The story was great, at least the idea. The story builds hope on them getting to earth, then kinda lets you down. it builds hope that the earthling people would be more interactive, then lets you down. it builds lots of hope that they get to Mars and learn more about the Mars people, then lets you down again. Dalxelle definitely knows how to build potential hope for his characters, then it kinda just fizzles out. The story is good and worth the read, yet the conclusion lacks something more.