Mars Was Supposed to Be Dead. It Isn't.
Dr. Zara Lin arrives on Mars for Phase 3 of the most ambitious project in human history: terraforming the Red Planet. Her life’s work is literally taking root in alien soil, meticulously designed microorganisms breathing the first hints of life into a barren world.
But the Martian soil feels different today.
Discovering biological anomalies her models can't explain, Zara suspects the terraforming isn't just ahead of schedule—it's evolving unpredictably. Microscopic life behaves in impossible ways, adapting faster than engineered, hinting at something hidden beneath the rusty dust for millennia.
As corporate interests clash with scientific truth, and colony administrators prioritize milestones over mysteries, Zara realizes she's not just managing a project; she's uncovering a secret Mars never intended to reveal. When a terrifying, unprecedented storm begins to brew on the horizon—a storm unlike anything Mars should be capable of—Zara must race against time, bureaucracy, and the planet itself to understand what's truly happening.