The first crewed mission to Mars starts off in 2031 with sabotage, but no one really knows why. The team of seven needs to work together to survive the unforgiving surface of Mars, but a lack of honesty threatens to tear them apart.
"The life blood of space. A beating heart in the hard vacuum. The void stands against all life, but we stand defiant. Through unity and vigilance we accept all the universe can do to see our end, and we live on." (motto of the SCS BlackCrimson)
A common parasite. A desperate man. Combine the two and you have the perfect soldier for the Army of the Man. Eric Lawson wants to change the world. He had no idea how much he would be changed in his quest to do so.
The year is 2152. What started as a normal work day for BJ Armstrong quickly turned to the adventure of a lifetime. Join him on an all-expenses-paid 30-day cruise through the solar system (complete with a beauty pageant and scientific symposium).
As has become custom for me, I’m here to offer space on my blog, The Warbler (www.thewarblerbooks.com) for any of you entrants in the G&S Hard Sci-Fi who wish to be interviewed/have your entries featured.
Samples of what this was like for the last contest:
