Part of Series
A combat robot operator fighting in the wastelands of Mars gets a chance to redeem her humanity—and change the course of Earth's war against our AI nemesis. In the year 2289, Earth's life-or-death struggle against a ruthless AI opponent has slowed to a bloody slog across the wastes of Mars. Slaughtering Martians is all in a day's work for combat robot operator Jennifer Colden. But every kill exacts a toll on her humanity. The loss of a Star Force forward base provokes a crisis on the ground. As paranoia engulfs the troops, an NGO employee and a spy, stranded behind enemy lines, hike desperately towards safety. Colden's team is dispatched to rescue the pair, striking deep into unknown territory. A grisly discovery at the foot of Olympus Mons shatters their expectations. Colden thought she was ready for anything. But is she ready for the most dangerous job on Mars: the role of protector? The Mars Shock is the third novel in the Solarian War trilogy, Volume II of the Sol System Renegades series, an epic science fiction adventure that reviewers are calling a new classic in the space opera genre. The Sol System Renegades series in chronological order: Keep Off The Grass (short origin story) Crapkiller (prequel novella) The Elfrida Goto Trilogy 1. The Galapagos Incident 2. The Vesta Conspiracy 3. The Mercury Rebellion A Very Merry Zero-Gravity Christmas (short story) The Solarian War Trilogy 1. The Luna Deception 2. The Phobos Maneuver 3. The Mars Shock The Callisto Gambit (the final novel in the series)
Author
Felix R. Savage writes hard science fiction, space opera, and comedic science fiction. He has also occasionally been known to commit fantasy. Felix has a long history associated with rebellion. He was born in the 1970s, a decade of American youth rebelling against the safe culture of their parents. He is married to a wonderful woman and they have two beautiful daughters. Together the four of them live in Tokyo serving their cat overlord and benevolent protector. Felix pounds the keyboard while not translating, delighting in his family, or catering to the whims of the family’s cat. He woke up one day to learn that he was a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, but he continues to keep a low profile, and never stops watching out for any sign the lizard people have found him.
