KR_IME

- Authors
- Broderick, Andrew
- Date
- 2013-08-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.46 MB
- Lang
- en
In the near future, a breakthrough in propulsion technology allows humankind to undertake the first manned mission to Mars. Such a huge effort requires the participation of most of the developed world. Six men and two women are selected to make the trip. The crew bond through laughter, tears, and annoying pranks, as the ship tears through space at record-breaking speeds towards the Red Planet. Behind the scenes, a plot to hijack the mission and steal its glory is put into place. Meanwhile, tensions on Earth escalate as advanced societies deal with a vast swath of workers who, having been made redundant by robots, prepare to fight back for their jobs by any means necessary (including mass destruction and loss of life).
Someone on the ship, operating with the handle KR_IME, is making rude and and politically-incorrect posts to Twitter, causing equal parts outrage and amusement. No-one on Earth knows who it is, and the posts keep coming despite rampant speculation and technological efforts by Mission Control to stop them.
When the crew reach their destination, a betrayal of staggering proportions awaits them – one that even the betrayer doesn’t see coming - that would pit one nation against the world and prompt the most daring space rescue attempt in history.