Mars Genesis: The Last Voyage: Hard Science Fiction

A new home, new hope... and a new enemy. Brandon Q. Morris tells the story of the colonization of Mars as a great adventure for humanity.2058. Aided by robots, an artificial intelligence has completed the construction of a Mars colony, which will soon be home to the first hundred humans. Since cosmic radiation during the long journey and later on the planet would irreparably damage the genetic makeup of the first generation of Martians, the mission recruits only astronauts of advanced age.And so, one hundred colonists, all between the ages of fifty and seventy-five, set off on a journey of no return to a new home. It is a place where the slightest misstep can mean death, but where a gravity two-thirds lighter than Earth's promises the elderly a new youth and feats they never thought possible.But then, completely unexpected skills are required: the AI on Mars apparently has its own plans and is attempting to sabotage the venture—threatening to turn the colonists' precious last years into mere days. Read more