Blair Wylie Knihy

The story unfolds as a catastrophic event halts a groundbreaking metallic asteroid mining operation, leading to a series of suspected murders. A skilled NYPD detective is brought in to investigate, while a brilliant AI expert works to prevent further disasters caused by errant artificial meteors targeting the Moon. As the investigation deepens, the presence of extraterrestrial creatures lurking within the metallic ore adds an unexpected and dangerous twist to the unfolding mystery.

Martian Hermitage is the sequel to Wolf Slayer, and the second book in the six-book Master Defiance sci-fi series. Earth continues to decline, and natural calamaties wipe out the last vestiges of civilisation. The people in Moon Base are stranded, but they have been secretly preparing for an exodus... to Mars. Mars is a dry, sterile, hostile place, but it has more life-giving resources than the moon for tough, ingenious people. But Mars is not as it seems. It has been visited before, by a noble race who rescued and studied a Christian Roman centurion. The benevolent alien race is fleeing an evil alien race. And so, the 'Masters' are introduced to the series, and more heroes will be needed...

Two oligarchs put aside their differences and work together to design and promote a space-based umbrella or 'ZONT'. If their fantastic project is successful, it could arrest or even reverse climate change. They know a myriad of political threats overshadow the many technical challenges. Spies, terrorists and even the threat of war emerge to confound their dream. And their failure could mean certain mass extinction, and the end of human civilization...