The Red Awakening: A Martian Discovery
In the year 2247, humanity finally set foot on Mars, the red planet long thought to be barren and lifeless. The first astronauts, pioneers of a new era, landed on the rusty plains with a mixture of awe and trepidation. They expected a desolate landscape, the remnants of a once-thriving planet, but what they found instead was a shocking truth.
Beneath the dusty surface, thriving cities pulsated with life. Towering structures, crafted with an unknown technology, pierced the Martian sky. Streets hummed with activity, filled with creatures unlike anything humans had ever seen. These beings, technologically advanced and possessing unimaginable abilities, watched the astronauts with calm curiosity, their existence a silent rebuke to humanity's arrogant assumption of being alone in the universe.
As the first contact unfolded, the Martian civilization revealed a history far older and more complex than humanity's wildest dreams. They shared knowledge beyond human comprehension, forcing the astronauts to re-evaluate everything they thought they knew about the universe, their place in it, and the very nature of life itself.
The Red Awakening is a thrilling tale of discovery, challenging preconceptions and exploring the profound consequences of encountering a superior intelligence. It's a story that asks us to consider our place in the universe, the nature of life, and the challenges and possibilities that lie ahead as we venture beyond our own planet.
Willa stayed in her bed when a spaceship landed near her home and the interstellar invaders she calls Ironhides abducted children from her neighborhood--her sister among them. Now, along with her best friend, Isaiah, Willa will risk a journey to the Earth colony on the planet Nexpernon to bring her sister home.
He has no name, only a rank, Fifth. He's been kept in the dark about most details of his mission. But a few directives hum in his mind: take all essence of joy the humans have in them, and then leave them where they fall. His job is to protect his Commander, and to ensure the portal his kind uses to get to Earth remains a secret forever.
Thrown together in a vehement, unfamiliar situation, Willa and Fifth should hate and fear each other. But when Willa kills his Commander and Fifth deserts his unit, their survival depends on trusting one another. And their ability to work together might be the only hope to restore joy to all of humanity.