Susan and her friends are celebutantes. Their lives are powered by media awareness, fed by engineered meals, and underscored by cynicism. Everyone has a rating; the more viewers who ID you, the better. So Susan and her almost-boyfriend Derlock cook up a surefire plan: the nine of them will visit a Mars-bound spaceship and stow away. Their survival will be a media sensation, boosting their ratings across the globe. There's only one problem: Derlock is a sociopath. Breakneck narrative, pointed cultural commentary, warm heart, accurate science, a kickass heroine, and a ticking clock . . . who could ask for more?

This book has been graded for interest at 14+ years.

There are 433 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

John Barnes is the author of Tales of the Madman Underground , as well as many science fiction novels for adults. He lives in Denver, Colorado.