Several hundred years in the future, a depopulated Earth has become a tolerant, progressive paradise. What could be better--or duller? Meanwhile, Mars is home to New Austin, a freewheeling human colony fabled to make Las Vegas look like a meditation retreat. After breaking the polite laws of Earth, earnest schoolteacher Jordan Kincaid finds himself forced to relocate. It's either life on Mars or life behind bars. But what promised...