A hidden civilization. A human mission. A future neither world expected.
Beneath the surface of Mars lies Asteron, a civilization that has remained
hidden from humanity for more than 11,000 years.
What begins as an extraordinary discovery becomes a three-book journey
through first contact, trust, responsibility, and the consequences of
bringing two civilizations into one another’s future.
The Last Secret of Mars
A discovery that changes everything.
Dr. Emily Walker and Commander Daniel Carter are among NASA’s most
experienced explorers. When they are selected for a historic mission
to Mars, they expect danger.
They don’t expect the impossible.
After a catastrophic landing leaves them stranded hundreds of miles
off course and running out of time, survival becomes their only
objective. Then Emily finds something no one was meant to see.
Hidden beneath the Martian surface lies a world that defies everything
humanity believes about life and existence—and forces Emily and Daniel
to confront a choice no training could have prepared them for.
The Promise of Mars
Humanity returns to Mars carrying questions, expectations, and uncertainty.
What was once an impossible discovery has now become a relationship between
two civilizations—and that relationship must survive the weight of human fear,
curiosity, ambition, and hope.
As Daniel Carter, Emily Walker, and a new group of visitors enter the hidden
world of Asteron, they discover that first contact was only the beginning.
The choices made now will determine whether Earth and Asteron can move
forward together—or whether mistrust will close the door between them.
The Legacy of Mars
Now they must decide what comes next.
The discovery of Asteron changed humanity’s understanding of Mars forever.
The relationship that followed changed something even greater.
As Earth and Asteron move toward a future neither civilization could have
imagined, Daniel Carter and Emily Walker find themselves confronting choices
that reach beyond exploration, diplomacy, or discovery.
What began with two humans stranded on Mars has become a question of what
two worlds are willing to become—and what they will leave behind for those
who follow.
The Asteron Chronicles is being adapted for television.
The story of Daniel Carter, Emily Walker, and the hidden civilization of Asteron
is now being developed as an episodic screenplay adaptation, bringing the world
of the novels to a new storytelling format.
Start with The Last Secret of Mars.
The Asteron Chronicles begins with two astronauts, one mission to Mars,
and a discovery that changes humanity’s understanding of the universe.