Doctor Oliver Sainsbury: geologist, talented engineer, self-appointed Emperor of Mars, and... murderer? So it would seem to the people who must help him survive on Mars - or leave him to die.
Is Dr Sainsbury really as guilty as everyone believes? A robot rebellion, monster dust devils, aerial sabotage, and disjointed scraps in a dead woman's diary form clues of a new mystery, one that Sainsbury fears to solve. Yet solve it, he must. His survival - and perhaps the destiny of two worlds - hangs in the balance.
Fortunately, a good Martian is hard to kill.
Meanwhile, back on Earth .... that's where the really bad things are happening. But that's the other half of the story.
Book 2 of the Medusa Series begins a few weeks after the conclusion of Shadows of Medusa. The mystery develops through the eyes of three different characters, making Medusa Rising readable as a stand-alone novel. In fact, Medusa Rising is actually two ambitious stories in one. For optional enjoyment, read book 2 before book 1 - and then go back and read the sequel as an entirely new story.
Medusa Rising continues the tradition of accurate, 'hard' science fiction established in Shadows of Medusa. The author, a Senior Research Analyst at a premier space science institute for the past two decades, attempts to blend the latest Mars science theories and discoveries into a thoroughly entertaining mystery novel. Sometimes whimsical, other times deathly serious... Medusa Rising contains something for everyone.
