The Fifth Man by John B. Olson and Randall Ingermanson

The Fifth Man

Valkerie Jansen is tough, beautiful, and soon to be the most envied woman on earth. Every man on the planet is in love with her—and she’s just discovered life on Mars.
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Powers

Mari’s only hope of survival is to find Jaazaniah the Prophet, the mythical hero of her grandfather’s bedtime stories. But she has never been outside the swamp or known other humans besides her grandfather and one teacher.
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Shade

A monstrous waking nightmare is pursuing graduate student Hailey Maniates across San Francisco to Golden Gate Park where she is rescued by a towering homeless man. She seems able to read her rescuer’s mind, but is it just a delusion?
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The Fifth Man

During the first manned mission to Mars, Valkerie Jansen has made the discovery of a lifetime: evidence of past life on Mars.
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Reviewed

Oxygen

In the year 2012, astronaut Valkerie Jansen’s life dreams become nightmares as an explosion cripples her spacecraft on the first voyage to Mars.
“Olson and Ingermanson write fast, fit, and smart. They know their science and characters.”
Lorehaven review, spring 2020
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