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

“No, I’m just a little woozy.” I almost felt bad for taking advantage of his concern. Almost, but not enough to deny myself his touch.


It was getting lighter now, and with the mist dissipating, it was easier to see. Nick held onto my arm as we stood over the creature he’d shot. There wasn’t much left of the head.


It lay on its side, a tawny beast about eighteen feet from where the nose should have been to tail, with a huge…“Mane? Jesus, this looks like a lion.”


“How can that be?” Hank bent down to study it more closely.


“Your guess is as good as mine,” I said. I was starting to shiver, and Nick handed me a bottle of water. “Thank you.” His arm came around to support my back, and I relaxed into him.


“Take a look at the scar on its flank.” Hank touched the ragged coat. “It looks like he had a run in with something as tough as him.”


“We’d better get out of here.” My back and ribs ached, and suddenly I felt every one of my sixty years.


Chapter 23