Moon of memory

"Moon of Memory" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction adventure set in a future where Mars is a prison planet, following the dramatic escape of Barstac, a notorious criminal, assisted by the intriguing Marian Sayers. Their perilous flight aims for the moon of Deimos, rumored to be a haven from their grim reality, but this escape quickly becomes a journey into Barstac's past as his memories and emotions resurface, stirred by Marian's hidden agenda of revenge related to a past crime. Along their path, the pair meets mysterious Martians who possess strange, therapeutic powers, challenging Barstac to confront his own remorse and the potential for redemption in a society that has moved far from Earth.

Bryce Walton was an American pulp fiction writer.