What Happens on Mars

No Way (Frank Kitteridge #2)
by S. J. Morden

Frank was never supposed to survive. Frank was supposed to be conveniently culled by XO, the corporation that promised NASA a base on Mars built by robots (not actual human beings, much less convicted criminals). Now he's the only one left of his crew, a survivor, a murderer, and the sole inhabitant of a planet far, far from home. But XO's secrets run deep. And Frank might not be as alone as he thinks.

I'd never heard of this series and this book came my way via a box of bargain books. But I definitely want to check out the first instalment after this, even knowing how things went. No Way is like a darker version of The Martian, with a bit of Moon sprinkled in. I was hooked from the blurb, if I'm honest, and I'm sure there are flaws, but I just had too much fun reading this book to care. Frank is so easy to root for. XO is so easy to find disturbing and evil. What's more, I could easily envision this happening at some point.

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