Mars Exit

by Peter Menadue

After the Earth's space fleet defeats the Martian fleet at the Battle of Phobos, the Martian rebellion collapses. A cargo spaceship captain, Daniel Meredith, must transport a rebel leader to Earth for torture and execution. It should be a routine voyage. However, Meredith soon discovers that his survival and the survival of the Martian rebellion are on the line. A rip-roaring space adventure.

170 pages, ebook

Published November 19, 2025

About the author

Peter Menadue was a non-award winning print journalist before studying law at Sydney University and Oxford University. For the last twenty years he has practiced as a barrister in Sydney, Australia. He also writes courtroom novels under the pseudonym "Mark Dryden"

Reviews

[Balthazar Lawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mars has been in rebellion against it's overlord, the self appointed emperor of earth. But the rebellion was put down and things slow return to normal for cargo ship captain, Daniel Meredith, about set out on his last trip, after which he will be replaced by an AI flight computer. However, a last might addition to the cargo, a political prisoner, changes his life forever.

This is a nice space adventure thriller set in 2145. Nothing complex but entertaining, just the way I like.