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In the year 2129, no one needs to work for a living. But there's a job that anyone would kill for: professional celebrity. Susan Tervaille, the daughter of a famous actor, and Derlock Slabilis, the son of a media lawyer, have no way of inheriting their parents' wealth unless they earn the title of professional celebrity. The parents' desperate solution is to stow away on a Mars-bound ship, hoping their publicity will catapult them into stardom. However, Derlock is a sociopath, and the story takes an unexpected turn as the siblings navigate the treacherous world of fame and the unforgiving harshness of interplanetary survival.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: John Barnes
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