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Marie J. S. Phillips

The Furlites of Aroriel: Eyes in the Dark Book III

The second mission of the Sunpyne, to retrieve the Voziak, proves far more difficult than expected. Commander Geupetus and his crew discover the critical importance of an astounding turn of events, when a wormhole throws both ships into an astonishing situation. In primitive conditions, the crew of both ships must now fulfill an unknown destiny in which their Felakoons play a prominent role, and set history on its proper course. They cannot fail this mission.

KHAN: A MAINE COON

Semi-fictional biography of Khan, a real Maine Coon. Abandoned and left at a local shelter, a Maine Coon kitten awaits an uncertain fate. During his stay, Khan befriends a wise old tomcat. Four days later, to Khan's horror, the shelter workers take his friend away, leaving Khan scared and alone. Just before Khan's time is up, a man enters the shelter and adopts Khan. Though he feels loved, he is also alone, and misses his mother, his litter mates, and his tomcat friend. Weeks later, when another young kitten joins the household, Khan befriends him, and they form a tight bond. Khan deals with life's challenges and surprises, always finding strength in feline friendships, old and new, and...

The Furlites of Aroriel: Furlitian Short Tales

In these novella length short tales from THE FURLTES OF ARORIEL world, discover details about Commander Geupetus’ childhood, and his fight with Cerus and feud with Clan Enilura. Find out the origin of Geupetus’ pet Monius Terpus, and of his importance to the three children who rescued him. Read more about the childhood separation and subsequent bonding of Elara and Tesuris. In the last story, learn how the Felakoon Fantia saves Nera from the despair of her bondbreak. A fine complimentary volume to the main series, these tales reveal details omitted from the main story lines.

The White Dragons of Suvwilur and Other Stories

In this full color paperback, follow the short tales of creatures as diverse as Feklaar, the white dragon forced into first contact with the dangerous Humans on his world, Princess Tulitara of the Unicats, who is kidnapped. and an appaloosa Pegasus who triumphs over his insecurities as he comes of age, shown from their points of view. Quick fun reads, they take the reader more worlds of the fantastic, from the dark tale of Kaekodemon, who is murdered and returns as a spirit to enact revenge on her killer for her kittens, to the fun, lighthearted Keeper of Word, a tiny winged equine who wakes, unable to recall who she is.

OLD GENT: A NORWAY SPRUCE

Semi-fictional tale of a beloved Norway Spruce, with full color illustrations!Sprouting in an old abandoned field around 1895, Old Gent, a Norway Spruce, grew into a majestic towering specimen of his species, protective of the old home he saw built on his lands as a stout sapling. Human activity amused, startled, frightened and sometimes hurt him, thus he never found trust in the beaverlike species, until the fifth owner in nine decades moved into the old house he sheltered. The woman and her spouse proved reverent, changing his attitudes towards humans. The old tree experienced a new emotions, and gained the name of Old Gent. When terror from the skies...

The Furlites of Aroriel: Curse of Koris

In this complimentary novel to THE FURLITES OF ARORIEL series, young Kutius and his parents move to the small town of Gabbruss in the State of Burstal, a place very different from the open farmlands he grew up on. Upset and angry, the youngster hates his new hometown, and hates new classmate, Murkuria of Clan Darius. She stows aboard her Clan’s starship, disappearing from his life. Kutius, despite the bias against who he is, improves his life, leaving the musty home he abhorred. He finds peace in the city of Astrolis, until the Starship, thought lost, returns, carrying back into his life the girl he despises. His hatred rules him, and he connives to hurt her, her C...

The Furlites of Aroriel: Eyes in the Dark Book III

Book Three of Three (Full color interior.)

The second mission of the Sunpyne, to retrieve the Voziak, proves far more difficult than expected. Commander Geupetus and his crew discover the critical importance of an astounding turn of events, when a wormhole throws both ships into an astonishing situation. In primitive conditions, the crew of both ships must now fulfill an unknown destiny in which their Felakoons play a prominent role, and set history on its proper course. They cannot fail this mission.

The Furlites of Aroriel: Earth-bred, Matissia-Born Book II

BOOK Two of Three Young Murkuria discovers that the homeworld-bound Sunpyne harbors yet another stowaway. This time, it is the Human's lost pet Maine Coon cat, which is pregnant and dying from malnutrition. Murkuria succeeds in genetically altering the Earth cat's unborn zygotes so they can thrive on Aroriel's magnesium-rich foods. Seven kittens -- born to surrogate mother Iggie the Matissia -- bond to and communicate telepathically with Furlites of their own choosing. These exotic smart treasures which Murkuria dubs Felakoons, endear themselves to the proud Clan, proving to be far more than mere pets. However, as the Sunpyne and Sauri return from t...

The Furlites of Aroriel: On Matissia Wings Book I

Book One of Three The cold distant world Aroriel -- where primate species never evolved -- has spawned a furry saurian race that now reaches for the stars. Commander Geupetus of Clan Darius, offered command of the first near-lightspeed Starship, hesitates to take the job, as Furlitian Law forbids his teen-aged twins Murkuria and Thorius from accompanying their Clan on this historic mission into interstellar space. Clan Darius, after careful deliberation as a family, driven by their rigid sense of military honor, discipline, and duty, decide they must squelch their emotions and accept the commission -- leaving the twins on Aroriel. Distraught, They conceiv...

KHAN: A Maine Coon (hardcover editions)

Award winning story of one of the author's Maine Coon's life through his eyes. With the exception of his 1st three months of life, the fantasy elements, and the cat characters speaking-the story is true. These hardcover editions provide full color Illustrations include actual photographs of the characters. Abandoned and left at a local shelter, a Maine Coon kitten awaits an uncertain fate. During his stay, Khan befriends a wise old tomcat. Four days later, to Khan's horror, the shelter workers take his friend away, leaving Khan scared and alone. Just before Khan's time is up, a man enters the shelter and adopts Khan. Though he feels loved, he is also alone...

About the author

Marie J. Spinella-Phillips
Born in 1957, in Huntington, on Long Island, I have been driven by an insatiable love of writing, art, and the sciences since very early childhood. My love of animals and nature fueled my desire to write, always appearing as stories from the non-human point of view. I invented my very first character at six years old, creating picture books with a tree as the main protagonist. I included, on the inside covers, my very own publishing logo, complete with rainbow and shining sun!
Silly me! Not realizing, as a young child, seeing the sun and rainbow in the same part of the sky is an atmospheric impossibility!
In college, I majored in Art and Earth Sciences, where inspiration fired my vivid imagination, planting the seeds for my Furlites of Aroriel novels, driving me into the unique and futuristic world of Fantasy/Science Fiction.
Over the years, I developed THE FURLITES OF ARORIEL stories. I wrote during breaks at work, at night at home, in any bit of spare time I found, honing the complex world of this alien family saga. The third volume of this trilogy, EYES IN THE DARK, is finally complete!!
Buying a home and marrying my High School beau never stopped the steady, but slow evolution of this epic tale. Other hobbies such as showing, collecting, gardening, photography, customizing model horses, integrated well with my drive to complete my books, spawning THE SECRET LIFE OF MODEL HORSES.
The passing of my first Maine Coon cat, a dapper tuxedo named Demon, affected me deeply and influenced my writing. This charismatic cat appears in EARTH-BRED, MATISSIA-BORN, as a special genetically altered feline character, who like his real life counterpart, steals the show. He also influenced a character in a short story in THE WHITE DRAGONS OF SUVWILUR & OTHER TALES.
Meanwhile, as I used my second big Maine Coon, my dear Khan, as a character in another tale, Khan became seriously ill. While battling Khan's insidious disease, I completed KHAN:A MAINE COON, which took on deeper impact far beyond my intended feline fantasy yarn. One of the most difficult books I have ever written.
In OLD GENT:A Norway Spruce, I returned to the roots of my writing life, penning this semi-fictional biography about a beloved Norway Spruce tree, showing his long life, as only I can, from the tree’s point of view. This grand old tree meant much to us, and even after two decades, is missed.
All my cats, past and present, put their stamp on characters in EARTH-BRED MATISSIA-BORN, EYES IN THE DARK, and other Furlitian Tales such as CURSE OF KORIS, as well as KHAN: A MAINE COON, and in a short story in THE WHITE DRAGONS OF SUVWILUR & OTHER TALES.
Owned by four cats, three of which are Maine Coon cats, my husband and I live in the rolling hills of northwestern Connecticut.
All titles available in Hardcover, paperback, and Ebook/Kindle
Photo: 2026, me and my 20 lb blue smoke Maine Coon, Darwin, who turned 11 years old this February.