by Lewis Shiner
First published 1984
The corporations rule Earth after the world's governments fell a decade ago. Pulsystems sends a team from Houston to Mars, hunting for survivors at the abandoned colony of Frontera. Reese leads the mission. He once flew for the US space program, but age weighs on him now. He knows the colonists didn't die. They're alive, and they've found something extraordinary. The discovery could reshape everything, which means Earth's corporate masters will kill to possess it. Reese wants the secret for himself, driven by motives that run deeper than duty. But Kane complicates everything. The corporate wars left him broken, hearing voices that won't stay quiet. The voices push him toward an ancient pattern of heroism. They whisper that he can change humanity's fate forever.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, alternate-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, heroism
Setting: Houston, Mars, Frontera
Period: Decade Ago
286 pages · Paperback · Baen
Content warnings: violence