MARTIAN ADVENTURES

(AstroNikki-3)

By: Nick Gorkavyi

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Nikki, the Space Mowgli, has spent her early years on an uninhabited asteroid. Back in the human world, she’s being manhunted by some powerful enemies. Not only does she survive and get into an elite Lunar College, she also becomes a Queen! The only problem is that queens have even more enemies. On a trip to Mars, Nikki and her friend Jerry learn the truth about the death of Nikki’s parents, and narrowly escape death in a polar ice cave.

“The Space Mowgli is extremely intelligent (she had enough time, resources and motivation for her development), and completely free of all the Earthly weaknesses and prejudices, such as respecting the elders or pronouncing a mission unaccomplishable. The girl is found, brought back to the human world, and that’s when it all begins! Over and over again, the author offers intellectual approaches to dealing with challenges, without any laziness or boredom, for he seems to enjoy the process and share the thrill with the readers. It’s ingenious. It’s so rare.” From the Review in the Troizkii Variant Newspaper

“When I finished reading the book, I spent a long time digesting it. The book grabs the reader and throws him into a raging whirlpool of events that surround the heroine, holding him tight till the very end.”

“Rather than just relate the adventures of a girl called Nikki, AstroNikki offers us an easy and accessible pathway to the beauty of physics and astrophysics. While reading this book, I kept regretting that I was such a poor student at school. I would have never imagined that anyone could write such a book.”

“The strongest part of the book is its surge, energy, eagerness to move forward.”

From 201 reviews on Fantlab (8.2 out of 10; 5,756 global rating)

“A great book to inspire the teenagers who enjoy science and sci-fi.”

“Actually, all these deliberations and theories set AstroNikki aside from the bulk of the young adult fiction. Very few books introduce you to the newest theories in cosmology.”

“A great book! When I see all those critical remarks (partially deserved), I want to say that it’s actually written for the smart teenagers, not for the dumb adults.”

“What I liked about the book was not the thrilling story or the fair share of science, nor the literary style. I liked the messages sent by the author. The world should be different, we should work to improve the world. It should be a fair world. It should be a world where your brain is more valuable than your fists. It should be a world of bold ideas, daring actions, bright discoveries and daily sacrifices for the sake of science.”

From 155 reviews on Livelib (4.3 out of 5; 1,678 global rating)

“My son, who was 13-14, read AstroNikki a few years ago. He was not just delighted, he adored it, asking for more and complaining that the author wasn’t writing fast enough. We were waiting for every new book, monitoring the internet… This year, I happened to notice that he was reading the books again. He’s 19 now, but the thrill is still there, because he understands a lot of things in an entirely different way (thanks, University)…. Today I discovered that my younger son also began to read the book. You can write a lot of reviews, in very many beautiful words: Gorkavyi’s books are thrilling, educational, wonderful etc. What matters, they’re appreciated by their true audience. They’re not page turners, they’re being re-read, treasured, loved…” Aki, Litres

The hexalogy "AstroNikki",

Book 1: Space Mowgli
Book 2: Equation of the Future
Book 3: Martian Adventures
Book 4: Butterfly Catastrophe
Book 5: Great Inca
Book 6: Event Horizon