The author lives in seclusion on a ranch surrounded by many books and animals.N.M. REED is the author of the series The Glass Planet now with 9 volumes, this #10 being the compilation of books 5-9 with some excerpts from books 1, 2, and 3. . N.M. lives in California on a secluded ranch with lots of animals and books. This series of books explores the miracles in the bible and their historical actuality, and relationship to our understanding of extraterrestrial forces making up our ancient history and our current God-based religions. The ancient texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library are a fascinating context to these stories. A few excerpts are paraphrased here and are very interesting, seemingly having been buried in the sand 2000 years ago to safe-keep them from persecutions. They contain the stories that were then altered to make the Holy Bible and the Koran, and the older stories illustrate perhaps the truer meanings of the tales, and which may be the telling of our earlier ancestors’ experiences with off-world visitors.. N.M. Reed is also the author of several animal short story books. Animal Companions, Horse, My Heart, and Wind in My Mane: Endurance Ride Stories. N.M.’s experience of living in the wilderness with animals both wild and tame, give background for these fun, entertaining and fascinating stories of her experiences.. As a cancer survivor, the value of life and the importance of cherishing the life we have here on this fragile blue planet has taken on an even more intense meaning.