EMERGENT MARS

2024 CYGNUS AWARDS FINALIST FOR SCIENCE FICTION A MARS SCIENCE FICTION BOOK, A SLOW-BURN POLITICAL THRILLER, A PLANETARY TRAVELOGUE, AND A REFLECTION ON THE ETHICS OF EXPLORATION AND COLONIZATION: WELCOME TO EMERGENT MARS. This is how Mars gains its freedom—or plunges into chaos. It's 2059 and war-weary journalist Ailia Bax arrives on the stark, unforgiving Red Planet seeking escape from her demons and a new beginning. But she's immediately thrust into the heart of interplanetary politics as relations between Mars and Earth careen towards breaking point. In the handful of bases scattered across the planet, the settlers, starved of support under Earth's coercive control, are on the brink of revolt. Meanwhile a terrorist bomber stalks the fledgling society, and internal divisions jeopardize their hopes of independence. As Ailia struggles to find her place amidst the upheaval and intrigue, she is forced to take sides and with tensions building, her choices might just shape the destiny of an emerging world. That's if the planet and the bomber don't kill her first... An interplanetary adventure, with strong characters and compelling world-building, EMERGENT MARS is an effortless fusion of genres and ideas. What GOODREADS readers are saying: ★★★★★ "This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of humanity in space and the ethical questions that accompany our quest to explore new frontiers. I highly recommend it." ★★★★★ "It’s a great sci-fi novel that delves into human interaction, interaction with sapient AI and the politics/conflicts between Earth and Mars. Highly recommended."