Set in 2049, this futuristic novel is the first in a five book series. It proposes a realistic scenario for man’s fledgling exploration of space and our neighbouring planets. The book begins innocently enough with an interesting, if not compelling discovery on Mars. Thereafter, it builds into a pacy thriller, encompassing the Earth’s mysterious ancient civilisations, spellbinding historic texts, criminal intent, sadistic cybersystems, failed relationships and adrenaline filled action sequences. A good deal of the action takes place on the surface of Mars – a planet which always fires the imagination, and one which will continue to be of primary scientific focus in the coming decade as the reality of a manned landing draws nearer. Other locations for the book’s exciting storyline include the Moon, a space station and a revolutionary space ship – scenarios that all help to cement a number of subplots into an astonishing, stimulating and thoughtful yarn.
That isn’t sales copy, it’s a book report.
The voting plugin I use for the annual Lousies awards needs its vote database cleared before I do each quarterly voting round. So I usually screencap the voting page for each month of the last quarter, clear the database, and post the next quarter’s pages. (That’s why occasionally you haven’t been able to vote first thing Monday morning, as I haven’t cleared the database yet.)
