Arc of the Universe

<p><strong><em>How do you design a system of government from scratch when you've lost faith in government itself?</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Carrie Davenport a renowned constitutional law professor has the career opportunity of a lifetime. Project Mars the brainchild of a billionaire tech tycoon has ambitious plans to establish the first human settlement on Mars. And Project Mars selected her-a Black queer publicity-shy professor in North Carolina-to design a system of government for the colony. </p><p></p><p>Carrie eagerly researches how to craft a suitable constitution for space. But when she is stopped by the police one evening in a case of mistaken identity the filmed encounter thrusts Carrie into a spotlight she never asked for putting her at the center of the discourse on race and justice in the US. Suddenly American democracy doesn't seem like a shining beacon to carry into space. Carrie must decide whether to speak up-against the police violence she endured the tech-bro culture of Project Mars and an even deeper underbelly of corruption behind the mission. </p><p></p><p>Can Carrie regain faith in herself and in society to craft the government of the future and prevent the prejudices of Earth from tainting human life beyond?</p>