When the 1% flees a climate-ravaged Earth for a luxury Martian colony, who will be  the chosen few, and who will be left behind?  

Earth has devolved into corporate feudalism. The mega corporation NewOrigin promises a quick escape from an Earth made uninhabitable by global warming, and a fresh start on their new Martian colony. 

But when a whistleblower reveals that the colony has the capacity to hold only a tiny fraction of the Earth’s population, the ultra elite stampede for a standing spot near the bathroom on the last shuttle to Mars. 

Liam and his daughter Jemima, distant relatives of the CEO of NewOrigin, battle against Earth’s remaining billionaires in a race to the Skylift shuttle minutes before its last launch.

First in Line is darkly comedic science fiction at its best, merging rising fears of climate apocalypse with dreams of Martian colonization as it strives to answer the question: can we outrun our own human nature?

"First In Line"

by P.N. Shafa