Mars Trilogy
3 primary works Complete
Book 1
Leo Westgate is on his way to the moon, to spend the summer helping his mother with her research. It's the first time he's ever been away from Earth and he's kind of excited. Also, maybe, just a little bit nervous. Skater Monroe, on the other hand, has been off-world so many times she's lost count. This time she has plans to go lunar camping with her dad.
But when Leo hears that his mother is missing and may have been kidnapped, he and Skater swiftly abandon their plans for a quiet summer and decide to investigate the mysterious disappearance instead.
And that's when things really start to get complicated, as the two teenagers begin to realise that a missing parent might be the tip of an iceberg bigger than either of them could possibly imagine.
But when Leo hears that his mother is missing and may have been kidnapped, he and Skater swiftly abandon their plans for a quiet summer and decide to investigate the mysterious disappearance instead.
And that's when things really start to get complicated, as the two teenagers begin to realise that a missing parent might be the tip of an iceberg bigger than either of them could possibly imagine.
Book 2
Cenotaph is an artificial intelligence whose memory contains the combined knowledge of an ancient alien. civilization. It is also the evidence that Leo Westgate and Skater Monroe need in order to prove that the new president of Mars, Carlton Whittaker, has been lying to the entire human race so that he can take control, not just of Mars, but of Earth, too.
When Whittaker discovers the location of their hideout, Leo and Skater are forced to flee for their lives and seek shelter far enough away from Mars that they will no longer be seen as a threat. But Whittaker is not a man to forgive and forget, and Leo and Skater soon discover that trying to fight the most powerful person in the Solar System comes at a terrible cost.
But they are not alone, and gradually they come to realise that Cenotaph is not just a computer, or a piece of evidence, but also something much more important: a friend.
When Whittaker discovers the location of their hideout, Leo and Skater are forced to flee for their lives and seek shelter far enough away from Mars that they will no longer be seen as a threat. But Whittaker is not a man to forgive and forget, and Leo and Skater soon discover that trying to fight the most powerful person in the Solar System comes at a terrible cost.
But they are not alone, and gradually they come to realise that Cenotaph is not just a computer, or a piece of evidence, but also something much more important: a friend.
Book 3
Earth and Mars are going to war, and once more, Leo Westgate is in the thick of things. When something goes disastrously wrong on one of his missions, he reaches out for the one person he knows will be able to help him - Skater Monroe.
But Skater is half a system away, they haven't seen each other for almost a year, and the last time they spoke she wanted to punch his lights out. Will she still feel the same? And even if she has forgiven him, why would she want to return to Mars, just as it's about to become Ground Zero in the most horrific war in human history?
Besides, Leo can't decide whether to escape while he can or stay and fight. After all, he has some unfinished business with Carlton Whittaker to settle first...
But Skater is half a system away, they haven't seen each other for almost a year, and the last time they spoke she wanted to punch his lights out. Will she still feel the same? And even if she has forgiven him, why would she want to return to Mars, just as it's about to become Ground Zero in the most horrific war in human history?
Besides, Leo can't decide whether to escape while he can or stay and fight. After all, he has some unfinished business with Carlton Whittaker to settle first...