All seven books in 'Chronicles Of The Maca', a series of science fiction novels by Mari Collier, now in one volume!
Earthbound: Marooned in 19th century West, Llewellyn meets young frontier woman Anna. The two become friends and comrades, their fates forever intertwined. They find themselves together in the prairies of 19th century Texas, the bordellos of Civil War-era New Orleans, to Prohibition in the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the vastness of space. But can they survive hardships through history, the enmity of their southern neighbors and the Civil War, to return to his home planet and exact his revenge?
Gather The Children: Two aliens are living their lives in 1860's Texas. One is filled with rage against the world; the other drawn to return to his homeworld and reclaim his land. Before they learn to navigate a spaceship between the stars, they need to find trust in each other and stay alive in a hostile, dangerous land torn by civil war. But after two strong-minded Earth women alter their plans, they must make hard choices about their future. Is revenge more important than love?
Before We Leave: Antoinette is in danger. After Red O'Neal delivers a beating to his half-brother Daniel for courting his sister Antoinette, she is sent to a convent until agreeing to marry an older, wealthier man. But after Antoinette sends a letter to her betrothed Lorenz MacDonald about the danger, he rescues her. Soon after, a neighboring ranch is attacked by Comanche raiders, and Antoinette and her mother-in-law are caught in a fight for life and death. Can their family survive the dangers of the violent Western frontier?
Return of the Maca: Battle for Thalia is imminent. The exiled Maca of Don is returning to his homeworld to destroy the Justine and Krepyon conquerors, and break the rule of the House of Sisters. Things spiral out of control as the Sisterhood attempts to destroy all male Macas, and isolate the House of Don. With escalating conflicts, the Maca and his friends enter a battle to find a new life and free their people from the invaders. After the battle for Thalia is over, the galaxy will never be the same again.
Thalia and Earth: A new force has awakened in the galaxy. After claiming his Earth son Lorenz, the Maca of Don returns to Earth for a family reunion. But the planet has changed: it's the 1970's, and one of their family members is trying to dismantle their business. Another has killed four men, and the doctors are beginning to suspect that there's something strange about the MacDonald family. Soon after their arrival, The Maca of Don and Lorenz learn that there is a new presence in the galaxy... one bent on conquest and destruction.
Fall and Rise of the Macas: After the destruction of a Golden One spaceship, the Maca of Ayran is hunting down the one responsible. Having ignored the orders of his superiors, he has formed an alliance with Lillie, daughter of the Guardian of Flight. After an unknown alien vessel attacks them near a De'Chin mining outpost, they come across a female prisoner with shocking news about their common enemy. Unable to penetrate the Draygon mind with their telepathic powers, they summon help from the Justine Refuge. But what they find out will bring their part of the galaxy to the brink of war... and beyond.
Thalia - The New Generation: As thievery and deceit befall the continent, a new generation of Maca leaders will rise. Daniel, the new Maca of Ishner on Thalia, struggles to right the wrongs imposed on his people for nearly two hundred years. Determined to uncover the depths of the Sisterhood’s treachery, Daniel and the other young Maca of Thalia face danger, as new threats lead to a battle to save their land and people. With tensions mounting in the struggle for wealth and power, can they fend off the attack, or will they fall to the Sisterhood’s acts of vengeance?
