Scott is sent to Mars as part of a reality show. 36 days into the flight, the show is canceled and he finds himself stranded in space with only a smart-ass computer for company.
Our hero, Scott Drizhal, is chosen to go on a solo mission to Mars as part of a reality show. Unfortunately the show is canceled and Scott is now stuck in space. His only companion is a smart-ass, artificially-intelligent ship computer (PHAL)... or is it? The Japanese mafia have a special interest in the state-of-the-art spacecraft, Artemis, and have stowed away their own secrets.—Jonathan Nail