Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble

By D. Robert Pease

Can Noah Zarc stop Earth from being destroyed... a second time?
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Noah Zarc has a life most kids only dream of – traveling through time on an immense spaceship, seeing the wonders of the solar system, and experiencing the vast history of Earth... before everything on the planet was destroyed. His family's mission is to repopulate Earth with life retrieved from the past. Of course, nothing ever goes as planned.

His mother and father vanish during an operation to Earth’s ancient past, and together with his brother, sister, and an orphaned girl from the Ice Age, Noah sets out on a quest through space and time to rescue his parents and bring them back to the 31st century.

Yet, as they soon discover, his parents' disappearance was no accident. The Zarc family is being systematically hunted by a dark foe who will stop at nothing to thwart the Zarc mission, even if that means destroying all life on Earth... again, including everything, and everyone, Noah holds dear.
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[YA Sci-Fi, Time Travel, Space Adventure, Extinction]
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“Pease’s strength as a storyteller lies in his ability to connect multiple time periods imaginatively, as well as Noah’s excited, fast-paced narration.” ~ Publishers Weekly
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NOAH ZARC: MAMMOTH TROUBLE by D. Robert Pease
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Evolved Publishing presents the first book in the multiple award-winning Noah Zarc series of science fiction time travel adventures—an out-of-this-world, action-packed thrill ride. [DRM-Free]
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The Lexile® Framework® for Reading = 650L
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AWARDS WON:
- Gold Medal Winner, Mom’s Choice Awards - Juvenile Fiction
- Honorable Mention, Eric Hoffer Award - Young Adult
- Gold Medal Winner, Readers Favorite Awards
- Awesome Indie-Approved, Middle Grade
- Silver Seal Winner, Character Building Counts Awards
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BOOKS BY D. ROBERT PEASE:
"Enslaved" (Exodus Chronicles – Book 1)
"Red Sea" (Exodus Chronicles – Book 2) – Coming 2018
"Promised Land" (Exodus Chronicles – Book 3) – Coming 2018
"Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble" (Book 1)
"Noah Zarc: Cataclysm" (Book 2)
"Noah Zarc: Declaration" (Book 3)
"Noah Zarc: Omnibus" (Special Edition)
"Shadow Swarm"
"Dream Warriors" (Joey Cola – Book 1)
"Cleopatra Rising" (Joey Cola – Book 2) – Coming 2019
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"Panhelion Chronicles" Series by Marlin Desault
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Evolved Publishing LLC
• Release date: Jun 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781622534036

D. Robert Pease

My whole life, I’ve loved hearing and reading stories, and creating worlds of my own. As a child, I spent countless hours drawing crazy contraptions on paper, or building vast fortresses in a sand pile behind my garage. There was hardly a time I wasn’t off on some adventure in my mind, to the dismay of parents and teachers alike. So it’s no big surprise I took all that daydreaming, all that longing to really see the wonder of creation around me, and started pouring it into discovering hidden universes in my own mind. For quite a few years I tried my hand at writing, mostly working on one, massive fantasy novel, but it wasn’t until I had kids and they became voracious readers that I found my passion. There’s no greater audience than a child. I’d rather have a simple review from a kid that says, “Awesome book!” than a five-star review in the New York Times. Of course, if anyone at the Times wants to try to prove me wrong, I’d be willing to let you. To receive newsletter announcements related to D. Robert Pease’s new releases, please visit http://www.drobertpease.com/About-the-Author/New-Releases-Newsletter

Reviews for Noah Zarc

[elise_stokes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This well-written sci-fi for middle graders rocks! Loved the concept, storyline, Pease’s clever play on the story of Noah’s Ark, and I especially loved twelve-year-old Noah. His wicked sense of humor and the courage he displayed during a run-in with killer robots won me over from the get-go, and my appreciation for him deepened when learning that he is also crippled. Technology from his futuristic world gives him mobility, but you get the sense even without these advancements Noah is not one that would allow his handicap to be an obstacle. Noah’s family members were also great characters. Their interaction, especially between the siblings, rang true, and the adventure was very fun. I highly recommend Noah of Zarc, and, middle grade teachers, I highly recommend that you add it to your summer reading list for your students. From quality to plot, it’s a winner!

[sugarpeach_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Like Noah, I found the entire concept of time travel in Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble confusing. The ability to switch ages and "jump" time was all too foreign and mind-boggling for me. By the end of the book, I still couldn't figure what had actually happened to Noah Zarc Snr. I also noticed the typos in the book. Usually, I'd dismiss the occasional two or three typos in some books, but I was surprised to find typos here and there as I turned the pages.Despite all the "minuses" in Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble, the story is interesting. The climax had just the right amount of action and suspense. I especially enjoyed reading about the adventures of Noah. With his talents and daring character, he adds plenty of color to the story. What I couldn't understand was why his new friend had to be a girl. Why can't it just be a boy? The undercurrent caused by having a new girl friend can be done without in the story.Besides Noah, his foe is another fascinating character. The author narrates the story in such a way that we can help feeling a twinge of sympathy for this foe. After all, in real life, most bad people have real reasons for why they do what they do. This foe is no different. The intentions for why he does what he does isn't actually outright evil. One can't help but pity him because he sincerely believes in his cause. As a reader, I even agreed to his cause when it was told from his point of view.The main mysteries are resolved at the end of the story, although there is a somewhat open-ending for the foe in the story. Maybe this hints at a continuation in Book 2? Further run-ins between Noah and the foe would be interesting to read!

[lizziebeth95_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Noah Zarc was born without the use of his legs, yet he does not let this fact deter him from enjoying life to the fullest extent. He harbors a passion for piloting spaceships, a reality that his parents have made possible whenever they travel back through time to save Earth's animals from dying out completely. You see, the Earth can no longer sustain human life. At least not yet. Not until it's atmosphere is brought back under control in order to do so, a feat that Noah and his family hope to achieve.As they travel through space and time acquiring each animal little by little, the family encounters quite a few obstacles along the way. Noah's mother is kidnapped and taken back in time to Mars by a force they're not yet sure of. His father, on the other hand, is left stranded in the Ice Age.Determined to save his family and set things right, Noah and his siblings embark on an adventure that leave them wondering whether they'll ever make it back home alive. Dodging killer robots and other treacherous forces, they're able to rescue their father with one tiny glitch. Unbeknownst to the others, they now have a stowaway aboard their ship by the name of Adina, a girl whom Noah met while traveling back to the Ice Age to rescue his father.Setting that little detail aside, Noah decides to go ahead with his plan. They will rescue his mother no matter the cost. He never once imagined he'd be traveling back in time in hopes of stopping the evil threatening his family. As secrets of the past begin to unravel, Noah realizes that his family is all he's got and he will not give it up so easily.Using the skills and talents he's acquired over the years, he's able to remain one step ahead. For how long, though, he does not know. The safety of his family and Earth's restoration are all that matters to him. Nothing, and no one, will keep him from achieving that very goal.This book was totally delightful. While it is a children's book, middle-grade, to be exact, I enjoyed every minute of it. D. was able to tell the story of Noah and the Ark in a very futuristic setting. He was able to create a post-apocalyptic view of what the world would be like if man were to be the cause of its demise. Truthfully, the story left me with a bit of food for thought. All in all, it was beautifully written and I know that others will enjoy the book, too. So looking forward to more of the series soon.

[hrose2931 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this story! It was fresh and fast paced and as the title tells you it's based loosely on Noah's Ark, but this Noah is part of the family Zarc and their spaceship is called the ARC. It's huge, large enough to house ten blue whales in a natural enough habitat that they won't be crowded and elephants on a realistic African savanna. Their mission is to travel through time saving a male and female of each species of every animal so they can repopulate the planet Earth. Earth experienced a cataclysm and all life was destroyed, but that was eons ago and now it is deemed habitable.Of course, there is an evil man that wants to stop them. People don't need animals anymore as they eat synthetic meat and he doesn't want the Earth to be a zoo. He wants people to live on Earth instead of Venus with it's inhospitable air. So they are in danger whenever they collect their specimens.But more than being an exciting story about racing through space and saving Earth and animals and trying to beat the bad guy, all of which I'm quite sure children will love, this story is also about family. Noah is very aware of his family and discovers a huge secret about himself during the course of the book. He has to come to terms with it and what it means. A lot of the novel is taken up with him trying to rescue his parents. His siblings take a back seat in the novel but there is no doubt that this family is close knit and love each other first and foremost. It was good to see that tied in to the story so subtly yet feel it's importance to the outcome.A second book is due out next year and I cannot wait for it!Robert Pease's writing is easy to read and engaging. It wasn't bogged down with too much Sci-Fi language that I felt like I didn't know what was going on. And every time there was something about moving through space and time, some of the characters understood it, but Noah fessed up that he never did understand it and frankly neither did I. But it never kept me from thoroughly enjoying this novel!

[ljldml · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Personally, I LOVED this story. A fantastic adventure. 12 year old paraplegic Noah Zarc lives in both the future and the past. Being a lover of physics and cosmology, this was fascinating to me. Also fascinating was the way Noah didn't allow his handicap to hold him back. Handicap? No Way!! Noah had a really cool mag chair to help him zip around. Noah and his family, the Zarc's go through time collecting animals to protect them from extinction, (get it--Noah Zarc---Noah's Arc) They use a space/time ship called ARC, Animal Rescue Cruiser. Their goal is to reintroduce these animals on Earth. Of course, there are bad guys, The Haon, who kidnap Mrs. Zarc and Noah has to save her. This book is full of action, adventure and fun. I think anybody would love this story, especially kids that like books about space and time travel.

[susankayequinn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Noah Zarc (Mammoth Trouble) by D. Robert Pease is a rollicking space adventure that jumps through time with the Zarc family as they try to save animals (yes, two by two) from Earth's past to repopulate a planet barren of animal life. Noah Jr. is busy getting in trouble for unscheduled tests of his thermsuit when his parents fail to return from a mission to the Ice Age. Noah and his brainy brother and teenage sister jump through time and space to try to rescue their parents only to find that Hoan - arch enemy of the ARC (Animal Rescue Cruiser) project - has kidnapped their mom. And that's just the beginning of adventures that take our young heroes from the moon to Mars to many different space-times on Earth. Pease gives the ancient nature of the story of Noah's Ark a nod, while updating it to the year 3000 in a completely fresh way. I especially like the tender puppy-love story between Noah and Adina, the Ice Age orphan girl who shows ancient people to be a lot smarter than we'd expect.One of the great things that I love about science fiction has always been the willingness of SF authors to tackle social issues. I would love to see more middle grade science fiction precisely because I believe that middle grade kids are primed and ready to debate the kinds of social issues that SF dives into. Noah Zarc is light and fun, but it is also "serious" science fiction (as opposed to "comedy" focused MG SF, which doesn't usually have the same impact in a philosophical sense). Noah Zarc is chock full of gadgety devices and space-time travel, but Pease also gives a nuanced spin to the political dynamics of repopulating Earth with long-extinct animals while people remain trapped in crowded colonies on Mars and Venus.Loaded with action and adventure, this story goes easy on the violence. I don't know the reading level of this book, but I'm guessing around 4th or 5th grade. With its light-touch adventure and advanced reading level, this makes it a perfect read for advanced readers as young as 6. And older kids, as well as animal lovers of any age, will love the adventure and time travel conundrums.

[cassie629 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Noah Zarc: Mammoth TroubleBy: D. Robert PeaseISBN: 9780615524993Published August 13, 2011 by Walking Stick BooksAvailable Format: Paperback, ebookMy Rating: ★★★★★Noah Zarc is a twelve-year-old boy living in the future. He and his family command a ship that retrieves animals from the past in preparation for re-inhabiting a post-apocalyptic earth. Noah, although he is a paraplegic, is a fantastic spaceship pilot and time-traveler. He thinks his life just can’t get much better…until his dad is trapped in the Ice Age and his mom is kidnapped and taken to thirty-first century Mars. Noah quickly learns things aren’t as they seem, and he has to find the strength within to pull through it all. The fate of the future world is in his hands.This book is amazing! It is slightly above my kids’ reading level, but it was still tons of fun for me. I love how it takes the story of Noah’s Ark and interprets it in the future. It also teaches a lesson about how we are abusing the earth’s resources and basically killing our own planet every day. Since Noah is paraplegic and primarily in a “wheelchair,” there is also the message of not letting disabilities hold you back. His physical condition is certainly not dwelt upon. We know he uses the chair and a special suit that helps him walk when needed, but he carries on just like any other child—well, any other child in the future. The focus is on his talents, his incredible wit and ability to pilot spacecraft better than anyone else in his family. Sure, it is bothersome at times to depend on other things to help him move around, and he sometimes uses his chair as an excuse to not help his brother and sister (with little success), but not once does he let his condition define who he really is. Some of the time travel stuff was pretty much beyond my comprehension, but it isn’t written in a way that you need to understand what they’re saying. Actually, most of the characters don’t understand it either, so it just brings the reader into the story even deeper. It was loads of fun to travel into the past to the end of the Ice Age and learn that cavemen weren’t as dumb as we think. And then, in the same breath, we get to go to the future and see what life on Mars might be like. All through the story, you never know where or when you’ll find yourself! What a splendid adventure!