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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-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 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 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>
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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">MEET PAUL EVANS</div><h2>Get <i>The Divide</i> on Amazon</h2><div class="ev-editions">
<div class="ev-edition">[[File:The-Divide-Paperback-Cover.png|220px|link=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMMKYL2R|alt=Paul Evans: The Divide paperback cover]]<h3>Paperback</h3>6 × 9 inch edition<div class="ev-card-link">[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMMKYL2R View paperback on Amazon →]</div></div>
<div class="ev-edition">[[File:The-Divide-Large-Print-Cover.png|220px|link=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMQVW3TH|alt=Paul Evans: The Divide large print cover]]<h3>Large print</h3>8.5 × 11 inch edition<div class="ev-card-link">[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMQVW3TH 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> and <i>Paul Evans: The Divide</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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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.
FROM THE BOOK

Together they inspected the brace. The ship had accumulated repairs in the practical language of working vessels: a newer alloy at one joint, hand-marked torque values, a thermal patch printed six months earlier, and one deferred stiffener whose replacement required removing half the boarding collar. The deferral was documented. The risk was accepted for two more cycles. George accepted the calculation, not the comfort attached to it. He added an independent strain…

John Evans: 39 Minutes · Chapter Five — Calculated Load

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 →
MEET PAUL EVANS

Get The Divide on Amazon

Paul Evans: The Divide paperback cover

Paperback

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

Large print

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