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Mars - Frontier

By: Henya Shanun-Klein
Narrated by: Danielle Lorentz
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Sometimes it takes a catastrophe for science to leap forward.

On May 20, 2069, the space vessel Phoenix embarks on its journey to Mars—humankind’s next frontier. Led by Commander Joy Liore, the seven international crewmates’ goal is to explore possible colonization on the Red Planet’s surface.

They confirm landing.

Then they vanish.

Five days after all contact with Phoenix is lost, Doctor M. Tzuk, an expert interplanetary psychologist, accepts NASA’s appointment as head of the investigation force.

The investigation will take her from the safety of the Houston Space Center to the desolate surface of Mars, where she will discover more about the human spirit than she ever thought possible.

The Red Planet changes people. And as with those who came before her, Dr. Tzuk must walk the balance between the hopes and dreams of mankind—and her own.

In space there are no tracks to follow. Success and failure are measured in the very act of landing. Anything after that, however, is any man’s game.

©2022 Henya Shanun-Klein (P)2022 eBookPro Adventure Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Solar System Mars Fiction
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As the title says let’s get that out of the way first; If you are looking for a space adventure don’t buy this book. I believe a lot of the low reviews on Amazon stem from unmet expectations.
I too expected something different and was about to stop listening but decided to meet the book on its own terms.

So the evaluation is for a book looking at the psychological implications of long-term space travel not for a space adventure. For the latter, this would be a 2/5 at best.
If read in the right context, the book has some intriguing aspects to offer.
Still, it is sometimes repetitive, and the chosen narration style is a little tiring. It does indeed read a bit like a research paper, but the book is short enough that you can live with that.
So those who have a general interest in the topic should enjoy the book.
In the end I don’t regret picking it up even though it’s not at all what I expected.

Not a space adventure

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