Terraforming Mars #2
The 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.
