J.A. Marlow

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  • Bibliography:
    46 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2011
  • Latest Book:
    May 2020
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Full Series List in Order

Children of Jad

1 - Glint of a Suncatcher (Apr-2011)
2 - Glint of a Ring (Jul-2011)
3 - Glint of an Artifact (Aug-2011)
4 - Glint of a Tower (Aug-2011)

Redpoint One

1 - Coffee Cup Dreams (Aug-2011)
2 - A Turn of the Pipes (Mar-2012)

Salmon Run

1 - Night of the Aurora (Mar-2011)
2 - Alien Winter (Apr-2011)
3 - The Singing Lakes (Jul-2011)
4 - Secret Illusions (Feb-2012)
5 - Specter of the White Death (Jun-2012)
6 - Aurora Equinox (Mar-2013)

The String Weavers

1 - The String Weavers (Mar-2011)
2 - The Phoenix Eggs (Nov-2011)

Book List in Order: 46 titles

  • Spires

    "If you're a fan of science fiction and like that fantastical element, then dive into this book." - Amanda CurtisI should be scared, like the rest of them.I should be at home with the doors and windows barricaded. But no. I'm out on the streets, walk...

  • Into the Forest Shadows

    Grandmother's house. A red cape. A planet-wide conspiracy.An invitation to visit Grandmother's house among the renowned giant trees of the planet gives Kate a welcome respite from her overbearing Uncle Travis. But, a conspiracy among the forest inhab...

  • Night of the Aurora

    Salmon Run - 1

    A new life in Alaska.
    A massive aurora.
    A spaceship hidden under the ice and snow.

    For Hawk and Zach Callahan, getting to the small town of Salmon Run presents the first challenge. From the moment they arrive the locals freely share thei...

  • Where the Purple Grass Grows

    The eighteenth die-of-boredom back-world in the last three months.

    Reporter Steve Gortney hates his new assignment of following a senator on a re-election tour. The arrival of a pirate spaceship at the Vorstogen space-elevator changes that vie...

  • The String Weavers

    The String Weavers - 1

    Kelsey Hale thinks she's just a typical mixed-up teenager. Everyone feels that way, her teachers assure her. Yet, strange things happen to her, like food disappearing before she can eat it and hearing music no one else hears. Then, a giant flaming bi...

  • Alien Winter

    Salmon Run - 2

    A haunted lodge? The Salmon Run Lodge needs a good cleaning. Hard to accomplish with the plumbing and power constantly going out. And the strange unexplained noises. Nanuk wants to continue his scientific human observations. Hard to do when the Admir...

  • Glint of a Suncatcher

    Children of Jad - 1

    Amazing discovery or a trigger to war? Elvy Akuma hopes to make a little extra money by finding and selling Suncatchers, the shells of a native Jad land-mollusk, to tourists. She finds something else in the dirt, inst...

  • The Art of Negotiation

    She will not go quietly. After overseeing the downsizing of a construction facility at Arcturus, Zada Harper comes face-to-face with a friend from her past. whom she just helped lay off. Before she knows it Zada finds he...

  • Mop Jockeys and Fighter Pilots

    Captain Carme Batista doesn't have time for anything other than fighting the next battle. A distraction could mean death for her and her squadron. But Felix isn't an ordinary janitor. He remembers things no one else d...



  • Glint of a Ring

    Children of Jad - 2

    Who can she trust to help? Spending a leisurely day at the archeological dig of an ancient crashed spaceship comes to an abrupt end when uninvited guests arrive: thieving pirates. It's up to Elvy Akuma and her friends...

  • The Singing Lakes

    Salmon Run - 3

    An ominous singing voice only Zach and Sasha can hear...

    First came the blizzard. Then the earthquake hit. Even as the people of Salmon Run rally to pick up the pieces, Zach and Sasha start hearing a voice singing across the radio. Singing no ...

  • Glint of a Tower

    Children of Jad - 4

    A test of the heart. Pelik is given the chance to be as special as his two human friend Elvy and Tiver when he's invited to train with the Chion Warriors, an honor he dared hope for only in his dreams. But, he finds...

  • Glint of an Artifact

    Children of Jad - 3

    Which is more dangerous: ancient data suncatchers or pirates?When pirates descend on the archeological dig of an ancient crashed spaceship, Tiver Holiway makes a daring escape with the prizes he's sure they want: ancient intact data...

  • Coffee Cup Dreams

    Redpoint One - 1

    She wasn't supposed to wake up when dead… During a simple operation Tish Douglas died. And yet, she also awoke in what doctors called a 'psi event.' sending her fleeing to an ancient spacestation of alien origins called Redpoint One. There she meet...

  • In the Cauldron

    I like to live. I'm funny that way.The problem: dropping out of hyperspace into a pulsar system with no engines and a dead bridge crew. The small life-pods are death-traps in a system like this.I must convince the other passengers to stay with the sh...

  • Flying Dutchman of the Spacelanes

    The cursed Flying Dutchman returns to the spacelanes. While busy with repairs, Sora Anali gets the surprise of her life: a real cursed ghost ship docking with Langdon Space Station. Then the Flying Dutchman triggers...

  • The Phoenix Eggs

    The String Weavers - 2

    Oh, to be only a typical teenager dealing with high school. Growing up has never been easy, but most girls don't have the added complication of having thought she was human only a couple weeks ago. Meanwhile, Kelsey Hale struggles to find a place for...

  • Secret Illusions

    Salmon Run - 4

    The aliens need human help... in Bermuda.

    After the earthquake Hawk and Zach Callahan get a pleasant surprise: customers. Right when the aliens choose to reveal themselves to Zach and Sasha's families. They need human help to identify a poten...

  • A Turn of the Pipes

    Redpoint One - 2

    An alien newt leads to... love?

    Rachel Henderkito's job of taking care of Redpoint One's plumbing problems should not include citizen pets clogging up the pipes. After fishing an alien newt out of the pipes for a third time ...



  • The Great Salmon Run Cake Fiasco

    The Salmon Run Men's Club, the General Store cafe kitchen, and the one-month anniversary of the Callahans in Alaska. All the ingredients needed for a messy disaster of legendary proportions. An Alaska short story placed in the & q...

  • Are We There Yet?

    The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Larson family head out in their space-RV on a vacation trip to Venus when the mini-disasters start piling up, soon leading to an age-old refrain… "Are we there yet?" A science fiction humor s...

  • Specter of the White Death

    Salmon Run - 5

    There is such a thing as too much help… Amber Marley insists on giving Hawk and Zach Callahan lessons in basic survival training. Instead, they get an entire town of helpful interfering neighbors. Elsewhere, Admiral Kian orders their spaceship read...

  • Breaking Point

    A man with nothing left to lose...A series of layoffs forces starship pilot Alfonso Wickham to make a shuttle delivery with no help other than the accompanying 'efficiency expert.' Nothing he does pleases the man. Neither do the native ground crews. ...

  • Crystal Wishes

    A string of wishes hang in the window…Opal's parents latest obsession in frontier-world mining ends in tragedy. Even as the grief descends, the questions consume her: What does she do now? Does she stay or leave, and how can she pay for either?Alon...

  • Teacup Mountain

    Is leaving what she really wants?Tilly Simpson and her class graduate with grand plans for a future among the worlds of the Galactic Commonwealth. Dreams and aspirations are alive and well in the small town of Teacup Mountain, as well. With worlds of...

  • Children of Jad Omnibus

    It started an ordinary day and ended in a discovery that shook the planet of Jad. Through the threat of possible war, pirates, Chion Warriors, treasure hunters and more, Elvy Akuma and her friends Tiver and Pelik band together to protect themselves, ...

  • Eloquently Crooked

    A determined bounty hunter meets her match in a silver-tongued criminal…Patricia Silverton privately battles to take back her home from the smugglers infesting the sky city of Abashiri. Only, the next smuggler on her list refuses to allow an arrest...

  • A Princess, a Boatman, and a Lizard

    17 authors, 17 different stories, and one prompt.

    A Princess, A Boatman, and A Lizard...

    Seventeen authors took up the challenge and responded with works ranging from silly to dramatic across genres such as fairy tale, steampunk, scienc...

  • Bowl the Lizard

    Something is missing...The Princess just knows it. Something important, something she can't think of. With robot caretakers in tow she goes in search through the extensive royal gardens, determined to continue until it's found.No matter how deep into...



  • Aurora Equinox

    Salmon Run - 6

    With the equinox come the aurora and the itch of spring…Good moods are scarce in Salmon Run these days, right down to a temperamental Solar Express train. Zach Callahan's lingering foul mood even manages to drive off Sasha. Concerned that this may ...

  • Dead Run

    On a run for her very life…For Mira Escala, a new job overseeing docks at Abashiri Sky City represents a new start. Until she winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the wrong event. Accused, her life on the line, and with no one ...

  • Dark of the Storm

    Death lurks in the storm of a lifetime.Gardens are few on a floating city. When a new family arrives in her apartment high-rise, Hikari Lark introduces them to their large outdoor balcony garden. As Abashiri Sky City shuts down for the storm of the d...

  • Breakup - Alaska Style

    Summer, fall, winter, and breakup...Slush and mud mix with snow and ice, turning Salmon Run into a gooey mess. Spring will soon arrive, triggering a return of the local Fish and Games officer and inspiring Chance McRoyal to get ready to work his summ...

  • Mary Celeste Adrift

    Strange things happen in the Briggs Triangle...Low-ranked crew member Riya Cobley gets the lovely privilege of joining the team to investigate the drifting space-freighter "Mary Celeste." The mystery mounts when they find prepared food still sitting ...

  • Cat Eyes

    "Cat Eyes." What does it mean? 21 authors took on the challenge and came up with diverse answers. From literal cats, to idols, aliens, marbles, and so many other inventive possibilities. Genres vary from fantasy, science fiction, historical, superher...

  • Curse of the Second Date

    Abandon all hope with the second date…Jack desperately wants the second date with the woman of his dreams to go as well as the first. Instead, an unbelievable cascade of disasters threaten to torpedo the blossoming romance. Attempting to turn the n...

  • The Dark Phoenix

    Not all Phoenix ally with the Weavers.Not all Phoenix mean the Weavers well.Some Phoenix have an agenda all their own...When Kelsey Hale and her team respond to a Weaver emergency beacon they find a Universal Group filled with Phoenix. Not unusual, c...

  • Once Upon a Pet Show

    Alien pets and intrigues abound at Redpoint One's Exotic Pet Show.Vallory Shist came to the pet show for something other than winning a prize. She must quickly find a new habitat for her group of nearly extinct Etrucian Daubpups. She does not have ti...

  • Summer Crash

    Summer comes to a crashing end…Ten-year-old Kevin Taggert prefers to stay home with his video games, but his parents insist he join a summer sports program. Exactly on the day the Vordac raid Earth. With his little sister depending on him for prote...



  • Mind of a Child

    A day of fun descends into a day of fear.Liam Taggert hopes a trip to one of the big amusement parks on the planet of Mydore will take his children's minds off their mother's situation. It worked… until Kevin disappeared, kidnapped by unknown abduc...

  • The Dividers

    The chase reverses, with the Weavers becoming the hunted.Dangerous pulsing in the Strings trap Kelsey Hale's Weaver team in a place Captain Delphi Winters recognizes: Universes she and those of her Universe escaped many years before. A Universal Grou...

  • The Tower of Epnos

    An ancient enemy may still lurk among the Universes…With Kelsey Hale's team reunited, she soon learns just how the Eebra-Shee have protected so many for so long against an enemy who destroyed entire Universes. But, she knows something they don't: ...

  • Blame It on the Dog

    Blame it on the dog - the age-old excuse... Sixteen writers took on the prompt with a collection of short stories across a variety of genres including fantasy, science fiction, contemporary, poetry, superhero, historical, humor, and more. The Forward...

  • When the Skies Fell

    A return to the one place she should not go.A band injury forces Kelsey Hale and her team to return to space station Sanctuary, the last remaining Weaver refuge among the multiple Universes. Not a good place to go considering the Weaver Council wants...

  • The Legend of Crazy Uncle George

    The start of summer brings a rush of activity, and a touch of crazy…Hawk and Zach Callahan receive their first lodgers of the summer season among the antics instigated by a fierce race for the presidency of the Salmon Run Men's Club. McRoyal prepar...

  • Celestial Fire

    The only option: A one-way trip past the Veil…The new Weaver Council organize a massive Weaver hunt for Professor Hadrian and his malformed ship. It starts off well… until Professor Hadrian's ship changes direction. It heads straight in...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J.A. Marlow has published 46 books.

J.A. Marlow does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Celestial Fire, was published in May 2020.

The first book by J.A. Marlow, Spires, was published in February 2011.

Yes. J.A. Marlow has 4 series.
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