Mike Van Horn

The Agate & Breadbox Series.

Five books of humor, heart, and music that will take you from a small-town backyard to the far reaches of the galaxy.

START WITH FREE PREQUEL

A Galaxy Built on Heart.

This is not your typical far-future, dystopian, evil-alien science fiction. It is a story of self-discovery, found family, and the messy business of being human — and not-quite-human.

At the center of it all is Selena Morisot — a popular singer with many hits, dragged into an interstellar adventure that begins with a crashed spaceship in her backyard.

What makes this series unique? The music. Original songs by Selena and her alien companion are woven into the story.

With Soundtrack

Original songs woven throughout

Strong Heroine

A sassy, popular singer

Wry Humor

Real characters, real laughs

Plausible World

Impossibilities that make sense

START FREE: Begin with the Prequel — "Forbidden Alien Escapade" is available to read at no cost.

Forbidden Alien Escapade - Prequel

— PREQUEL • AGATE & BREADBOX FREE

Forbidden Alien Escapade.

The story that started it all. Free to read.

Before the crashed spaceship, before the friendship, before the adventure — there was the escape.

Discover the origin story of the alien who would change Selena Morisot's life forever. This prequel takes you into the galaxy and shows the events that led to that fateful crash in a small-town backyard.

Available to read online — completely free. The perfect way to begin your journey into the Agate & Breadbox universe.

Cost FREE
Format Online Read
Series Prequel

— BOOK ONE • AGATE & BREADBOX

Aliens Crashed in My Back Yard.

A wounded alien. A reluctant singer. A friendship that changes everything.

When an alien spaceship crashes on the hillside behind your house, would you summon the authorities? Not Selena. She decides to nurse the surviving alien back to health and help it get back home.

She can't talk with it, so they end up singing to each other. They help each other rekindle their passion for singing. What if the alien doesn't even want to return home?

But the government wants that spaceship and comes to take it. The struggle begins.

Published February 3, 2019
Genre Science Fiction
Series Book 1 of 4
Aliens Crashed in My Back Yard
My Spaceship Calls Out To Me

— BOOK TWO • AGATE & BREADBOX

My Spaceship Calls Out To Me.

If I have a spaceship, why wouldn't I fly it to the stars?

Aliens on distant worlds urge Selena to come sing on their worlds because she is a rare True Singer. She wants to be true to her music on Earth, but she says, "I have a spaceship — I might as well use it."

The government says she hijacked it from them, and they're chasing it to the Moon to recover it.

How could she fly in it? It was outfitted for aliens that look nothing like humans. Selena plus an astronaut and an exo-biology student team up as the Three Spaceketeers to make it work for them and travel into space together.

Published January 24, 2021
Genre Science Fiction
Series Book 2 of 4

— BOOK THREE • AGATE & BREADBOX

Space Girl Yearning.

Marooned in deep space with government forces still chasing her.

Selena eludes government forces just long enough to get into space, but they're still after her — with better weapons. No way can she return to Earth without being captured and losing the spaceship.

And now the aliens from the Galactic Confederation of Oxygen-Breathing Races are getting involved again. Some are friendly, some angry, and others feeling sorry for themselves.

The Galactic Librarian entices her to come sing at the sacred Songstone. Could it be a trap? She really wants to go.

Then Star Choice gets damaged while Selena is deep in space, and she is marooned beyond the Moon, forced to leap between stars to survive.

Published January 25, 2021
Genre Science Fiction
Series Book 3 of 4
Space Girl Yearning
Alien Invasion: There Goes the Neighborhood

— BOOK FOUR • AGATE & BREADBOX

Alien Invasion: There Goes the Neighborhood.

Aliens come to Earth — not as hostile invaders, but as tourists.

The aliens have arrived — and they're not here to conquer. They're here to sightsee.

Many people are horrified, but others ready their cash registers. Once one alien arrives and is well-received, it opens the door to a flood of others. Earth will never be the same.

The Galactic Confederation, home worlds of the aliens, decides to put a stop to this illicit travel by its citizens, and sends forces to Earth to stop it.

The stunning conclusion to the Agate & Breadbox series — where Earth learns what it truly means to be part of the galaxy.

Genre Science Fiction
Type Series Finale
Series Book 4 of 4

Listen While You Read.

Original songs by Selena and her alien companion are woven into every book in the series. Press play and immerse yourself in the galaxy.

EXPLORE THE SOUNDTRACK