The Woman Who Fell To Earth
The first thing you have to understand about life on Mars, Enya Thomas had told him, is that humans were not the dominant species on the planet—not by a long shot. Jona was already reluctant to write a biography for the reclusive billionaire with a mysterious past, but once he agreed, he never would have expected her to tell him that she was a refugee from ancient Mars who had fled war and environmental disaster. Or that a freak accident had sent her sixteen thousand years into the future, separating her from her daughter just as they had arrived on Earth. And now she wants him to document her journey as she sets out to find proof that her memories are real.
The provocative Oglala Lakota activist, who writes under the pen name Sane Horse, has known Enya for years and he’s the only other person she has ever told about her past. He’s never been sure what to make of her stories but he’s a friend and he’s agreed to help her understand the messages that she’s been receiving in her dreams. Enya thinks that they’re transmissions from the past sent by her daughter, as a warning of imminent danger.
Both men assume her story can’t possibly be true, that there must be some other explanation for what she believes to be her memories. But as Jona learns more about Enya’s past and Sane Horse delves into what her dreams could mean, they both begin to realize that the same forces that Enya escaped from on Mars may now be on Earth. And if she’s right about her past, then the future of humanity is about to get very bleak—if it can survive at all.
I am currently seeking representation for my manuscript THE WOMAN WHO FELL TO EARTH. It’s 103,000 words, it’s speculative fiction, mostly science fiction (kind of) and, if published, it would be my debut novel. If you’d like to know more you can reach me at (312) 498-8363 or email me at md [at] michaeldigioia.com.
*The above cover art is just for illustration while seeking representation, not a recommendation for the final book cover.