Ariana Overton Ariana Overton i(A123099 works by)
Born: Established: Oakland, California,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,
; Died: Ceased: 2003 Illinois,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,

Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1998 Departed from Australia: 2000
Heritage: American
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2 y separately published work icon Looking Glass Max Overton , Ariana Overton , Cincinnati : Mundania Press , 2005 8718233 2005 single work novel fantasy

'Samantha and James Hay have been advised that their missing daughter Gaia and Yowie nursemaid Cindy have been located in ancient Australia. The scientist, Dr. Xanatuo, an alien scientist who, along with a lost tribe of Neanderthals and other beings who are working to help mankind, has discovered a way to send them back in time to be reunited with Gaia. Ernie, the old Aboriginal tracker and Garagh, leader of the Neanderthals, along with friends Ratana and Nathan, all characters from the first two books of the trilogy, will accompany them. This team of intrepid adventurers have another mission for the journey along with aiding the Hayes' quest, which is paramount to changing a terrible wrong which exists in the present time. Lauded as the 'Australian Jurassic Park' Looking Glass is a mixture of Aboriginal mythology, present day UFO activity and pure science. It guarantees to please any reader who enjoys well researched, action packed and mind blowing events.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2 y separately published work icon A Glass Darkly Max Overton , Ariana Overton , Cincinnati : Mundania Press , 2003 8718029 2003 single work novel fantasy

'Torn between the wish to find her missing sister Samantha and the fear of her demonic ex-lover Morgan Steele, Andromeda Jones agrees to go on a dangerous mission and soon finds herself entangled in a web of professional jealousy, political betrayal and greed. She helps construct Vox Dei, a machine that ostensibly is built to eliminate wars. But what is its true nature? Who is pulling the strings? The experiment gets out of control, dark powers are unleashed and the danger to mankind relentlessly unfolds .

'Strange, evil shadows are using the Vox Dei, Sam and Morgan to try to get through to our world and this relentless team of beings, some human, some almost immortal, know the time is near when Earth's final destiny will be decided.

'Soon, the team from Australia will come to her aid. James, Max, Amaru, Garagh and the others use the portals to arrive in California. This time, they have aid in the Native Americans and their mythological powers. This fearless team of warriors came to do battle, knowing it may be their last. They know the battle to the save the Earth is not finished. Far from it.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2 y separately published work icon The Glass House Trilogy Max Overton , Ariana Overton , Cincinnati : Mundania Press , 2003-2005 8717818 2003 series - author novel
2 y separately published work icon Glass House Ariana Overton , Max Overton , Cincinnati : Mundania Press , 2003 Z1582617 1999 single work novel fantasy

'The mysteries of Australia may just hold the answers mankind has been searching for millennium to find. When Doctor James Hay, a university scientist who studies the paranormal mysteries in Australia, finds an obelisk of carved volcanic rock on sacred Aboriginal land in northern Queensland, he knows it may hold the answers he has been seeking. And when a respected elder of the Aboriginal people instructs him to take up the gauntlet and follow his heart, James, Spencer, an old friend and an award-winning writer, Samantha Louis, along with her cameraman and two of James' Aboriginal students, start their quest for the truth. Glass House will take you deep into the mysteries that surround the continent of Australia, from its barren deserts to the depths of its rainforest and even deeper into its mysterious mountains. Along the way, the secrets of mankind and the ultimate answer to 'what happens now?' just might be answered. Love, greed, murder, and mystery abound in this action-packed paranormal/thriller.'

1 Going Home Ariana Overton , 1999 single work short story romance
— Appears in: Between the Sheets 1999; (p. 49-50)
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