pIn a parallel world, the British Hawaiian Islands sit between rival superpowers, Japan and the UK. Hellen takes her son on a sailing voyage to Hawaii, hoping to recapture the bond they once shared. Isolated at sea, the boat's crew is unaware of a catastrophic solar storm. Throughout the Pacific, power grids fail. Cities plunge into darkness.br br Seamlessly merging mind-bending questions with page-turning drama, emMauna Kea Risingem is the first book in a new science fiction series. Science, Buddhism and romance converge in this intense adventure in the multiverse.ppAn exciting blend of multiverse and apocalypse played on a tropical stage.br -- Nathan Lowell, Parsec Award winner and creator of the emGolden Age of the Solar Clipperembr br I love the way Kelly weaves tech details--from sailing and power generation, to aviation and astronomy--into the action. SciFi fans will be very pleased with this read. -- D.J. Ward, author of emSeven Wonders of Space Phenomenaembr br Offers my