The Worst Man on Mars

The Worst Man on Mars

<b>Hero. Legend. Role model. He’s none of those.</b><br /><br />Flint Dugdale, blunt Yorkshireman and reality TV show winner, has used his large frame and ‘persuasive personality’ to take charge of Britain’s first mission to Mars.<br /><br />Little does he know that the base – built by an advance party of incompetent robots – is not quite ready yet, with no food, no water and no doors. Worse, the ship’s scanners are picking up strange signals from the surface.<br /><br />There is life down there. But will it be pleased to see him?<br /><br /><p><br /><b>A laugh-out-loud science fiction comedy that's a cross between Red Dwarf and The Martian.</b><br /><br /></p><p><br /><i>“This is a very enjoyable manuscript. It bounces along, funny and silly and wicked by turns, and fits into a well-established genre ...”</i> – HarperCollins Publishers.<br /><br /><i>“Some parts of the book had me laughing so much I had to literally put it down and step away.”</i> – SFcrowsnest magazine.<br /><br /><i>“Very inventive, imaginative, and funny from cover to cover.”</i> – Kevin Bergeron, author of <i>In a Cat’s Eye</i><br /><br /><i>“A brilliantly funny and cleverly conceived work.”</i> – Rob Gregson, author of <i>Unreliable Histories</i><br /><br /><i>“The funniest sci-fi I’ve ever read … and I don’t even like sci-fi!”</i> – Frank Kusy, author of <i>Rupee Millionaires</i><br /><br /><i>“It’s true, if the Brits launched a mission to Mars absolutely anything could happen.”</i> – Dave from the corner shop.<br /><br />Chapter 10, The Rovers Return, was shortlisted in the short story category of the <i>Yeovil Literary Prize 2014.</i></p>