Publisher's Synopsis
Bergmann Ventures, Inc. established a small colony just west of Candor Chasma on the edge of the Martian Equatorial Highlands above Valles Marineris. The colonists are supported by two mars spin ships: Barsoomian and Ares. Their shuttle of spaceplane is the Banderat-built Accelerator; the second Mars shuttle is under construction back on Earth. The Candor Cliffs settlement is thriving; humans, Strivers, Banderat, Sayen and Een are represented. Ares has just brought out the first group of tourists, along with the senior Bergmanns, the senior Jerezs and Raquel's parents the former President of the United States and his wife: 'L. A.' and Loretta Lasker. Kim Bergmann is fascinated with a Martian nautilus she has named 'Nicki' who lives in the Candor Sea below Plains End.
