Phobos

THE PHOBOS BEAST

Lt. Mike Brogue is one of a kind: the only native Martian to be a commissioned officer, he's the military's poster boy for relieving political tensions between Mars Colony and Earth. But wants nothing more than to do his job as a tactical analyst; Brogue prefers to leave the politics to civilians and government subcommittees.

But after he manages to save a top Terran official from an extremist plot, the only way to avoid the spotlight is to get offplanet. So he pulls some strings and gets shipped to one of the small moons of Mars to help unravel a mystery.

It seems something has been killing people at the research station on Phobos--Mars closest moon. The first military team sent in had quickly discovered just how lethal the Phobos beast could be. But rather than focus on the dust clouds and barren rock that compose the beast's lair, Brogue turns his attention to the high-tech research facility and its crew.

He soon learns there's no such thing as a safe haven from political upheaval.