Synopsis
A crashed UAV on Mars.
A top-secret recovery mission.
Danger at every corner.
When a mysterious aerial drone is shot down on Mars near the American colony of Columbia, NASA accident investigator John Cameron joins a joint DOD team to recover it. But, as a sandstorm moves in to blanket the area, the Americans are attacked by an overwhelming enemy force of EU soldiers in a surprise attack.
Forced into a deep cave system beneath the Martian surface, Cameron and the team uncover a breathtaking discovery, left untouched for millennia.
But what will happen when its original owners come back for it?
Will Cameron survive and be able to return to Earth?
Find out in The Martian Incident, a standalone sci-fi thriller with military elements, perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, and Andy Weir.
Review
A solid near-future science-fiction thriller by a relatively new indie author, a USAF and USSF veteran currently working as an aerospace engineer.
Cameron, a civilian NASA engineer and “spacecraft accident investigator” is sent to Mars, attached to a military unit sent out to investigate an unmanned vehicle crash. Mars has been colonized by several Earth countries, all of whom are watching each other and competing for territory and intelligence in a sort of “cold war.”
The intrusion of an unidentified vehicle sends them all scrambling to figure out who it belongs to. Cameron tags along and helps out with his investigative skills. A dust storm brews and things get dicey as the various military forces converge and engage. He and his military unit retreat into a cave system, where they come under fire and split up. Cameron gets lost and wanders on his own, trying to get out.
Things get much more interesting and the pace picks up as he discovers something unexpected and mysterious.
A fun, easy-to-read, investigative military thriller with interesting twists and reveals.
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