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In a future when an asteroid has moved Earth closer to the sun, Astra is grieving her mother--a scientist who died in an accident on Mars--while Jameson's dad is currently on a Mars mission. A communication device keeps Jameson in contact with his father, but the device seems to be hiding the truth. Sympathetic characters and vivid descriptions of the sun-scorched world enhance the compelling story.