Jesús KeeferKeefer’s faceplate shattered, and he looked upon Mars with naked eyes for the first time.
His ears popped. The cold stabbed in as a gust of warm recirculated air puffed out. Instantly, he clamped down on his outcry and held his breath, hoarding precious oxygen for a last few moments.
Cold air slapped his face as his knees buckled in disbelief; he fell to the floor knowing he had only moments to live. After decades of work, after devoting his life to keep the terraforming project on schedule, he was going to be killed by Mars itself….
Dr. Pchanskii withdrew his rock-hard fist in slow motion. Keefer could see shallow cuts on the knuckles that had not yet begun to bleed, smashed dva skin.
Startled into motionlessness for half a second, Bruce Vickery let out a yowl and launched
