The Martian in the Wood

Stephen Baxter's The Martian in the Wood, a Tor.com Original

In the

aftermath of the First Martian War, in the interim between it and what was to

come later, England seemed to once again become a green and peaceful place,

if one haunted by the terrible events in Surrey that had happened in those

early years of the century.

Although

people hoped and prayed peace had come, they were wrong. Across the gulf of

space, plans were being drawn for a return, but before they could bear fruit

a terrible discovery was made deep in Holmburgh Wood, one that would tear a

family apart and shock the world.