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Man of Two Worlds    by Ray Grasshoff
Price: $5.99 USD. 29920 words. Published on October 15, 2010. .

In 1854, Wilhelm F. Kempe, 26, and his sister Auguste, 20, left their native Kingdom of Saxony in Europe for a new home in Texas. Remaining in Saxony were their aging, widowed father and a 10-year-old sister and an 8-year-old brother. Their letters to Wilhelm tell, often painfully, of the emotional toll this disruption took on the lives of family and friends who remained in the Fatherland.
Far Travels, The Gracchian Adventures, Book One    by Kristi Seibert
Price: Free! 64070 words. Published on January 8, 2011. .

Far Travels is an adventure set in the near future. The Ellsworth family—Abby and Tom, age 11, and their adoptive father Oliver—must emigrate to the planet of Gracchia. The adventure culminates in the Bonebreaker Race, a multi-species event that combines aspects of a scavenger hunt and a speed race. But during the event, Abby and Tom become aware that not all is as it seems on Gracchia.
Manic Streets of Perth    by Dave Franklin
Price: $4.99 USD. 74960 words. Published on February 11, 2011. .

A crime comedy that centres on a group of misfits in Australia all struggling to make better lives for themselves.
The Story of New Earth    by Michelle Murrain
Price: $1.29 USD. 52780 words. Published on May 12, 2011. .

Many human beings from Earth have settled on a new planet, called "New Earth." Humans on Earth and on New Earth learn of a new danger that they must contend with. Marianne comes back to New Earth, humans are put on trial by the Galactic Community, and the Casitians must face the consequences of their actions. Follow a host of old and new characters in this adventure.
Humans Untied    by Michelle Murrain
Price: $1.29 USD. 83720 words. Published on May 18, 2011. .

"Humans Untied" is Volume 3 of the Casitian Universe Trilogy. This novel takes off where "The Story of New Earth" (Volume 2) left off. Things on Earth and New Earth are settling down, but then Terrans are faced with an almost insurmountable task. Marianne and Ja'el reunite, and help the next generation prepare New Earth for massive immigration of Humans from Earth.
o Menino    by Joao Duarte
Price: $1.99 USD. 11170 words. Published on May 22, 2011. .

Le petit Albert part à la recherche d'un souvenir perdu
Bound with an Iron Chain: The Untold Story of How the British Transported 50,000 Convicts to Colonial America    by Anthony Vaver
Price: $3.99 USD. 16230 words. Published on July 3, 2011. .

In 1723, James Bell stole a book from a London bookstall. As punishment, he was loaded on a ship and sent to colonial America, where he was sold as an indentured servant. In telling the epic story of how thousands of British convicts like Bell were separated from families and transported to America in the 18th century, Anthony Vaver challenges the way we think about immigration to early America.
The Sea is Wide - New Celts from Old Horizons    by Donald MacFarlane
Price: $9.00 USD. 166650 words. Published on July 23, 2011. .

This book will give both sedentary and peripatetic readers a better informed sense of that part of their identity that is Irish or Scottish Highlander, whether they are still living in their original homelands or dispersed across the globe as a result of the nineteenth century diasporas.
To A Far Country    by Marina Oliver
Price: $4.99 USD. 72970 words. Published on September 9, 2011. .

Evicted from their Highland croft, Jamie and Flora Lennox, with their baby daughter and other families of the township, go to Nova Scotia to start a new life. The leaving of the glen is heart-rending, and soon more disasters strike, on the voyage and as they move westwards to find suitable land. Can they survive in this new, raw country? Will they find happiness in their new lives?
Moon Prayer    by Elizabeth Barone
Price: $0.99 USD. 1120 words. Published on October 11, 2011. .

During a horrible tragedy, Yalda reflects on her and her twin sister Aarya's childhood. "Moon Prayer" won first prize in the 2007-2008 issue of FRESH INK, the literary journal of Naugatuck Valley Community College.