Empire of Mars

On Mars some 65 million years ago two civilisations live uneasily side by side. When a good friend of antagonist Aka-des is conscripted into the service of the god-Emperor he has no option but to try and find him unearthing unimaginable horrors at the seat of imperial power in the process. <br>Outside the Martian city the insectoid Antis imperilled by the continued expansion of the humanoid Martians into their tribal lands have to make a choice. Can war between the two races be averted and can Aka-des prove to a disbelieving world what is really happening in their name? <br>Meanwhile in the near future explorers from Earth make startling discoveries on the Red Planet which provide a link with its distant past. What they uncover will change people's view of Mars forever and pose a growing threat to the mission and the lives of the isolated band of pioneers themselves. <br>