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The early colonists on Mars are unable to intervene to stop the terrible sequence of events that is hurtling Mankind towards oblivion on Earth. They have their own problems to solve, from a savagely inhospitable atmosphere and raging storms to religious-fundamentalist infighting on Earth and cultural prejudice. But behind all civilisations are the real people who actually make things happen, who take risks and focus on the future, no matter how crazy that may seem. It is people like Jules, Eva and Ted who are the visionaries, with a passion for the survival of their own kind. The Last Colony brings together what we in the 21st century know of the red planet and the mess we are making of our own planet, to weave a complex and frighteningly plausible tale of catastrophe and fierce hope for the future - a future that does not include planet Earth.