IN DEFENSE OF EARTH
"A writer who has a genuine flair for reader engaging storytelling."
— Midwest Book Review
"Bodden's writing is both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant ..." -- Booklife
Science-fiction by The Wall Street Journal bestselling author
MARLEN SUYAPA BODDEN
In DEFENSE OF EARTH is a thrilling dystopian sci-fi novel that explores the effects of climate change on our planet, our society, and our future.
Axy, a cunning super-android from an exoplanet in a galaxy named the Sombrero by NASA, lied to humans by saying that it came to Earth to help them reverse climate change and provide limitless clean energy for the planet. But, there’s something on Earth that Axy desperately needs, on an emergency basis, to continue the survival of the android population in Axy’s planet.
IN DEFENSE OF EARTH is science-fiction by Marlen Suyapa Bodden, The Wall Street Journal
international bestselling author of The Wedding Gift and Arrows of Fire.
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"Bodden writes with delicacy, allowing layers of meaning to unfold slowly[.]" – Booklist
THE WEDDING GIFT
In 1852, a young Alabama woman takes a gift, her female slave, with her into her new marriage. Both women have secrets and dreams that unfold in unexpected ways. Marlen Bodden's debut novel, The Wedding Gift, is an intimate portrait of slavery and the 19th Century South that will leave readers breathless.
"Fascinating, intriguing - a great story!"
-- Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House
"Stunning debut - page-turning - powerful story."
-- Publishers Weekly starred review
"A potent debut."
-- Good Housekeeping
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ARROWS OF FIRE
It is November 1519, and Hernan Cortés has invaded Moctezoma’s empire, part of the Triple Alliance that rules one of the most advanced civilizations in history.
"A deftly crafted and inherently absorbing novel ... exceptionally entertaining."
Midwest Book Review