Labette County (Then and Now) by MikeBrotherton, David Mattox Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2011 by Arcdia Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-7385-8292-4, ISBN: 0-7385-8292-1
"Labette County, located in the Neosho River Valley of southeast Kansas, is home to eight cities, each rich in history. The story of Labette County is the story of French fur traders, Indian treaties, Civil War veterans, homesteaders, and railroad magnates--the people and events that transformed a prairie wilderness and shaped the county's future. Mike Brotherton and Dave Mattox are board members of the Parsons Historical Society Museum ..."
Parsons (Images of America: Kansas) by David Mattox, MikeBrotherton Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2008 by Arcadia Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-7385-6173-8, ISBN: 0-7385-6173-8
"Parsons, located in southeast Kansas, owes its existence to the railroad. When the first Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad locomotive reached the southern border of Kansas in June 1870, the railroad won two prizes, the coveted right to build across Oklahoma Indian Territory and the right to acquire extensive land grants in the territory. The fall of the same year, railroad executives selected a site for a major junction and terminal. The P ..."
"A Kepler's Dozen presents thirteen action-packed, mysterious, and humorous stories all based on real planets discovered by the NASA Kepler mission. Edited by and contributing stories are David Lee Summers, editor of Tales of the Talisman Magazine, and Steve B. Howell, project scientist for the Kepler mission. Whether on a prison colony, in a fast escape from the authorities, or encircling a binary star, these exoplanet stories will am ..."
Parsons (Hardback) by David Mattox, MikeBrotherton Hardcover, 130 Pages, Published 2008 by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-5316-4004-0, ISBN: 1-5316-4004-4
"Parsons, located in southeast Kansas, owes its existence to the railroad. When the first Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad locomotive reached the southern border of Kansas in June 1870, the railroad won two prizes, the coveted right to build across Oklahoma Indian Territory and the right to acquire extensive land grants in the territory. The fall of the same year, railroad executives selected a site for a major junction and terminal. The P ..."
Star Dragon(Reprint) by MikeBrotherton Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2004 by Tor Science Fiction ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-4677-3, ISBN: 0-7653-4677-X
"The SS Cygni probe sent back hours of video, captured by the Biolathe AI, but only a few minutes mattered--the four minutes that showed a creature made of fire, living , moving, dancing in the plasma fire of the double star's accretion disk. A dragon made of star stuff, so alien that only a human expedition to observe and perhaps capture it, could truly understand them.It's a perilous journey into the future, however, for SS Cygni is 24 ..."
Spider Star(1st Edition) by MikeBrotherton Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2008 by Tor Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-1125-2, ISBN: 0-7653-1125-9
"The human colony on the planet Argo has long explored and exploited the technology left behind by an alien race, a race gone for hundreds of thousands of years. But then an archeology team accidentally activates a terrible weapon: a weapon that will destroy the entire colony, and its star, if they cannot deactivate it. Evidence at the site suggests that the weapon was created for the ancient Argonauts by another race, a race of traders. ..."
"Who is holding the stars hostage? Don't we all have the right to star-filled nights? Do you miss our Milky Way Galaxy arcing overhead? Explore answers in these creative tales of human (and alien) reaction to the yin-yang of darkness and light. Travel the high ways with lovers in a hand-built rocket. Chase meteors across the sky to a windfall of wonder. Ride the star-train to Europa and dive into the salty oceans under ice. Pierce the da ..."
Star Dragon(1st Edition) by MikeBrotherton Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2003 by Tor Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-0758-3, ISBN: 0-7653-0758-8
"The SS Cygni probe sent back hours of video, captured by the Biolathe AI, but only a few minutes mattered--the four minutes that showed a creature made of fire, living , moving, dancing in the plasma fire of the double star's accretion disk. A dragon made of star stuff, so alien that only a human expedition to observe and perhaps capture it, could truly understand them.It's a perilous journey into the future, however, for SS Cygni is 24 ..."
"Humanity is coming up against the limits of the physical world—but the imaginations of the writers in this anthology reach far beyond those boundaries. The Launch Pad Astronomy Seminar aims to bring more hard science into science fiction. These twelve stories look into our future and find humor, pathos, grand determination, and genuine courage. Written by some of today’s most innovative writers in science fiction, all veterans of the ..."
Spider Star by MikeBrotherton 448 Pages, Published 2008 by Tor Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4668-2056-2, ISBN: 1-4668-2056-X
"The Xbot continued, “This pattern, Thom Kelly, published a paper a few years
ago.” Finely detailed actuators unfolded out of the Xbot's collar to gesticulate,
much as the pattern originator would have waved his hands, as it spoke. “In that
paper ..."
Star Dragon by MikeBrotherton Digital, 352 Pages, Published 2005 by Tor Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4668-2048-7, ISBN: 1-4668-2048-9
"My editor Beth Meacham provided encouragement and excellent direction with
the finishing polish. Finally I'd like to thank my wife, Leah Cutter. She read and
critiqued this novel more times than I read and critiqued her first novel and
always ..."
THE STAR DRAGON by MikeBrotherton Paperback, Published 2019 by Independently Published ISBN-13: 978-1-68880-094-6, ISBN: 1-68880-094-8
Spider Star by MikeBrotherton 448 Pages, Published 2009 by Tor Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-4989-7, ISBN: 0-7653-4989-2
"88 in this photograph, as the greatest athlete to emerge from the Parsons sports
program. Hall, the only Parsons High School football player to have his number
retired, was first-team all-state in football and basketball both his junior and
senior ..."
Playing with Purpose Racing: Inside the Lives and Faith of Auto Racing's Most Intrguing Drivers by Mike Yorkey, Marcus Brotherton, Matthew Weeda Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2014 by Barbour Books ISBN-13: 978-1-62416-618-1, ISBN: 1-62416-618-0
" Meet the starting lineup” of talented performers with fascinating faith stories in Playing with Purpose: Inside the Lives and Faith of Auto Racing’s Favorite Drivers. Just in time for the new racing season, author Mike Yorkeywhose Playing with Purpose biography of NFL rookies Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy was a best-sellerjoins co-writers Marcus Brotherton and Matthew Weeda in profiling driving stars both established a ..."
"Fringe has always been more than the sum of its parts--but its parts, too, are worth a closer look. The show combines a surfeit of mad science, some old-school sci-fi flair, and a dash of strawberry-milkshake whimsy to create the challenging, fascinating Pattern that keeps us coming back season after season and universe after universe.Now, in Fringe Science, cutting-edge scientists, science writers, and science fiction authors and histo ..."
"Device, Volume 2: Reconstructed brings together over 20 internationally renowned sculptors whose compulsive craftsmanship, distinct vision and mechanical fascination makes for an imaginative and arresting collection of work. Using popular culture imagery and objects to explore such themes as mythology, nature, inner fantasy and technology, some of the artists featured include Greg Brotherton, Nemo Gould, Stéphane Halleux, Paul Loughrid ..."
Diamonds in the Sky (Paperback) by MikeBrotherton Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2017 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN-13: 978-1-978233-92-8, ISBN: 1-978233-92-2
"This is a collection of factually based SF edited by Mike Brotherton. Authors include Jerry Oltion, Wil McCarthy, Geoff Landis, Jerry Weinberg, Mike Brotherton, and many more. You can find the source here."