Arthur Geis | Science Fiction & Climate Thriller Author

The Earth is scorched…

 

Dire food and water shortages are coming. The President mobilizes all government resources, but the solution remains out of reach.

 

Until Dr. Julie McCray discovers living bacteria on Mars

 

As director of JPL's Mars program, Julie has spent her career searching for life on another planet. Now her rover has discovered Martian microorganisms capable of absorbing vast quantities of carbon dioxide—potentially the breakthrough humanity needs to reverse Earth's accelerating climate crisis.

 

But the bacteria are 40 million miles away.

 

President Martha Jennings orders Julie to bring the Martian microbes back to Earth. With the launch window rapidly closing, Julie discovers her mission has been sabotaged by a mysterious NASA insider determined to steal the priceless alien bacteria. 

 

If Julie can't uncover the culprit in time, it’ll be years before another mission can reach Mars

By then…

 

millions will have perished from the escalating heat.