By the year 2060, mankind is on the verge of bringing Terra to her knees. The population has exploded, and land for cattle and crops has been sacrificed for housing and employment for the more than fifteen billion souls now living on the planet. Synthetic food is created in plants, and the remaining animals are kept in zoos and game preserves of the wealthy. In an effort to insure the survival of mankind, spaceships are sent to explore Terra’s nearest neighbors, Mars and Venus, but will it be too little too late?<br><br>The four men who took the MRM to Mars have high hopes, until on their return home they travel through a magnetic field that crashes them… somewhere. As they explore the unknown world with its dangers, Doc, Nick, Hank, and Ed will struggle to come to terms with their new reality and find their own paths to happiness.

To Love Through Space and Time

I tramped back to our poor, battered Emmy


Ed came sliding down from the starboard side of the ship. After his boneheaded action in opening the airlock, I was pleased to see he’d at least had the sense to change his clothing. None of us could afford to come down with pneumonia.


“Well, you do. You’d better change as soon as we get in.”


“My very intention. And you’d better not be laughing.”


“I wouldn’t dream of it. Let’s go in.”


We knocked the snow off our boots and entered the cabin. Doc and Hank were just putting on their jackets.


“The background radiation count is three times higher than Terra, but it’s still well below the danger level.” I shed my jacket, got out of my wet shirt, and looked around for a spare.


“Thanks, Doc.” I took out a bag, opened it, and pulled out a dry shirt. “We’ll be okay, I think,” I said as I changed into it.


Chapter 18