Books by Eric Martell

CAN THEY SURVIVE IN A WORLD RUINED BY INTERSTELLAR DUST?The Earth has moved into the path of an interstellar dust cloud. Particles containing biologically active molecules similar to mRNA have covered the world.Many humans have died from the dust's effects. Others have mutated into animal-like creatures that hunger for flesh. A very few seem to be immune to the genetic changes.Society had changed before the dust cloud's arrival, creating a new elite class. After the dust began to fall, superficial differences between unchanged humans have little meaning.What happens when a lower-caste boy meets a high-caste girl in the middle of a dustfall, and there is an immediate attraction between them?Will they survive? Even prosper? Or, will they find that they too have been changed by the dust?The alien mRNA frees the hidden monsters in Earth's life. Many are dangerous, but the deadliest creature remains to be determined.

All Adam wanted was his advanced degree and a girlfriend. What he got was betrayal, kicked out of University, and exiled to the Asteroid Belt. Through a series of mishaps, he became a successful pirate.When the oppressive North American Dictatorship retaliates, Adam is thrust into a leadership role in the Belter’s struggle for independence.He must reach deep to find the strength to meet the immense challenge.His physics background and natural inventiveness play a large part in equalizing the disparity in force strength. He adapts discovered alien technology in weaponry and space drives, providing the Belters with a minimal advantage. He is a quick learner and becomes surprisingly adept in space warfare.His girlfriend, Nile, plays an increasingly important part in his plans and in his heart. She mysteriously disappears with a Marine team member, and Adam is left wondering if she’s taken up with the man, particularly since she admitted to having had a relationship with him.What happens next is told in the story of the Belter’s Revolutionary War for Independence. The story chronicles a wild conflict around the solar system, providing entertainment, adventure, humor, tragedy, and romance set against the broad background of the asteroid belt and interplanetary space.