forever. To avoid disaster, he reconciles with his family and applies his skills to securing their new home. Failing life support isn't the only crisis. As the colony shatters into factions, Fynn leads a band of rebels against looming threats to survival.Journey into a near future tale filled with science and speculative possibilities. Travel under Titan's hazy orange sky. Explore the shores of its hydrocarbon lakes. Create a new society. Scientists say, this moon is the best place for a human colony, but who would settle here? And why?

What does the 21st century hold for us? Find out here, with Kate's predictions surrounding a story of one fantastic discovery. Stretching from advances within our grasp, like self-driving cars and a private space industry, to rewilding a depopulated prairie with cloned mammoths, you'll glimpse a future rooted in today's science.At Spaceport America, routine calibrations on a spacecraft lead mission controller Rob Shay to an incredible glitch in space which opens a path to an unknown star system.Rob must convince his client to divert to a new mission - creating a sentry at the glitch before it's lost among the solar system's uncataloged asteroids.Not everyone wants to see humanity travel beyond Earth, governments try to claim the mission, and business concerns derail exploration. Rob struggles to stay with his mission, but when bigger problems rock the nation, he and his friends worry about staying employed. Along the way, share social changes with Rob, from binge-watching his favorite entertainment to an all-religions mall. At least Rob gets some sympathy from his ex-girlfriend who runs a telescope-for-hire business. Too bad she's in Australia. Join Rob in our near-future - today.

Jake didn't ask to be born on Mars. His dying colony is abandoned by Earth, and Mars yields none of the minerals they need to survive.  He drifts among tasks in his tiny settlement, never finding the purpose he craves. When a spaceship lands half a planet away, newcomers bring technology his sick family desperately needs. But they refuse all attempts at contact.Breaking through is Jake's chance to redeem himself. When he connects with a Chinese ceramicist in the group, the man can't resist his offer of Martian clay, and the silence is broken. Jake travels to a new colony filled with vibrant settlers, including children. There, he meets strangers for the first time in his life.Their ideas clash with what he's been taught, but Mars makes the same demands on every human for survival. He finds friends. Enemies too. What sacrifices will they demand in exchange for salvation? Jake's story is a sci-fi adventure grounded in the real science of the Red Planet. If you wonder what settlers will face, if you ever imaged yourself exploring another world, read Born on Mars. Travel across the vast planes of Mars today.

A stubborn technologist takes her robots to Mars with no guarantee her outpost destination is viable. Emma Winters is keen to win her distant father's respect and claim a place in history. While training to join the first settlement on another planet, she's shocked to learn one of the pioneers has walked out the tiny habitat's airlock to their death. Despite mounting worries over the trials that await her, the determined scientist launches into orbit and departs Earth forever. But her team's landing craft crashes, and Emma fears the pilot's death may have been murder. As suspicions divide the colonists, she grows desperate to discover what's sabotaging the colony before the first humans on Mars become the last. In Glory on Mars, Kate Rauner weaves a tale of realistic science fiction. Life on a hostile world demands courage, sacrifice, and resilience. Dare to join the adventure. Read Glory on Mars today.

A collection of poems in rhyme; Inspired all by science; Outward to the edge of time; Or tied to earthly cadence. Light and written all for fun, There is no angst to hide. You're invited now to sample One of my poems inside. I favor rhyme to match poetry to the rhythm of my steps, which is inevitable since I frequently compose while walking. I also enjoy the discipline that rhyme imposes. It pleases my analytical mind when the perfect word presents itself, fitting both the poem's subject and its form. A collection of over fifty poems plus a few haiku too. I was inspired by Richard Feynman, who wrote "e;Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars – mere globs of gas atoms. I can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more?"e;Writing poetry makes me happy. I hope you'll share my happiness as you read and perhaps, you'll see more.Expanded 2nd edition.

Sig is miserable at home. His mother's call from her threatened habitat sends him racing to save her. Just the adventure he needs.Sig's robots contribute to the colony's success, but his own life is falling apart. When his mother, living in a remote cavern with a group of malcontents, sends a plea for help, he's eager to solve her life-support problems. He knows more about technology than a bunch of misfit miners, and probably more than the Hermit, their mysterious benefactor.But he isn't ready to face the deadly Martian mountains, or danger from the people he's come to rescue.Sig resolves to save the ungrateful prospectors, even if it kills him.Kate Rauner's chronicle of the first human colony continues with this adventure across the plains and mountains of the Red Planet. If you enjoy relatable heroes tackling life on a deadly world, read Hermit on Mars and explore humanity's new frontier.

When Bliss lands a job inside a lava tube, she leaves her boring life behind. Maybe boredom wasn't so bad.Over 600 people in the colony's largest city. Bliss imagines an exciting life. Her new assignment demands long miserable hours on the cold, airless surface, but when the job's complete, there will be nothing like it anywhere else on Mars.Unfortunately, her boss is crazy, and hazing makes life miserable for a newcomer. At least her handsome teammate becomes an ally with an exciting secret. He's waiting for something special in a rare cargo shipment from Earth.But scoundrels drag Bliss into their deadly schemes and threaten everyone's life. Can a simple fish farmer save her colony?If you enjoy sympathetic characters and intriguing plot twists, read Water on Mars today and join the science fiction adventure.

Abandoned on a hostile planet, colonists struggle to build their lives. But first they have to survive. Read the complete series through generations in this bingeworthy collection.Five full length novels:Glory on Mars - Emma wants to explore in her robotic walkabout suit, but something is terribly wrong as a strange illness threatens the settlement's future.Born on Mars - Jake didn't ask to be born on Mars, into a failing colony. Perhaps he can save his friends and family by contacting new arrivals, but an earthly rival sent them, and they're half a planet away.Hermit on Mars - Sig's life is falling apart when his mother calls for help. She lives with prospectors in the Tartarus Mountains, and the mysterious hermit no longer ensures their survival.Water on Mars - Bliss thinks this is the best time to be Marsborn. She leaves her tiny burg behind for the biggest city on the planet, but her new boss is crazy, and threats inside and outside of the colony menace her plans.Storm on Mars - Zeker joins the elite Tower Guilds to change Mars. But his neuroplasticity treatments may have failed, leaving his own impulses as his biggest challenge. Thrown out of the Towers, Zeker lands in a lawless burg filled with desperate people. Farther from his goals than ever, he must find a way back to the Towers, because more than his project is in peril.Readers love individual Colony on Mars books:I have read all 5 books. What I liked was how the author continued the story by skipping a few generations for each of the books and always featuring a main character with a different experience. Bob RiddleThe characters were rich and dynamic. The book is well thought out, quick paced, and a very enjoyable read. I really can't wait to read more from this author. Mary E. YoungAuthor Kate Rauner really makes you feel as if you have taken a trip to Mars yourself. Catherine MesickAn unnervingly realistic venture into the triumphs and challenges that frontier colonists will experience when mankind reaches Mars. Andrew J ChamberlainClick Now & Join the Colony if You Dare

Something weird happens? Zeker swears it's not his fault. An AI may be a psychopath's only friend.Zeker sets out to make a difference in the expanding colony. Gaining a place in the elite Tower Guild proves others recognize his talents, and the AI embedded in his brain helps keep his impulses under control... usually. But when his temper lands him in a lawless burg among desperate outcasts and one special lady, he discovers humanity's survival on the Red Planet is in peril. Will he care enough to save them?Kate Rauner creates a unique colony in Storm on Mars. If you enjoy unusual characters, and an unexpected mode of terraforming intrigues you, read the book. Discover if this near-future colony survives.

A cocky young pilot chases a cryptic probe through Earth orbit. When the Moon's corporate rival hires Winnie and her partner, Bertie, to clear space junk around an orbiting space station, she grabs her chance to pursue the probe's agent, who almost killed her - twice. Winnie thought nothing could distract from her single-minded pursuit, but earnest colonists occupy the station, and they deserve a better life. With their ruler's mind crumbling away, she aims to help them and still catch the spy. Tracking down a scoundrel is harder than expected, and flying asteroids into Earth orbit may not be a brilliant move. More like a looming disaster. Can the pilots avert global catastrophe? Will they survive the attempt? If you're looking for near-future adventure, follow Winnie into space.

She's a junior pilot, as brash and reckless as they come, and keen to prove herself.While scavenging junk in Earth orbit, Winnie Bravo encounters a stealth probe attacking commercial satellites. The craft escapes, but Winnie never accepts defeat.Being a pilot should really be more fun. The big boss appreciates her, which doesn't stop frustrating assignments. Who knew training on the Moon included bloody noses and chicken poo?Despite her snarky attitude, Winnie wins some friends. But tact is not a skill she cultivates. If her ideas are the best, colleagues shouldn't be so aggravated.Integrated with her ship's AI and partnered with a sweet veteran pilot, Winnie hunts the elusive probe. Now, someone at her company's lunar base will do anything to stop her.Being cantankerous is likely to get her killed. Or worse, fired.Lunar Base is the first book in the Winnie Bravo, Space Pilot trilogy. If you're looking for upbeat science fiction, fascinating world-building, and engaging characters, blast into orbit with Kate Rauner's near-future adventure.

A collection of nine short stories of science fiction and fantasy.From Gold Rush miners - to alternate universe octopuses - to a lonely mission to a distant star - and more. Nine stories ranging from the meta-verse to ancient history to fit your busy day - or curl up in your favorite nook with the collection.

Survival is not their destiny.Kin seem safe once their space station is completed, and Fynn escapes endless conflict for a time by prospecting in the Saturn system. Everything changes when power failures strike. Their nuclear reactor degrades long before anyone expected and threatens a cold dark disaster. Lacking technical specifications for a sustainable power plant, Fynn returns to the dismal moon's surface hoping trial and error will yield an answer in time.As a cruel dogma spreads through the Kin and his sister presides over needless deaths, Fynn launches his final challenge. Whose vision of humanity's future will triumph as madness drags them toward destruction?Discover the fate of Fynn and his sister in this final book of the trilogy.