FINALIST - 2024 CYGNUS AWARDS IN SCIENCE FICTION

MARS COLONIZATION SCIENCE FICTION - EMBARK ON A BOLD NEW MARTIAN JOURNEY WHERE SCIENCE, POWER, AND HUMANITY COLLIDE.

In 2059, war-scarred journalist Ailia Bax, broken by PTSD and haunted by flashbacks, lands on the stark, unforgiving Red Planet, hoping to escape her demons with a seemingly routine assignment. Instead, she's quickly swept into the gravitational pull of high-stakes interplanetary intrigue, as tensions between Mars and Earth careen towards breaking point.

In the handful of colonies scattered across Mars, brave humans and self-aware robots are working to expand humanity's horizons beyond Earth's old limits. Yet their quest to build a bold new model of equitable governance is fraught with danger and teeters on a knife?edge. How far will Earth's power brokers go to reclaim control? Can the Martians mend internal conflicts before freedom slips away? And is anywhere safe, with a terrorist bomber stalking their fledgling society?

In this turbulent cauldron, Ailia will battle to find her place. She will be dragged into a contest of loyalties, forced to choose sides, and make decisions that could alter the fate of a burgeoning world.

But right now, she doesn't know any of that. Right now, she doesn't realize she's been lied to by her sponsors, or that the bomber - and Mars itself - might be trying to kill her...

ABOUT EMERGENT MARS:
Gripping, realistic, Mars colony science fiction for The Expanse, The Martian, Red Mars Trilogy, Ben Bova, Greg Bear, and Brandon Q Morris fans. Blending adventure, political intrigue, and philosophical exploration, this slow-burn character-driven narrative delivers scientifically grounded speculation while celebrating humanity's potential to reinvent itself on a new world. Are you ready to take a riveting journey across the Red Planet, which may one day soon, become our second home?

PRAISE FOR EMERGENT MARS:
"Loved it! This is a deeply thought-out story. All of it felt realistic. It's a stunning depiction of what we could genuinely face in the next few decades and a valuable contribution to the growing canon of literature about the settlement of Mars." -- Zoë Routh, author of The Olympus Project

"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." -- Doug Campbell, GOODREADS Review

"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." -- Christine Choptovy, GOODREADS Review

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