CANNONBALL EXPRESS

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Seven Monsters Media Ltd.

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491_9781999875053

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200 TONS OF STEAM-POWERED ALIEN SUPER-TECH.Three daring women with a thirst for adventure.The railroads of Mars better raise that speed limit.????? OMG! Its BUFFY meets FIREFLY on Mars with trains. Awesome.- Barry J. Hutchison, bestselling author of SPACE TEAMA NEW HOPE. A NEW WORLD.EXCITEMENT. OPPORTUNITY. ADVENTURE.For the colonists on a terraformed Mars in 2454, that was the promise.For you though-Jess Flint, engineering prodigy and big-time dreamer-it is a promise unfulfilled. Excitement? Adventure? Somebody might be having em, but not in the one-horse-town you call home.And then it happens.In the depths of an abandoned alien junkyard, you stumble across the preserved hulk of legendary steam locomotive the Cannonball Express.Your jaw hits the Martian floor. This is it! Your ticket out!You rebuild the ancient loco, augmenting it with a hodgepodge of powerful alien super-tech.Almost before you know it, youve found yourself a crew:Theres Sally, the towns glamorpuss, handy-with-her-fists saloon singer.Theres Vera, über-brainiac accountant-turned-adrenalin junkie.Oh, and theres Dave. Hes from Staines.You drop an ad in the local paper-CANNONBALL EXPRESS (MARS) Ltd.Any CargoAnywhereAnytime-and WHAM! You just climbed aboard a bullet train to adventure.CANNONBALL EXPRESSLets RollBook 1 in Kit Kanes CANNONBALL EXPRESS series, Railroads of Mars is steampunk adventure at full-throttle-a standalone sci-fi romp, brimming with action, suspense, comedy, and romance.Resplendent in a trio of fresh-from-the-hardware-store overalls, Jess, Sally, and Vera stood in the mind-boggling immensity of the alien junkyard, staring up at what Jess had found there-at that steam-driven titan of rail locomotion. Seven days, Jess said. Thats what we got. Granted, it aint a lotta time, but the way I see it, we all pull together, we can do this. Not saying itll be easy. Ya dont like axle grease, walk away now.

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