Disaster strikes in orbit around Mars. A Chinese spacecraft is disabled, stranded near Phobos. Well over a hundred million miles from Earth, their only hope for rescue is from an American base on the edge of the Vallis Marineris on the surface of Mars. The Americans need to decide, do they lose Mars or their humanity? FIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series...