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Aboard the Mars bound cruiser, the E.R. Burroughs, Shalom Mendelssohn, a Chabad rabbi, finds himself in an unexpected relationship with Sarah Rafaeli - a brilliant CEO tasked with easing the psychological breakdown known as Mars Syndrome. She brings with her psychoactive plant medicines and a connection to the spiritual sciences. Then there's Evelin de Leon, a vibrant Guatemalan girl who invites Yudi Zalman, a shy computer geek, to her quinceañera. But when Yudi wins a scholarship to Mars, what becomes of their emerging love? The plot makes a dynamic move when Circe del Piano, Sarah's long time friend and curandera is mysteriously brought aboard the Mars Cruiser by the CEO of the Mars Corporation. Every protagonist faces a deeply personal test of identity, purpose, and connection. Being on Mars tells love stories in all forms-binary, non-binary, timeless, and true; where a kendo master sings icaros with her lover, a quantum computer becomes an ally, and goddesses unite to bring back lost love. This isn't a story about reaching Mars. It's about what follows you there- and what love makes possible when everything else falls away.

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Amazon buyer and author, Simo Hayha: Being on Mars Is not just a sci-fi novel; it's a philosophical, spiritual, and emotional exploration of what it means to be human... and maybe more than human. As someone fascinated by AI, I found the LLM storyline absolutely compelling - what happens when you try to give a machine a soul? Can love, memory, and identity survive digitization? These are the kinds of questions Star Trek used to flirt with, but this novel dives right in. It's also got heart, humor, and a dose of heat - nothing gratuitous, but enough to keep things real and raise a few eyebrows. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate the spiritual tension aboard the ship; as a person of faith, I saw my own struggles reflected there too. The rabbi's journey is strange, poignant, and unforgettable. I'll be thinking about this one for a while.

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Brett Wyatt holds a PhD. in Social Science from the University of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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