Mom turned and buried her face in Dad’s shoulder. They hugged tight for a moment, and then she pushed gently away. The odd Risonian wrinkle on her forehead and nose deepened, the only sign that she was having trouble holding back her emotions.
Dr. Mangot called, “It’s time to board.”
The Medical Mission to Rison was ready. Dad and Jake led the way, followed by the Phoke pair, Dr. Mangot and Captain Bulmer. Mom, David, and Jillian had linked arms, as if they needed support to watch loved ones blast off toward danger.
The news reports were full of suspicions: There were fears that Jake Quad-de was returning home with intelligence that would allow the Risonians to attack. His mother, Ambassador Dayexi Quad-de assured the press that he only returned to bring back a cure for the Phoke. But no one was quite sure why Jake would risk his life for the Phoke. Equally feared was that Dr. Mangot was a Phoke ambassador who would negotiate a treaty of water people versus the land people. Until they returned, David, Mom and the rest of the sleepers would have public relations work to do.
Once on board, Jake and Dad made their way to the viewing port and strapped into seats where they could watch the crowd as they launched. The latest spaceships lacked the drama of twentieth century launches with their huge blasts of fire. Instead the newest propulsion systems, based on Risonian technology, were quiet and efficient, sending them hurtling toward space.
Jake had lived on the Obama Moon Base for about eighteen months and watched Earth’s blue oceans circle and circle them. Earth-rise and Earth-set. But this time, at the sight of the blue planet, home-sickness swept over him. He was Risonian born, but his Earth blood drew him to this small blue planet as surely as flowers heavy with pollen draws bees.
Earth filled the viewport for the first hour, but soon, it grew smaller and smaller, until it was a blue ball hanging in the black of space. His planet. Yes, it was his planet now. But to save his planet, there was work to be done on Rison.
Jake turned his face toward Rison and the Turco star system and hoped.
The End
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PILGRIMS
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Earth finally receives a message from space:
“You only live on land. Allow us to live in the seas.”
Rison will implode soon. They desperately need a new blue planet, a water planet for their aquatic species. Will humans be able to open their hearts and their world to an alien race?
ENVOYS - Prequel
A lonely doctor. A desperate alien race. Which blue planet will survive?
Envoys is the prequel to the exciting science fiction trilogy that pits the planet Rison against Earth. Rison has avoided all direct contact with Earth, till now. Blake Rose joins the First Contact team on the Cadee Moon Base. The first Risonian he meets, the mysterious Dayexi Quad-de, calls him an idiot—and thereby, stops the delegations from destroying each other. As the Navy team’s comparative anatomy expert, Blake examines the Quad-de family and reports a startling fact: the Risonians can breathe under water through gills in their armpits. The Risonian delegation finally reveals the reason for the meeting. Because of their scientist’s arrogance and errors, Rison will implode soon. The aliens have one simple request: allow us to live in your seas. If you like epic science fiction, join Blake Rose as he struggles to look into the future and decide if aliens should be allowed on Earth.
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SLEEPERS - Book 1
A rogue militia. A diabolical sabotage.
Is an alien teen is the only hope for either blue planet?
Sleepers is the first book of an exciting science fiction trilogy that forces a dying world to beg for refuge on Earth. A test-tube baby, fourteen-year-old Jake Rose is half human and half alien. He’s lived on Rison with his mother, Dayexi Quad-de, who is now the Risonain ambassador to Earth. She’s tasked with finding Risonians a new home on Earth in a peaceful manner. Jake accidentally discovers that Earth’s elite ELLIS forces are tying to sabotage Mt. Rainier in hopes of an eruption that they can blame it on the Risonian aliens. Can Jake stop them in time or will they ruin the Risonians chances at a refuge on Earth? If you love thoughtful science fiction like Ender’s Game, you’ll love this provoking book from Darcy Pattison.
SIRENS - Book 2
He’s an alien. She’s not quite human.
Can they survive an epic battle under the sea?
Sirens is the continuing story of Jake Rose, a teenager who is half-alien and half-human. When aliens beg for refuge on Earth, they ask only for a home in the seas. But what if Earth’s oceans aren’t empty? The undersea civilization of the Phoke, the mermen and mermaids, comes out of hiding to take a place at the negotiation table. They’ve been infected by a Risonian water-borne illness and demand a medical mission to Rison to find a cure. Jake is devastated when he learns that his girlfriend, Em, is a Phoke, and she’s infected. When a rogue General orders his troops to attack the Phoke, the stage is set for an epic underwater struggle. If you like stories of the fantastic blended with scientific possibility, you’ll be fascinated with the underwater culture. Come cheer for Jake as searches the cold North Sea for Em.
PILGRIMS - Book 3
A deadly microbe. A race against time.
Who will survive?
Pilgrims is the thrilling conclusion of an epic science fiction trilogy that pits Risonians and Earthlings against inevitable implosion of a planet. A small team from Earth travels to Rison to find the cure for a water-borne disease that threatens the Phoke, the mermen and mermaids of Earth. In a rush against time, they must deal with the politics of desperate men and the tricks of a dying planet. Jake battles with his mixed heritage as he pushes for the team to find the cure for the disease. Em’s life is in the balance, and he won’t stop until he’s got what the doctor needs. Will they find the cure and escape in time?
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NOVELS
The Girl, the Gypsy and the Gargyole
Vagabonds
Liberty
Longing for Normal
Saucy and Bubba: A Hansel and Gretel Tale
The Wayfinder
PICTURE BOOKS
Nefertiti, the Spidernaut
Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma
Wisdom, the Midway Albatross
Burn: Michael Faraday’s Candle
The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake News Story
THE READ AND WRITE SERIES - picture books
I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay
I Want a Cat: My Opinion Essay
My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay
My Dirty Dog: My Informative Essay
SHORT CHAPTER SERIES
The Aliens, Inc. Series
Book 1: Kell, the Alien
Book 2: Kell and the Horse Apple Parade
Book 3: Kell and the Giants
Book 4: Kell and the Detectives
About the Author
Translated into nine languages, children’s book author DARCY PATTISON writes picture books, middle grade novels, and children’s nonfiction. Her work has been recognized by *starred reviews* in Kirkus, BCCB, and PW. Three books have been named National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Books: Desert Baths (2013); Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma (2015), and Nefertiti, the Spidernaut (2017). The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake News Story is a Fall 2017 Junior Library Guild selection. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Bookwriters and Illustrators and the Author’s Guild. For more information, see
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THE BLUE
PLANETS WORLD SERIES
Prequel: Envoys (short story)
Book 1: Sleepers
Book 2: Sirens
Book 3: Pilgrims - Coming soon
OTHER NOVELS BY DARCY PATTISON
Saucy and Bubba: A Hansel and Gretel Tale
The Girl, the Gypsy and the Gargoyle
Vagabonds
Liberty
Longing for Normal
The Aliens, Inc. Series – short chapter books
Book 1: Kell, the Alien
Book 2: Kell and the Horse Apple Parade
Book 3: Kell and the Giants
Book 4: Kell and the Detectives
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Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication data
Names: Pattison, Darcy, author.
Title: Sirens / by Darcy Pattison.
Series: The Blue Planets World.
Description: Description: Little Rock, AR: Mims House, 2017.
Identifiers: ISBN 978-1-62944-081-1 (Hardcover) | 978-1-62944-080-4 (pbk.) | 978-1-62944-079-8 (ebook)
Summary: Aliens beg refuge on Earth. The Phoke, Mer people, are forced to come out of hiding and take a place at the negotiation table.
Subjects: LCSH Extraterrestrial beings--Fiction. | Mermaids and mermen--Fiction. | Parent and child--Fiction. | Adoption--Fiction. | Racially mixed families--Fiction. | Refugees--Fiction. | Science fiction. | BISAC JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction
Classification: LCC PZ7.P27816 Si 2017 | DDC [Fic]--dc23
Printed in the United States of America
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