Richard Almaraz

A war brews on Mars. Revolutionaries hide in the chaotic terrain and struggle tirelessly to throw off the shackles that bind them to the Earth.

Ofelia Martinez is a spy in the employ of the Gendarmería, an independent space police force governed by a consortium of nations. When Martian rebels launch a nuclear strike against her ship, she is one of the sole survivors, along with the other non-essential crew aboard the ship.

It is up to them to find and avenge the death of their comrades before more die in the orbits above Mars.

This volume is a collection of the stories at the Non-Essential Reading website, at http://www.nonessentialreading.net. It collects all stories posted for the month of February.