A murder mystery set on the frozen red wastes of Mars. Eight astronauts. One killer. No way home. It's the dawn of a new era - and we're ready to colonise Mars. Xenosystems Operations (XO) has won the contract to construct a new Mars base with its audacious promises of highly advanced equipment. Unfortunately the equipment they've promised doesn't exist yet, there's no way they can create it in time, and XO is desperate enough to cut a lot of corners. The first thing to go is the automation . . . the next thing they'll have to deal with is the eight astronauts they'll send to Mars, when there aren't supposed to be any at all . . . Frank - father, architect, murderer - is recruited for the mission from XO's private prison with the promise of a better life, along with seven of his most notorious fellow inmates. But as his crew sets to work on the red wasteland of Mars, the accidents mount up, and Frank begins to suspect they might not be accidents at all . . . As the list of suspects grows shorter, it's up to Frank to uncover the terrible truth before it's too late. Dr S. J. Morden is a bona fide rocket scientist and author of razor-sharp, award-winning science fiction. Perfect for fans of Andy Weir's THE MARTIAN and Richard Morgan, ONE WAY takes off like a rocket, pulling us along on a terrifying, epic ride with only one way out.
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This gripping series plunges into the treacherous depths of space exploration and the dark side of human nature. Set against the unforgiving, frozen landscape of Mars, it unravels a thrilling mystery where survival is paramount. What begins as a mission to colonize a new world quickly descends into a fight for life, with betrayal lurking at every turn. Can one man uncover the deadly truth before it's too late, or will the red planet claim its latest victims?



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Stranded on Mars with seven other convicts, one man must fight for survival on a planet where everyone's a killer in this edge-of-your-seat science fiction thriller for fans of The Martian. Former architect Frank Kittridge is serving life for murdering his son's drug dealer, so when he's offered a deal by the corporation that owns the prison -- he takes it. He's been selected to help build the first permanent base on Mars. Unfortunately, his crewmates are just as guilty of their crimes as he is. As the convicts set to work on the frozen wastes of Mars, the accidents multiply. Until Frank begins to suspect they might not be accidents at all . . . Dr. S. J. Morden trained as a rocket scientist before becoming the author of razor-sharp, award-winning science fiction. Perfect for fans of Andy Weir's The Martian and Richard Morgan, One Way takes off like a rocket, pulling us along on a terrifying, epic ride with only one way out.
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No Way
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
In the sequel to the terrifying science fiction thriller, One Way , returning home from Mars may mean striking a deal with the very people who abandoned him.They were sent to build a utopia, but all they found on Mars was death.Frank Kitteridge has been abandoned. But XO, the greedy -- and ultimately murderous -- corporate architects of humanity's first Mars base made a costly mistake when they left him they left him alive. Using his skills and his wits, he's going to find a way back home even if it kills him.Little does he know that Mars isn't completely empty. Just over the mountain, there's another XO base where things are going terribly, catastrophically wrong. And when the survivors of that mission find Frank, they're going to want to take even the little he has away from him.If there's anything in Frank's favor, it's he's always been prepared to go to the extremes to get the job done. That's how he ended up on Mars in the first place. It just might be his ticket back.For more from S. J. Morden, check One Way