Red State Mars Author Travis J. I. Corcoran's Previous Work Featured in Summer 2026 Based Book Sale
Ark Press is preparing for next week’s release of Red State Mars by award-winning science fiction author Travis J. I. Corcoran. To mark the occasion, readers can also pick up ten of Corcoran’s acclaimed eBooks — including the Prometheus Award-winning The Powers of the Earth and Causes of Separation — for just $0.99 each through Tuesday, May 26 as part of the Summer 2026 Based Book Sale.
The Powers of the Earth (Aristillus Book 1): The Prometheus-award-winning saga of anarchocapitalism, economics, open source software, corporate finance, social media, antigravity, lunar colonization, genetically modified dogs, strong AI… and really, really big guns.
Causes of Separation (Aristillus Book 2): The first US / UN invasion of the renegade lunar colony of Aristillus has failed - but the powers-that-be in Washington and elsewhere can't give up. What can a small population of 1 million Lunar settlers do against the combined might of billions on Earth? Open source software, markets, big guns, combat robots and uplifted dogs let the rebels punch far above their weight - but is it enough to even the odds? Find out why Causes of Separation earned a second Prometheus Award in a row.
The Team (Aristillus): In 2055, nine years before the events of The Powers of the Earth, US Special Forces soldier John Hayes discovers a secret research project that’s being shut down by the Bureau of Sustainable Research. Are the reports of uplifted dogs – creatures genetically engineered to have human intelligence – true? Can John sit by while bureaucrats end the project – and incinerate all the inconvenient evidence?
Staking a Claim (Aristillus): In the early days of the Aristillus moon colony a lone geologist uses a small inheritance to do what the universities and government won’t — fund basic research. But in an anarcho-capitalist border town on the moon with no police and no courts, who enforces property rights when the geologist finds the motherlode?
Firefly Season 2: When you’re a time trader — someone with a ship that can hop sideways across the millions of alternate timelines — the big money isn’t in technology or science, it’s in entertainment. There are some universes where George Lucas didn't die on the set of American Graffiti but instead went on to make a space fantasy classic. In other universes there's a guy named Tolkien who wrote a sequel to "The Hobbit". Ask any timetrader and he'll tell you: put three things together — buyer, seller, and product — and that's where the magic happens.
Caterpillar: A zombie apocalypse is bad enough if you’re far out in the country – but what happens when you’re trapped in a two story brick building in the dense suburbs of Boston, and the streets around you are a sea of biters? Most people would give up and accept their fate…but Chris, Todd, Stacy and David aren’t most people. They’ve got unique skills … but also unique handicaps.
Glomar Extractor: The end of the world is here, but that won't stop three deep sea saturation divers and old oil rig veterans from trying to survive and thrive amid the chaos and destruction.
Thirty Pieces of Silver (Spirits in the Silicon): Venture into the neon lit world of Byzantium in the futuristic year of 1754 Anno Domini, when cybernetically augmented monks chant as they swing incense burning thuribles, surgically enhanced hookers flirt with hackers in underground bars, Viking mercenaries sell their guns to the highest bidder, and Aztec traders offer chocolate, gold, and illegal cocaina.
Escape the City: A How-To Homesteading Guide (Vol 1 and Vol 2) is the perfect guide for people who live in the city or suburbs and want to move to the country. This is the “missing manual” that tells you absolutely everything you need to know on thousands of topics that you never even realized existed.
The Based Book Sale is a grassroots collaboration of authors, small presses, and readers dedicated to promoting bold, unconventional, and independent-minded fiction and nonfiction. For one week only, hundreds of participating titles across science fiction, fantasy, romance, drama, and non-fiction are discounted to $0.99 or offered free, giving readers an opportunity to discover both established voices and emerging talent.
With Red State Mars set to launch next week, the sale offers both longtime fans and new readers an ideal opportunity to explore the novels that helped establish his reputation.
The 2026 Summer Based Book Sale runs through Tuesday, May 26.