To stay in a house on fire? Or to put your faith in a Silicon Valley startup?
Synopsis:
In the year 2055, humanity knows it has less than 10 years to live. LA Times writer Alice Mayes has a secret obsession with environmental and space powerhouse StarTec, as well as with its founder, Thomas Cline. And now, a not-so-secret announcement sends everyone clamoring for StarTec’s newest venture: Life on Mars.
Eager to get in on the story, Alice and her conveniently attractive coworker, Nate, try to unravel what’s really going on at StarTec before the fast-coming launch date. Alice knows something isn’t right. The launch is too soon, the science is questionable, passenger numbers are already sky-high, and transports don’t seem to have enough cargo to sustain 10,000 people on a new planet.
Not to mention Thomas Cline’s silence.
Not untimely, a class war boils to the surface, demanding the rich stay on earth to take responsibility for destroying it, pitting “earthers” and “spacers” against one another in record-breaking temps and other various climate crises, raising death tolls by the day.
In a satire that asks “Who is responsible for the planet?” and “Do rich people deserve to live?” Leaving You For Mars shows the complicated world we’ve built, in contrast with our uncomplicated need for survival.
