Dead on Mars

Summary of the Dead on Mars

Okay, so Tang Yue... he's a payload specialist, but you wouldn't know that from talking to him, I guess? He started out as just an electrical engineer, trained for this kind of work. Anyway, he finds himself stranded on Mars – talk about being in a pinch! And the kicker? His AI robot buddy, Old Cat, tells him Earth has gone... kaboom. Exploded. Suddenly, Tang Yue's got some serious cosmic solitude vibes going on and believes he might just be the last human standing.

But hold onto your hats, because it turns out he wasn't quite right about that. Turns out there *was* someone else left behind: Mai Dong, a botanist chilling on the United Space Station (USS), orbiting Mars. She was supposed to wait for Tang Yue before they even started planning the trip back home together... but now, guess who's stranded too? Yep, both of them.

Suddenly, Earth is gone – a silent, shocking silence that echoes everywhere. Now it’s just about survival in this changed universe. Their quest begins: two people stuck on opposite sides of the impossible journey from Mars to nowhere near Earth, trying to figure out what happened and how to cope with an unrecognizable reality where they’re not alone... but maybe more isolated than ever before? Who would do such a thing? And can they even find answers in this broken world?

This whole situation is just the opening act of their struggle for survival. They have to navigate this strange new cosmic solitude, unraveling the mystery behind Earth's sudden disappearance while dealing with being stuck – him on Mars and her orbiting nearby – without that planned escape or destination. The journey they’re *not* taking has begun, thrust into a world gone mad.