Beyond the Gates

When Marta, a young graduate student, discovers a previously unknown species on Dray's Planet, she defies her religious beliefs to guide two rival scientists through the perils of her homeworld to uncover the truth about the mysterious creature. Original.

Catherine Wells is the author of numerous novels and short stories of speculative fiction. Her works include Mother Grimm, a finalist for the 1997 Philip K. Dick Award, and the Coconino trilogy, both available from Phoenix Pick. Her short stories have appeared in Analog, Asimov’s Magazine of Science Fiction, and Intergalactic Medicine Show, as well as anthologies such as Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse and Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction. For historical fiction fans, her novel Macbeatha is available from Desert Moon Press. Ms. Wells holds a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Arizona and has been both a science and technology librarian and a medical librarian Tucson, Arizona. She is married with two grown children and enjoys hiking and choral singing. For more books by Catherine Wells, visit www.catherine-wells.com.