“The characters are well developed and have heart, the prose is solid, and the dialogue is charming and witty” - The BookLife Prize in Fiction

“Tesla delivers a thrilling and mysterious story delivered with excellent, punchy writing ... Action-packed and gripping, Tesla is a must-read for any young adult or steampunk fan.” 5 stars - US Reviews

　　★This series is included in University courses on how to write for YA readers and looking at different narrative ideas, and it is included in some school reading lists.
　　★Every book in this series is awarded:
　　Tesla:
　　·　Reference book for Ohio State and Ohio North University ‘Writing for Adolescents’ course;
　　·　Included on Year 9 reading lists on several US and UK schools.
　　Decay:
　　·　the Bookbag’s Top Ten Self Published Books of 2014
　　·　Foreword Reviews’ Indiefab Book of the Year Finalist (Science Fiction)
　　·　Wishing Shelf Independent Books Silver Medal (Teen Category)
　　·　Self Publishing Review’s Full Moon Award Runner-up (Science Fiction)
　　·　National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist (Science Fiction)
　　·　Ranked #1 in Top Rated Teen & Young Adult Steampunk
　　·　Ranked #1 in Top Rated Children’s Steampunk
　　Faraday:
　　·　Foreword Reviews’ 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist - Young Adult Fiction
　　·　Listed for Ditmar Science Fiction Awards
　　·　Foreword Reviews’ Most Arresting Cover
　　Fusion:
　　·　the BookBag’s Top Ten Best Self Published Books of 2015
　　★High acclaims from US Reviews, Kirkus Reviews, Self Publishing Review and the Bookbag, etc.

　　Titles: Tesla, Decay, Faraday, Fusion

　　What if a whole race wanted you dead, where would you go? And what if you didn’t know why? What if everything you thought you knew about yourself was wrong?
　　Cyberpunk vs Steampunk: a dystopian post-apocalyptic adventure for MG/YA crossover.
　　One thousand years have passed since nuclear war wiped out civilization in the northern hemisphere. The planet slowly heats and water becomes a rare resource. Out of the ruins of a devastated civilization rises a new breed of people those with the power to control magnetism. Teslas
　　Sebastian, a young orphan boy from a quiet rural town, is being hunted by strange part-machine, part-human people. His only hope is Melanie, an angry, dying teenage girl who is dragged into the adventure and sets out to deliver him to the Steam Academy, even if it’s just to stop him talking. Seb must confront an unknown past and fight against everything he believed in. And occasionally wash his hair.
　　No one said it would be easy.

Mark Lingane

　　Best selling and multi award-winning science fiction writer. He has written professionally for 30 years, extensively about technology for newspapers and magazines, winning awards for technical writing and fiction. He studied physics, philosophy and computer science at university and combines his knowledge into the novels.