Martian Sunset

As NASA released this image of a Martian sunset from the Curiosity rover, it reminded me of a scene in my sci-fi novel Mariner Valley when the main character Ben O’Ryan views a Mars sunset from a place north of Vallis Marineris. Read the excerpt below – “It has been said, and generally agreed upon […]

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Excerpt 1 of “Mariner Valley”

Mariner Valley By James Crawford Copyright 2012 By James Crawford All rights reserved. I think that most of the people of this country do not understand the enormous opportunities that are now at hand with the establishment of the settlements at Chryse Planitia, Sacra Fossa, Candor Chasma and the other small research sites. What we […]

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Mariner Valley Excerpt #1

  I think that most of the people of this country do not understand the enormous opportunities that are now at hand with the establishment of the settlements at Chryse Planitia, Sacra Fossa, Candor Chasma and the other small research sites. What we are talking about here is an entire world to be explored. The […]

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Mariner Valley by James Crawford

A gang of desperate outlaws fleeing justice. An armed posse eager for revenge. A thrilling chase across the high desert wastelands…of Mars! This is the setting of James Crawford’s Mariner Valley. The space-faring nations of Earth have established settlements on the surface of Mars, some separated by hundreds of miles, where advances in science and […]

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