Mercury: The Anahita Chronicles

The crew of the starship Mercury prepare for a short trip to Mars. They go to serve two purposes. First, to test a miraculous new engine. Second, to serve in an assistance capacity to the first landing team to set foot on the red planet.

Sabotage and mutiny strand the Mercury and all hands deep in uncharted space. The ship damaged and the crew subject to the horrible stress of knowing they may never see Earth again, they accidentally stumble across something amazing that will shake our understanding of the universe, and our place in it.