The United Colonies of Mars: Act III - Those Who Remained - Volume I

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Humanity’s first permanent mission to Mars has launched—but Earth’s responsibility is only beginning.As Ares’ Dawn disappears into the darkness between worlds, Pellman Aerospace must transform from a launch organization into the foundation of an interplanetary civilization. Mission controllers maintain an unbroken watch. Engineers prepare the spacecraft that will follow. Governments, businesses, schools, and families begin confronting a future that includes more than one world.Against this changing landscape, an old friendship quietly alters the future.Chris Koak asks Bryan Pellman to meet his son, Jacob—not to promise him a position, but to give him a fair opportunity. Jacob begins the drive from Iowa to Florida filled with hope and uncertainty. Before he reaches Pellman Aerospace, an automobile accident forces his journey onto an unexpected path.As the Koak family comes together, Jacob discovers that character is revealed not by the opportunities someone receives, but by what they do after their plans fall apart. Soon, his path intersects with Kruz Ebenflow, an Air Force veteran whose discipline, engineering experience, and sense of duty may help shape the missions yet to come.Hardcover Volume One collects Chapters 1–9 of The United Colonies of Mars: Act III—Those Who Remained, a story about family, merit, resilience, and the unseen decisions that connect ordinary lives to humanity’s greatest undertaking.