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marise morland
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she has a choice to make!
Watch the trailer for my science-fiction novel The Songs of Symerid Three, book 1 of The Celestriad.
A world betrayed
The enticing trailer for The Synectic Snare, book 2 of The Celestriad
Be careful what you wish for
I'm delighted to present this compelling trailer for The Stars Are Ours - Emergence, book 3 of the Celestriad
inherit the galaxy
View the trailer for The Stars are Ours pt 2 - Powerplay, book 4 of The Celestriad
A War Like No Other
View the intriguing trailer for The Resonance War, book 5 of the Celestriad
An epic begins...
An overview of The Celestriad, Books 1-5
books
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Reality Check and other Stories
An android files a lawsuit against its owner.... A virtual marriage goes badly wrong... A child's toys plot their owner's destiny.
Bite-size science fiction for busy people!
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The Songs of Symerid Three
How did Laura, a music student from an English village, find herself many light-years from Earth, alone on the stage of a meticulously copied Ancient Greek amphitheatre?
This is her story.
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The Synectic Snare
Celestra's once-peaceful allies, the Narvellans, have suddenly staged a coup, turning their hosts' planet into an industrialised police state and enslaving the population. It's rumoured that the Narvellan homeworlds are being controlled by a sinister group mind, but is this true? If so, how can it be found and shut down?
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The Stars Are Ours - Emergence
A military empire, an amnesiac stranger and a superweapon bequeathed to Celestra by its dying First Scientist. Three elements which portend disaster.
To preserve their future, the peace-loving Celestrians must reluctantly declare war on the Eldorian Empire. And if they're to have any chance of victory, they're going to need some help. Help which is suspiciously close at hand... -
THE STARS ARE OURS - POWERPLAY
The Eldorians, sure of their future as galactic conquerors, are about to enforce an alliance with Earth. Laura, unable to absent herself from her high-profile duties as Celestra's First Citizeness, permits her daughter Clemis to seek out Eldor's mysterious enemies – who appear to be waiting for her. But is this the right choice? What is the true nature of Celestra's superweapon?
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The Resonance War
A time capsule, left by the remnants of Celestra's first civilsation, is found and deciphered. It contains a warning: the asteroid which decimated them was under propulsion, and whoever launched the unprovoked attack is still out there.
After a freak communications glitch alerts this ancient enemy, Celestra is invaded by an invisible, synthetic bio-swarm. The Celestrians have but one defence. Their own children.
About marise
Marise has had short science fiction and fantasy stories published in a number of magazines since the Eighties. These include Practical Computing, Beyond, Auguries and Scheherazade.
In 1988 she co-produced a comic strip, Time and Ms. Jones, which was serialised in the Funday section of the Sunday Times, and which has recently been republished in Italy.
For the past few years she has been working on a series of space opera novels.
Five-star Amazon reviews for “Reality Check”
“Wonderful imagination and expert storytelling. I enjoyed every minute. Thank you for the experiences, characters and worlds. Buy this collection and share with friends.”
“Entertaining, imaginative, tightly written science-fiction”
Poetry
Marise is a published poet and her poems have appeared in numerous periodicals and won 3 regional awards including a commendation from the Yeats Society. Some examples can be heard on her YouTube channel, where she performs as Mary Marble.