Terraforming Mars
Thrillers Set on a Changing Planet
Terraforming Mars: In the Shadow of Deimos
When rival corporations compete to transform Mars into a planet where humans can survive, a terraforming disaster sparks an investigation which reveals a deadly conspiracy.
Luka, a migrant worker, witnesses a wayward asteroid crash into a research centre, killing the lone technician inside. Promoted to take the technician’s place, Luka discovers the man’s secret diaries and becomes drawn into a world of treachery and murder.
Julie, of the United Nations Mars Initiative, unearths evidence proving the asteroid disaster was deliberate sabotage. But, when powerful people work to keep her silent, Julie’s idealised vision of humanity’s future crumbles in the face of bribery and corruption.
Only by working together can Luka and Julie defeat the scourge of corporate greed, even if it means risking their lives to expose the truth.
Based on the best selling game, the first Terraforming Mars novel is a page-turning journey through a fledgling human colony where adventure and intrigue are set against the dangers of life on another planet.
Terraforming Mars: Edge of Catastrophe
One scientist races to save the planet from a deadly contagion sweeping through the Martian food supply in this conspiracy thriller set in the world of Terraforming Mars.
Doctor Mel Erdan stands on the verge of a career-defining discovery with her advanced food crops destined to feed the burgeoning Mars population. Until an unexplained failure lays waste to her experimental plants. Disappointment turns to global panic as death advances across Martian farms, the planet plunges into a food crisis and Mel becomes the prime suspect in a sabotage plot.
Alex, a teenage witness to the devastation, seizes the opportunity to strike back at the Martian authorities. Born on Mars, he feels alienated by a system where corporations rule the lives of ordinary people for the benefit of Earth. Angry and disaffected, he and his friends take to the streets. But, as their protests become more violent and dangerous, Alex questions whether he is a pawn in someone else’s fight.
Set against the backdrop of science’s manipulation of Mars into an inhabitable planet, Edge of Catastrophe takes the best selling Terraforming Mars game and turns it into a fast-paced, exciting read.