Read the prologue of the ICARUS sci-fi novel for free. A rare, clear Martian morning, a mysterious pair at the airlock, and a vibration that changes everything.

From Wells and Bradbury to Kim Stanley Robinson and Andy Weir: a short guide to the great Mars novels, and where ICARUS, a hard sci-fi novel of Mars Year 73, fits.

The four settlements of ICARUS stand at real places on Mars: Hydraotes Chaos, Coprates Chasma, Ius Chasma and Acidalia Planitia. Where they are, and why it matters.

Quantum entanglement, signal delay between Earth and Mars, machine empathy: what is real science and what is fiction in the Twin Robots of ICARUS and Mítosz.

How much time has passed since the morning Wang Lei looked up at the solar panels? On how the Twin Robots live in time, and what Luna means by a very long time ago.

Mars is reachable only once every 26 months. How launch windows work, and what a Window Year means for the settlers of Mars Year 73 in ICARUS.

Oleg Stepanovich Zakharov, miner in Volkov's brigade: a Russian uranium miner turned Martian settler, crude-humored but street smart. His story in The First Sol.

Igor Nikolayevich Vorobyov, a young miner at the Vostok Settlement. From a shop in Yoshkar-Ola to his departure for Mars: his story in The First Sol.

Reserve The First Sol, a hard sci-fi novella set on Mars in the MÍTOSZ universe. First 10 pre-orders free — then $1.99 instead of $3.99.

Elena Ivanovna Markova, Chief Engineer of the Vostok Settlement on Mars. From war-torn Novosibirsk to the Martian frontier, her story in The First Sol.

Meet Lyudmila Vetrova, the Vostok Settlement's former chief engineer, a woman who believed in rules and order until Mars taught her that only lies held the station together.

A mining outpost on Mars, and the engineer trying to hold it together. The First Sol wants beta readers now.

Elena Markova’s first day on Mars: a harrowing descent to Vostok Settlement, followed by an unforgettable encounter with the mining colony’s residents. Read it free!

The revised edition of ICARUS, a hard science fiction novel set on Mars, is live and free on Kindle Unlimited. Now the prequel begins with Elena Markova.

On Mars, every breath is made by someone else, so trust is not a virtue. It is survival. A hard sci-fi political thriller of four powers and a fragile peace.

Most sci-fi fears artificial intelligence. Icarus imagines the opposite: humanoid minds on Mars that don't seize power, but choose to watch over us. A novel about AI, survival, and what it means to be human. Free on Kindle Unlimited.

In ICARUS, artificial intelligence is not the monster. Explore how the Twin Mind robots learn empathy through connection while humans bring fear, pride, and conflict to Mars.

Geoffrey Hinton has argued that future AI may need something like maternal instincts to care for humanity. ICARUS imagines one possible future where advanced AI learns to protect fragile human life on Mars.

They look at each other. A soldier moving toward the front. An AI preparing to save lives. Then they move on. We brought war with us. To a new world. Nothing really changed. AI sees it all. It still doesn’t repeat what we do. So why doesn’t it? 👉 Next post →

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