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Gerhard Gehrke

    Gerhard Gehrke crafts science fiction narratives that delve into complex societal structures and moral quandaries of the future. His writing is characterized by profound character psychology and compelling plots, consistently prompting readers to question the nature of humanity and our place in the cosmos. Gehrke's distinctive voice and thoughtful approach make his work a compelling choice for those seeking intelligent and engaging speculative fiction.

    The Vault of a Thousand Worlds
    Refuge
    The Children of Magus
    The Headmaster's Shadow
    House of the Galactic Elevator
    Red Wrath
    • 2018

      Red Wrath

      • 242 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Heroes always do good.That's what Lily believed until a superhero killed her parents. The news reported it as an accident. Lily knew otherwise. On that fateful day, her life was shattered.But how do you seek revenge against the most powerful man on the planet?Lily's obsession has meant giving up on friendships, love, and anything resembling a normal life. Now she'll discover that some heroes will do anything to protect their secrets. To accomplish her goals, she'll need allies. But Lily has never played nice with others. She'll have to navigate the world of heroes and villains and discover for herself the price of making deadly enemies.Filled with action and adventure, Red Wrath is a dark superhero thriller which will keep you turning the page!

      Red Wrath
    • 2018

      The Children of Magus

      • 190 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Magus is dead and his bastion has fallen.Enslaved by the minder Frog, Deanne must choose: live a life in blissful servitude, or defy the minders and discover the mystery behind her imprisonment and Magus

      The Children of Magus
    • 2018

      Refuge

      • 216 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Sometime during their thousand-year voyage, the invaders perished. But their slaves, the minders, survived to finish the journey to Earth. Deanne doesn't believe any of the news about visiting aliens. She's a felon serving time in a California youth detention center. As the lights go out and the world falls down around Deanne and her fellow inmates, she discovers something that might hold the key to their survival. Saving Earth will mean risking not only her life, but what makes her human...

      Refuge
    • 2017

      House of the Galactic Elevator

      • 492 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Now everyone’s stuck…In the aftermath of a foiled invasion, the troubled hub of a thousand worlds has become isolated. Someone broke the interplanetary elevator, and no one knows how to fix it, not even Jeff Abel, the Galactic Commons newest citizen. But mankind’s first ambassador to another world has other problems. Two thousand extraterrestrials are stranded back on Earth. Jordan, the only other human in the alien city, isn’t returning his calls. And Irving the Grey, the mastermind behind the city’s woes, has escaped.It has begun to dawn on Jeff that getting a job with Galactic Commons security wasn’t his brightest idea.House of the Galactic Elevator is the sequel to 2015's A Beginner's Guide to Invading Earth

      House of the Galactic Elevator
    • 2017

      The Headmaster's Shadow

      • 172 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The headmaster from Not-Earth is gone, but Brendan and the A.V. Club are on the watch for his return.Just when they thought they could find some semblance of normal, a new mystery foe threatens the peace of the school. What are the mysterious machines flying over Dutchman Springs Academy? And who is trying to steal the secret to the Headmaster’s otherworld gate machine?Brendan must look to a new ally to win this fight and find out who among his friends is betraying him. This will take him on a journey beyond school grounds where supervillains aren’t just publicity seekers and evil waits for a door between worlds to open.Can he rise above his lineage as the son of a villain and be the hero his world needs?Check out the second installment of the new action adventure series Supervillain High!

      The Headmaster's Shadow
    • 2017

      The Vault of a Thousand Worlds

      • 204 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The race to find the headmaster’s vault is on. But no one knows where he’s hidden it. What is certain is that the vault holds the key to the gate machine technology, and whoever controls the vault will have access to a door that leads to other worlds. Not-Earth’s military wants it. So does a gang of superpowered criminals who will stop at nothing to possess it. Only Brendan and his fellow students of Dutchman Springs Academy stand in their way. Can they discover the vault’s secrets and rescue the students kidnapped to Not-Earth by the headmaster? But the vault’s technology leaves destruction in its wake. If it falls into the wrong hands, Brendan and his friends may never see their home again. They will have to rely on all their wits and skill to overcome their greatest challenge yet! Real superpowers come with a price… Come read the exciting third act in the Supervillain High series, a YA science fiction adventure set in a world where a superhero craze has ordinary people in costume taking to the streets, and a strange high school is the epicenter of mysterious activities.

      The Vault of a Thousand Worlds
    • 2017

      The Dark Academy

      • 212 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      They faced the mad headmaster, a machine that took them to a post-apocalyptic nightmare, a gang of superpowered criminals, and a traitor from within their own group of friends. But now Brendan and his allies must face a rival school in a conflict that may turn Dutchman Springs Academy into a war zone. Meanwhile, his father is still missing, and possibly in the hands of his double from Not-Earth. Brendan isn’t the only one looking. A ruthless FBI agent is on the case, and he’ll stop at nothing to get Brendan to reveal everything he knows about the double, his supervillain father, and any otherworldly technology they might possess. Brendan will have to turn to his friends. But it’s Lucille Bowman who may be the only one with the power to help, and she demands a price for cooperation. The Dark Academy is Book four of Supervillain High, an action-packed young adult science fiction series. In a world where becoming a superhero or supervillain is a global craze, Brendan and his friends embark on a new adventure that will challenge their strength and loyalty and test their understanding of what it means to be a true hero.

      The Dark Academy
    • 2017

      Supervillain High

      • 226 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Did you see the guy in the video wearing the purple tights and mask robbing that bank?That’s Brendan’s dad. He’s a supervillain. The law is after him. The internet loves him. Brendan wishes they weren’t related.Fortunately a scholarship fell into his lap to an exclusive private high school across the country in California. The chance of a lifetime. The teachers are attentive and Brendan is making new friends, but Dutchman Springs Academy has its own mysteries.A girl keeps showing up in his electronics lab who can vanish at will, the phone and internet keep going out, and Brendan believes the Headmaster of the school is conducting secret experiments on the students.Set in a world where a superhero mania has gripped the nation and otherwise normal individuals don masks and take to the streets to fight one another, Supervillain High follows a boy trying hard to navigate a new school while keeping his relationship with his villain father a secret. But can he resist the temptation of real superpowers when he begins to unravel an otherworldly threat to the safety of the school?

      Supervillain High