The white rain came

Lynne Fenlay is a telepath stationed at the newly‑opened laboratory on Mars, where the thin atmosphere and red‑orange horizons hide both wonder and danger. When a sudden failure at Nampura Depot leaves her teammates dead or mentally wiped, she is thrust into a frantic scramble to piece together fragmented thoughts and a baffling emergency. The incident hints at unknown forces lurking beneath the planet’s surface, and Lynne must rely on her own training and the remnants of her crew’s memories to keep the mission alive.

Beyond the lab, the Martian landscape stretches in towering spires and endless desiccated canals, a stark contrast to overcrowded Earth. Colonists are busy rewiring the planet—restoring lichens, taming black‑tusked boars, and fighting the relentless czanworms that gnaw at their infrastructure. As the sun sinks, Lynne feels both homesick and invigorated, aware that every small success could be a step toward a breathable world, while every misstep threatens a million‑strong settlement.