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A MARS SCIENCE FICTION BOOK, A SLOW-BURN POLITICAL THRILLER, A PLANETARY TRAVELOGUE, AND A REFLECTION ON THE ETHICS OF EXPLORATION AND COLONIZATION: WELCOME TO EMERGENT MARS. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN AN UPLIFTING DEBUT NOVEL THAT WILL INSPIRE THINKERS, ADVENTURERS AND DREAMERS ALIKE.
This is how Mars gains its freedom—or plunges into chaos.
It's 2059 and war-weary journalist Ailia Bax arrives on the stark, unforgiving Red Planet seeking escape from her demons and a new beginning. But she's immediately thrust into the heart of interplanetary politics as relations between Mars and Earth careen towards breaking point.
In the handful of bases scattered across the planet, the settlers, starved of support under Earth's coercive control, are on the brink of revolt. Meanwhile a terrorist bomber stalks the fledgling society, and internal divisions jeopardize their hopes of independence.
As Ailia struggles to find her place amidst the upheaval and intrigue, she is forced to take sides and with tensions building, her choices might just shape the destiny of an emerging world.
That's if the planet and the bomber don't kill her first...
An interplanetary adventure, with strong characters and compelling world-building, EMERGENT MARS is an effortless fusion of genres and ideas that challenges us to free ourselves from the mistakes of our past as we become a space-faring species.
What GOODREADS readers are saying:
★★★★★ "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."
★★★★★ "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."
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About the author
Russell Klyford is a pen name. The actual person behind Russell Klyford is based in Canberra, Australia and is a veteran governance expert, humanist, egalitarian and avid sci-fi reader. EMERGENT MARS is his first novel and due to the overwhelming positive response he has received for it, is busy working on a follow-up book.
He began writing EMERGENT MARS as a thought experiment: what would a viable human governance model that overcame, or at least mollified, the worst attributes of traditional forms of government look like? What emerged (pun intended), is a reflection on the ethics of colonization, a deep-dive into the trials of people threatened with annexation, a questioning of our impact on pristine off-world environments, a dialogue on the nature of consciousness, and a glimpse into the struggles of a fledgling society trying to define its future on a harsh planet of profound beauty—and dire peril.
Visit Russell’s website: https://russellklyfordbooks.
