Falcon - humanity's first manned mission to Mars. Four courageous astronauts are putting their lives on the line as the world watches eagerly.  Can they set mankind on the path to the stars?As the astronauts struggle to survive isolation, insecurities, and each other, veteran astronaut Commander Dave Rees knows he must keep them together as a formidable team. But for Flight Director Douglas Schmidt, something doesn't feel right.  He's been in NASA long enough to know when critical information is being withheld.  Can he lay his fears to rest before Commander and his crew reach Mars? Little does he know that the NASA Administrator is hiding a secret. A secret that began when Falcon was built.  A secret that could ultimately doom Commander Rees and his crew. Deception is the prequel to the highly anticipated sci-fi human colonization series, Mars Frontier.

Mars! Mankind's next step in space exploration and colonization. Landing is the easy part. Survival? Well that's another matter.Mission specialist Georgia Pyke came to Mars with grand ideas to establish a legacy. Instead, she must face her personal demons and rely on Captain Winter to survive from one day to the next. Has she condemned herself to dying on Mars?As if nature isn't a worthy enough opponent, Chief scientist Tom Redmayne has been holding a grudge for six years. How far is he prepared to go to exact his revenge?The mission quickly becomes an issue of life and death for the twelve astronauts who are the first humans to land on Mars. As the astronauts struggle to establish a foothold on Mars, something is lurking out of sight. Something that will change them forever.

As siblings, Georgia and Jackson are already close. But with their respective roles on Mars, they now also have a symbiotic relationship that is fundamental to Alpha Base being successful. Each of them has their own motives for success, but they can't succeed without the other. Relic delves into their reliance on one another. I expect this will be an ongoing theme as the Mars Frontier series develops