Design for Doomsday

"Design for Doomsday" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction story set in a future where Martians control Earth, led by the cruel Zharkon; the story follows Terran Guardsman Karl Venard and his friend Louis Larson, who dream of escape from a harsh Martian prison. Their plan involves a memory-crystal packed with explosives, but everything changes when Venard hears whispers of a rebellion linked to Zharkon's injury. He embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve Zharkon's original brain from the Solar Science City, a place of secrets and dangers, controlled by unknown forces from Jupiter. The main characters confront deadly alien creatures and betrayal, navigating complex interplanetary politics and making hard choices that determine the future of freedom for many.