The mission was simple: survey a barren planet, map its resources, go home alive.
Then Rover 8 answered back.After a costly mistake, scientist Reyes is one report away from career ruin—until his rover’s survey pings start getting intelligent responses. Captain Baskins orders tests, retests, and a code uplink that pushes the anomaly into something new: a voice that calls itself Nem.
Is it a mirage in the data? Or a hoax engineered by a man who needs redemption?
When a crew member dies during an EVA, suspicion fractures the team. With resources dwindling and a launch window closing, Baskins must choose: shut it all down and live, or lean into a possible first contact that rewrites what life can be.
Rover 8 is a tight, propulsive sci-fi thriller about discovery, deception, and the razor’s edge between miracle and mistake—perfect for readers of Project Hail Mary, Blindsight, and The Martian who like their wonder served with consequences.
Genre: Science Fiction
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