Kezza, an aerialist in the Martian circus, can never return to Earth – but she can assassinate the man she blames for her grim life on the red planet.Her murderous plans take an unexpected turn, however, when she uncovers a sinister secret.A thousand years into the future, Azad lives a safe but controlled life on the beautiful desert planet of Nabatea.His world is upended when he joins a crew of space-traveling historians seeking to learn the true reason that their ancestors left Mars.Separated by time and space, Kezza and Azad’s stories collide in the Martian desert.