Kate’s Books

Kate Rauner: Sci-fi author, engineer, poet.

Colonists strive to build humanity’s future on Mars, but first they must survive.

Span generations in a creative mix of science and storytelling that nails it for realism. No matter how noble the aspirations, how alluring the technologies, the Red Planet demands individual grit, ingenuity, and courage.

Can settlers triumph, or will the first humans on Mars be the last? If you dream of a near-future colony on Mars, read the series. Start today. Click here now.

Colonists take an interstellar journey, and discover an unexpected alien culture.

Their mutual first-contact triggers a dangerous chain of events.
Can one lonely old man become the hero they both need?

Click here to cross faraway frontiers. The entire story, complete, in one book.

Winnie Bravo, newly minted space pilot.

She’s brash, reckless, and more than a little annoying. In orbit, across the Moon, and on Earth, she pursues the truth about a nefarious probe and a scoundrel who will stop at nothing.

What she discovers brings her closer to the truth than she bargained for, and may get her killed, or worse, fired. Click here to join Winnie’s adventures.

Technology fails, society shatters.
Survival is not their destiny.

Kidnapped to Saturn’s moon, Fynn defies the colony’s leader, but can he save the Kin and his family?

Explore Titan’s methane lake shoreline and interior dunes. Visit the surface habitat and orbiting space station. Search the Saturn system for resources vital to survival. Click here for the trilogy.

Kate with her llamas.

Short stories to fit your busy day.

Two brothers find misery in California’s Gold Rush until a Chinese doctor promises them riches. They should have asked, at what price?

A lonely woman on a deadly mission receives a second chance, if she can seize it before it’s too late.

For a micro spaceship, one of hundreds crossing interstellar space in search of life, sacrifice is part of the mission. And more! Click here to start reading the collection.

Spaceflight becomes a deadly challenge.

Can a young gardener unravel the reality behind a portal to the stars in time to save his crew? Click here for Venture.

Venture is a stand-alone story, jumping off from Glitch, Kate’s predictions of the future molded into a story wrapped around a space anomaly.

Venture Audio Book Note: The audio edition was created with Amazon’s new Virtual Voice. This feature is in a testing phase, hoping to make audios more accessible, but it’s not a sophisticated AI. Give it a try.

Keep in touch. Subscribe to Kate’s newsletter – occasionally receive a free short story or offer and follow her writing. Sign up now.  Never any spam, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Follow Kate into adventure.