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The front cover of 'The Time Door' which features an astronaut on Mars.

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The Time Door


A RECKLESS LAST MISSION ON MARS, A CRUSADE FOR JUSTICE ON EARTH…

Reuben Jackson is the only one who still cares about Mars. In the shambles of the Great Collapse, Earth has abandoned the Mars explorers to their fate. But Reuben will make a stand for the Mars team—even against the powerfully united politicians and scientists. In too deep, he discovers hidden conspiracies and unexpected allies.

As the conflict mounts on Earth, time runs down on Mars. Left to face Mars alone, Commander Donegan Moynihan and his team have no hope of surviving after their supplies are gone. Willing to accept a quicker death than starvation, the explorers strike out on a dangerous mission. They venture deep inside the ancient volcano of Arsia Mons, into perils and secrets long buried. What they discover would move mountains on Earth—but will it be enough to save themselves?

Author Shannon McDermott.

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About Shannon


Shannon McDermott is an author of science fiction and has been occupied for years with constructing scenarios of the colonization of Mars. Her first Mars-centric novel will be released by Enclave Publishing in October 2024. She lives in the great Midwest, where she does her best to avoid icy weather, sweltering heat, and tornadoes, according to the season.

Shannon’s Blog

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    For the past few years, I have had a quotation from St. Teresa taped on my desk: Patience obtains all things. I took it in the way of a hope rather than a promise. Now, with the publication of The Time Door, I have been thinking about patience, and what it obtains. I began work…

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  • The Most Dangerous Words

    The most dangerous words are the ones that you think you understand. This is a trap of old books, where familiar words often hold strange meanings.

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  • Charles Dickens’ First Drafts

    We are reading Dickens’ first drafts.

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  • “God Knows”

    And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown”.

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