New Year

By Neil Shooter

Life on Mars is a constant struggle, and not at all what Naamah expected. The Mission backers melted away, and the four new Martians are alone. To survive Mars, she must come to terms with her past, her present, and her future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Neil Shooter
• Release date: Nov 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463394984

Neil Shooter

I grew up in Robin Hood Country, spent some time in the sprawling metropolises (?) of London, England, and Toronto, Canada, and now I've found a quiet corner of rural Ontario to put myself out to pasture in.I'm always in search of my serenity and my muse.I try to read, and to write, a little bit every day, so that my gears keep turning...

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New Year

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Neil Shooter

Copyright 2019

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Excerpts from the Zealot's Own Bible used with kind permission.

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Naamah lay on her side facing the curved wall of the habitat. Her eyes were closed, and her breathing slow and controlled. She was not asleep: she was waiting. Her bladder ached. Her back throbbed. She needed to change position, but the discomfort kept her awake.

The others had been still for some time. They had to be asleep by now. She couldn't afford to wait any longer.

She cradled her abdomen as she swung herself upright, careful not to let her feet brush against the lump of shadow on the floor that was her sleeping husband. The banks of green lights were good news: all systems performing normally. Her eyes were