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

“Nicky wondered about the same thing. They have their own lives and can get along without me. Do me a favor, though. If you see them, tell them I love and miss them, but I’m fine and happy.”


“You are, aren’t you?” Hank gripped my arm, then turned to Nick. “Make sure you take care of him.”


He shrugged. “She’s nice enough, and so are the people, but I’m with Hank. I want to go home.”


Nick opened his mouth, and I almost could hear him saying, “But there’s no one waiting for you back then,” but before I could nudge him to keep quiet, he folded his lips together and shrugged. “Suit yourself.”


“I’ll be back, though.” Hank turned to me. “I promise. As soon as I get Carolyn and Hal and Ginny, I’ll be back.”


“Just don’t meet yourself coming and going,” I advised.


“The time paradox? I’ll be careful.”


Chapter 42