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  • Past Imperfect (a Mars Colony short) by Si Clarke. Real-world science. Building a Mars colony from the ground up. Unreliable narrator. Chaotic bisexual.
  • What readers are saying about the Devon Island Mars Colony series… ‘Tailor-made for armchair scientists.’ 5 stars. ‘A beautifully queer Mars colony.’ 5 stars. ‘Behind the scenes of a space mega-project!’ 5 stars. ‘Scientists doing science – what’s not to love.’ 5 stars. ‘Optimistic apocalypse.’
  • What readers are saying about the Devon Island Mars Colony series… 1 star. ‘Lesbian lifestyle.’ 3 stars. ‘Sounds like a housing estate in London.’ 3 stars. ‘No battles or fighting.’ 3 stars. ‘Why couldn’t we have started on Mars?’ 2 stars. ‘There will be problems.’ 2 stars. ‘content warning.’
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Written by Si Clarke

Past Imperfect (a Devon Island Mars Colony short) ebook

Past Imperfect (a Devon Island Mars Colony short) ebook

Isolated on Mars, anyone could start going stir crazy…

Life in the first permanent Mars colony

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    Why should I buy direct from the author?

    When I published my first book in January 2020, someone at work laughed and asked me when I was going to quit my job. 

    There's this perception out there that authors are wealthy people. And I'm sure the big names (e.g. Richard Osman, Stephen King, John Scalzi, etc.) are doing just fine.

    But it's not like that for indie authors. It's tough out there. There are great, amazing things about being an indie author. But most of us aren't making bank.

    You know who is making money out of books? Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.

    You may have noticed a move in recent years of indie authors selling their books directly to you. There's a reason for that. 

    If you buy a book for 0.99 from Amazon, the author gets to keep maybe 0.26 of that. Maybe. It depends on the file size. And they won't even get that for around 3 months. But if you buy a book from an author for 0.99, the author gets to keep around 0.83. And we get that money within days.

    Because that first book I mentioned? Four years later, it hasn't come close to paying for itself. 

    If you can't buy direct, libraries are a great way to get books for free while still helping authors get their fair share. 

    What's the deal with audiobooks?

    I'm a big believer in inclusivity and accessibility. Ideally, I want all my books available in all formats. But, from a pragmatic standpoint, they're expensive to produce. For this reason, it's unlikely this book will be available in audio format anytime soon.

    How long is this book?

    Estimated reading time: 0–1 hours

    8k words / 8 pages

    Isolated on Mars, anyone could start going stir crazy…

    Katya should be on top of the world. She’s overcome a traumatic past and now she’s part of the first permanent settlement on Mars.

    So why do things feel so wrong?

    The colonists are confined to a small base on the surface of a hostile planet, so perhaps it’s only cabin fever. After all, she’s got great friends, an exciting career, and an ex-girlfriend who – she’s sure – would do anything to have her back…

    But with cracks appearing in the relationships between the crew and nothing but empty Martian desert beyond the safety of their domes, it’s far too easy for the mind to drift. And when it does, it can be difficult to tell what’s real, and what’s pure imagination…

    Past Imperfect is a short story set during Livid Skies, the second novel in SI CLARKE’s Devon Island Mars Colony series. It’s written for science fiction readers who enjoy having their preconceptions challenged.

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    Robin Phillips
    Katya's perspective

    A great short story. I read it when I had almost finished Livid Skies. It was interesting to see events that I'd recently read from Georgie's perspective, but told from Katya's side.