Champion of Mars

Guy Haley

Apr 2010 · Solaris

About this ebook

For Fans of The Martian and the Mars Trilogy

In the near future Dr. Holland, a scientist running from a painful past, joins the Mars colonisation effort, cataloguing the remnants of Mars' biosphere before it is swept away by the terraforming programme.
When an artefact is discovered deep in the caverns of the red planet, Holland's employers interfere, leading to tragedy. The consequences ripple throughout time, affecting Holland's present, and the destiny of the red planet.

For in the far future, Mars is dying a second time. The Final War of men and spirits is beginning. In a last bid for peace, the disgraced Champion Val Mora and his "spirit" lover are set free from the Arena to find the long-missing Librarian of Mars, the only hope to save mankind.
Holland's and the Champion's lives intertwine, across the millennia, in a breathtaking story of vast ambition.

Ratings and reviews

Such a good story line to be ruined by jumping about. I found it frustrating to have to be part way through a chapter before knowing who was even speaking let alone in which era they were in. The author finished by saying that time now was linear. Well thank goodness for that. I'm sure it was all making perfect sense to the author but not to me I'm afraid.

Very good ending, brought together well at the end

About the author

Guy Haley is an experienced science-fiction journalist, writer and magazine editor. He has been editor of White Dwarf and Death Ray, among other magazines, and deputy editor of SFX. He is the author of the Richards and Klein series from Angry Robot, and two novels - Crash and Champion of Mars - for Solaris, and writes for Games Workshop's Black Library. He lives in Bath. You can find him at guyhaley.wordpress.com.