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<div class="ev-hero"><div class="ev-cover">[[File:39-Minutes-Paperback-Cover.png|250px|link=39 Minutes|alt=John Evans: 39 Minutes by Chris Simmons]]</div>
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<div class="ev-eyebrow">JOHN EVANS: 39 MINUTES · A READER'S COMPANION</div>
<div class="ev-eyebrow">JOHN EVANS: 39 MINUTES · A READER'S COMPANION</div>
<div class="ev-title">Two worlds.<br/>One fragile future.</div>
<div class="ev-title">Two worlds.<br/>One fragile future.</div>
<div class="ev-lead">Explore Book 1 of the Evansphere: the people, places, and systems of <i>John Evans: 39 Minutes</i> by Chris Simmons.</div>
<div class="ev-lead">Explore the opening Evansphere novel: the people, places, and systems of <i>John Evans: 39 Minutes</i> by Chris Simmons.</div>
<div class="ev-hero-links">[[Evansphere|Discover the universe →]] &nbsp; [[Books|Get the book →]]</div>
<div class="ev-hero-links">[[Evansphere|Discover the universe →]] &nbsp; [[39 Minutes|About the book →]]</div>
<div class="ev-motto">“Keep one hand free.”</div>
<div class="ev-motto">“Keep one hand free.”</div>
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<div class="ev-hero ev-slide ev-slide-paul" data-book="The Divide" data-person="Paul Evans"><div class="ev-cover">[[File:The-Divide-Paperback-Cover.png|250px|link=The Divide|alt=Paul Evans: The Divide by Chris Simmons]]</div>
<div class="ev-eyebrow">PAUL EVANS: THE DIVIDE · A READER'S COMPANION</div>
<div class="ev-title">Keeping Mars warm.<br/>Finding a way home.</div>
<div class="ev-lead">A heating crisis. Three habitats. A family waiting at the kitchen table. Explore the people and places of <i>Paul Evans: The Divide</i>.</div>
<div class="ev-hero-links">[[The Divide|About the book →]] &nbsp; [[Paul Evans|Meet Paul Evans →]]</div>
<div class="ev-motto">Between duty and presence.</div>
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<div class="ev-hero ev-slide ev-slide-caitlyn" data-book="The Two-Body Problem" data-person="Caitlyn Evans"><div class="ev-cover">[[File:Two-Body-Problem-Paperback-Cover.png|250px|link=The Two-Body Problem|alt=Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem by Chris Simmons]]</div>
<div class="ev-eyebrow">CAITLYN EVANS: THE TWO-BODY PROBLEM · A READER'S COMPANION</div>
<div class="ev-title">Keeping Mars fed.<br/>Leaving room to grow.</div>
<div class="ev-lead">An unfamiliar blight. A community depending on her. Explore the growing domes, people and principles of <i>Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem</i>.</div>
<div class="ev-hero-links">[[The Two-Body Problem|About the book →]] &nbsp; [[Caitlyn Evans|Meet Caitlyn Evans →]]</div>
<div class="ev-motto">Protection is not control.</div>
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<div id="evanswiki-excerpt-slot"><blockquote>No one spoke about sacrifice. Mars did not survive by praising departure. It survived by recording who had left, what knowledge went with them, and who would carry their work until they returned.</blockquote><p>John Evans: 39 Minutes · Chapter One — The Shape of an Mday</p></div>
<div class="ev-feature"><div class="ev-eyebrow">YOUR READER’S COMPANION</div><h2>Start with the world, keep the discoveries.</h2>Find your reading path, learn the language of the habitats, or explore everyday life between Earth and Mars.<div class="ev-card-link">[[Reader guide|Where to begin →]] &nbsp; [[Reader glossary|Glossary →]] &nbsp; [[Everyday life|Life in the Evansphere →]] &nbsp; [[Discussion questions|Questions to discuss →]]</div></div>
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<div class="ev-section-label">START EXPLORING</div>
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<div class="ev-eyebrow">CHOOSE YOUR EDITION</div>
<h2>Get <i>39 Minutes</i> on Amazon</h2>
<h2>Get <i>39 Minutes</i> on Amazon</h2>
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<div class="ev-format-info"><h3>Paperback</h3><div>John Evans: 39 Minutes</div><div class="ev-format-size">6 × 9 inch edition · Chris Simmons</div><div class="ev-amazon-button">[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLQCLB7X View paperback on Amazon →]</div></div>
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<div class="ev-format-art">[[File:39-Minutes-Large-Print-Cover.png|112px|link=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLP1YH6K|alt=John Evans: 39 Minutes large print cover]]</div>
<div class="ev-format-info"><h3>Large print</h3><div>John Evans: 39 Minutes</div><div class="ev-format-size">8.5 × 11 inch edition · Chris Simmons</div><div class="ev-amazon-button">[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLP1YH6K View large print on Amazon →]</div></div>
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<div class="ev-note">A reader’s companion to <i>John Evans: 39 Minutes</i>. These introductory pages avoid major plot resolutions; story details may still reveal parts of the setting. [[Evansphere Wiki:About|About this wiki]]</div>
<div class="ev-amazon"><div class="ev-eyebrow">CHOOSE YOUR EDITION</div><h2>Get <i>The Divide</i> on Amazon</h2>{{Book editions|title=Paul Evans: The Divide|cover=The-Divide|paperback=B0HMMKYL2R|largeprint=B0HMQVW3TH}}</div>
<div class="ev-amazon"><div class="ev-eyebrow">CHOOSE YOUR EDITION</div><h2>Get <i>The Two-Body Problem</i> on Amazon</h2>{{Book editions|title=Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem|cover=Two-Body-Problem|paperback=B0HMQWX687|largeprint=B0HMR2VFYP}}</div>
<div class="ev-note">A reader’s companion to <i>John Evans: 39 Minutes</i>, <i>Paul Evans: The Divide</i> and <i>Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem</i>. These introductory pages avoid major plot resolutions; story details may still reveal parts of the setting. [[Evansphere Wiki:About|About this wiki]]</div>
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 14 October 2026

John Evans: 39 Minutes by Chris Simmons
JOHN EVANS: 39 MINUTES · A READER'S COMPANION
Two worlds.
One fragile future.
Explore the opening Evansphere novel: the people, places, and systems of John Evans: 39 Minutes by Chris Simmons.
Discover the universe →   About the book →
“Keep one hand free.”
Paul Evans: The Divide by Chris Simmons
PAUL EVANS: THE DIVIDE · A READER'S COMPANION
Keeping Mars warm.
Finding a way home.
A heating crisis. Three habitats. A family waiting at the kitchen table. Explore the people and places of Paul Evans: The Divide.
About the book →   Meet Paul Evans →
Between duty and presence.
Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem by Chris Simmons
CAITLYN EVANS: THE TWO-BODY PROBLEM · A READER'S COMPANION
Keeping Mars fed.
Leaving room to grow.
An unfamiliar blight. A community depending on her. Explore the growing domes, people and principles of Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem.
About the book →   Meet Caitlyn Evans →
Protection is not control.
FROM THE BOOK

Say it plainly. Suspicion could get as lazy as trust. We separated observations from explanations on the wall display. Pressure changed. Plants cooled. Root oxygen dipped. The controller isolated beds. The damper now moved normally. Its public history showed a smooth recovery. Possible explanations filled the second column: mechanical drag, calibration drift, a faulty sensor, a control command, human handling, a conversion error…

John Evans: 39 Minutes · Chapter Two — The Work That Holds

YOUR READER’S COMPANION

Start with the world, keep the discoveries.

Find your reading path, learn the language of the habitats, or explore everyday life between Earth and Mars.
Where to begin →   Glossary →   Life in the Evansphere →   Questions to discuss →
START EXPLORING
01 / PEOPLE

Those who carry the load

Engineers, botanists, scouts, and the people who challenge them. Meet the Evans family and their wider world.
Meet the characters →
02 / PLACES

Between Earth and Mars

Copper light beneath pressure glass. Black seas and salt-coated steel. Two worlds that still need each other.
Explore the settings →
03 / IDEAS

Every system has a human cost

Follow the principles behind the stories: preparedness, cooperation, care, and the right to refuse.
Discover the themes →
BEGIN WITH JOHN EVANS

39 Minutes

A sustainable systems engineer from Mars joins the effort to restore Earth. Behind the work of repair lies a question that reaches both worlds: who controls the systems people need to survive?
About the book →   Meet John Evans →

A universe built through ordinary choices

The Evansphere finds its stakes in practical work: water, food, energy, health, and the trust that lets people share responsibility. Competence matters. So does knowing when to ask for help.
CHOOSE YOUR EDITION

Get 39 Minutes on Amazon

John Evans: 39 Minutes paperback cover

Paperback

John Evans: 39 Minutes
6 × 9 inch edition · Chris Simmons
View paperback on Amazon →
John Evans: 39 Minutes large print cover

Large print

John Evans: 39 Minutes
8.5 × 11 inch edition · Chris Simmons
View large print on Amazon →
CHOOSE YOUR EDITION

Get The Divide on Amazon

Paul Evans: The Divide paperback cover

Paperback

Paul Evans: The Divide
6 × 9 inch edition · Chris Simmons
View paperback on Amazon →
Paul Evans: The Divide large print cover

Large print

Paul Evans: The Divide
8.5 × 11 inch edition · Chris Simmons
View large print on Amazon →
CHOOSE YOUR EDITION

Get The Two-Body Problem on Amazon

Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem paperback cover

Paperback

Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem
6 × 9 inch edition · Chris Simmons
View paperback on Amazon →
Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem large print cover

Large print

Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem
8.5 × 11 inch edition · Chris Simmons
View large print on Amazon →
A reader’s companion to John Evans: 39 Minutes, Paul Evans: The Divide and Caitlyn Evans: The Two-Body Problem. These introductory pages avoid major plot resolutions; story details may still reveal parts of the setting. About this wiki
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