Poetic Retribution from Mars (Paperback)

In a bid to divert attention from its deficiencies, a country sends a world renowned scientist to the moon for a year of make-believe research. The troubles with this plan begin when the spaceship, unable to make its moon landing, also fails to make re-entry to Earth. After a year of space travel, the ship finally lands...on Mars. What the scientist finds, however, is dramatically at odds with what was previously known about this planet. What's more, there is life on Mars, and it's not happy with what it hears about Earth's governance.The scientist and his crew return from Mars with a dire ultimatum: the Earth must mend its ways to enable an interplanetary discourse to commence. The governments of Earth, however, do not take lightly to space borne demands. But in a war of the worlds, does Earth have any chance of survival?A challenging, detailed and introspective novel of the near future.