Mars Now: Mars Journey Book 5 by Bill HargenraderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have received an ARC copy of this book, what follows is an honest review.
In Mars Now: Mars Journey Book 5 we have the continuation of the story line of the preparations of a journey to Mars. Bill Hargenrader has done an excellent job in this series. He has one thing I do not like in a series and yet he can get away with it. I hate a cliffhanger. Well this series has had not just one but 2 or 3 in each book. Yet somehow I will continue to wait for his next book each time.
In the series, our hero Brent Carlson is the main focus. Others though are coming into focus with these new chapters being revealed. We see Brent at the start of this book in a semi-failed rescue attempt. Then we see him with his wife as they urge people to travel the red planet. In previous books, the two parts have had equal footing with the last part as we learn how the plans to travel to Mars came about. With this book the focus has changed to the time a year and a half till take off.
We look at how a robot that has gained sentience is trying to keep himself alive. We see a competitor to the official Mars journey will stop at nothing to get his way. And we see Brent, as he is doing whatever he can do to have a group of people that will be on that official trip, landing on Mars and living there while the flight goes back to earth. And he is doing this under the guise of a reality TV show. Who will make it through to be in the top Mars 99.
I recommend this series to any interested in Mars and just like a good Sci-Fi Thriller. Good clean fun (well maybe a cuss word or two).
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