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Thank you for reading Solar Storms, the prequel to
the ORBS Series. Book 1,
ORBS
, is now available on Amazon. As an author
there is nothing more fulfilling than hearing from readers and I would
sincerely love to hear your opinion on this book. Please leave a review on
Amazon when you have a moment. And as a special thank you to fans I will be
posting the first two chapters of Book II,
Stranded
, for free on my
website by mid-November, 2013.
Stranded
will be published on January 1
^st
,
2014. Please also stop by and like my Facebook page or follow me on Twitter for
updates on the
ORBS
series. Thank you for reading!

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ORBS

Book I

The year is 2061,
and the planet is dying. Cataclysmic solar storms force leaders from around the
world to finally put aside their differences and agree on one thing—to jump
ship. The human race is headed to Mars.

When Dr. Sophie
Winston is hired by New Tech Corporation to test a Biosphere deep within the
heart of Cheyenne Mountain, she believes it’s part of the mission to save the
world. Their results will help prepare NTC for the three-year flight to the red
planet. A flight Dr. Winston has been promised a seat on.

Just days into their
six-month assignment, things start to go wrong. When the blast doors hiss open,
Winton’s team finds a vastly changed world outside. Humans are gone, vanished
without a trace, but they aren’t the only thing missing. The planet’s water
appears gone, too.

As the team journeys
deeper into Colorado Springs, they find thousands of luminous blue orbs lining
the streets. It isn’t until they accidentally uncover what’s inside that they
realize the nightmare that has been unleashed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nicholas entered the whirlwind of independent publishing
in 2013 with the gripping dystopian thriller,
The Biomass Revolution
, a
coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic future after fossil fuels have
vanished. Two prequel stories that detail both sides of the revolution—“Squad
19” and “A Royal Knight”—followed shortly after. His new series,
Orbs
,
is a terrifying and suspenseful sci-fi account of a science team working in a
Biosphere that finds itself suddenly cut off from the rest of the world. When
the blast doors hiss open, they enter the horrifying aftermath of a cataclysmic
cosmological event (anticipated release in October 2013). Book II will be out
by the time you ring in the New Year.

His writing consistently addresses topical issues
such as climate change, immigration, fossil fuels, religion, and war by adding
the intriguing twist of science fiction. His motto as an author is, “Forever
writing something different,” and he strives to create unique concepts.

When Nicholas isn’t writing, he is more than likely
attempting to find innovative ways for his insurance company to revoke his life
insurance. An adrenaline junkie at heart, Nicholas exploded onto the triathlon
scene in 2012, consistently finishing in the top 10% of his age group in short
distance races. In 2013 he decided to up the ante and completed his first Half
Ironman in Galveston, Texas and Full Ironman in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Check out
his blog at
nvrstoptriing.tumblr.com
for fitness and health tips.

An honest gentleman and humanist, Nicholas is known
for his compassion. A vegetarian and animal lover, he started the
not-for-profit 2RRacing in 2013 with the idea of running a dog in races across
the Midwest to raise money for animal welfare. Look for him and his dog on the
race scene in 2014 and visit them at
2RRacing.org
.

He pays the bills as a
project specialist with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency management where
he helps communities recover from natural and man-made disasters. He has
undergraduate degrees from the University of Iowa in Political Science and
American Indian Studies, and a graduate degree from Drake University in Public
Policy. An avid writer and reader his entire life, Nicholas enhanced his
writing skills by taking classes at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop as
an undergraduate.

Nicholas lives in the Middlesex historic district
in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, with his dog Bella.

For more info, follow his wave of spilled ink at:

http://nicholassansbury.com