Review: It was only a matter of time before someone else discovered  the entrance to the ARK.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2012
The Earth is at the edge of cataclysmic doom. The only hope, a slim hope is the discovery of a very few crystals on Mars. These crystals when excited with RF waves produce spectacular energy. The first  problem being that there still on Mars. Second there are multinational corporations that will do anything and everything to gain control of the crystals. An experimental space craft with a international crew is sent to retrieve the crystals. Unfortunately some of the crew and the ships advanced AI (Level 9 artificial intelligence ) have there own divergent  agendas. Fortunately there are good guys, the most prominent hero being veteran pilot and Astronaut Lieutenant Commander Richard Reece discoverer of the crystals. Dr Rachel Turner MD Mars base  Osiris' CMO ( Chief Medical Officer ) and some what romantically link with Richard.  The struggle to return to earth with the crystals is complicated further by adversaries among the Osiris base staff as well as the personal enmity of the base operations Chief Security officer Greg Searle. The adventure picks up when two of the Osiris' personnel are murdered on the last semi-successful crystal retrieval excursion. With the culprits unidentified the tension mounts and the real race begins!Right off the is a great story done on a grand scale. The characters are rich and engaging, situations are well drawn.  Tech is well integrated and adds nicely to the story. This is well written and enjoyable Science Fiction well worth reading and well worth recommending.