Book 1: A Planet of War

A Planet of War

The Rose of Mars is a Sci-Fi adventure telling the story of Rosa Salvatore, a young woman imprisoned on Mars after the Martians invaded Earth. Her struggle to survive under the thumb of the Martian overlords is thrown into chaos when a new arrival sets off a chain of events that forces her to take a stand and fight against her Martian oppressors.

The Rose of Mars is currently updated every three weeks or so.


The Webcomic


Inside the Icebox

Chapter 1: The Icebox

A captive on Mars, Rosa is summoned to the Icebox – a prison where everyone taken by the Martians is kept in cold storage to be thawed out when needed. Is it just routine or do the Martians have something worse in mind?

Chapter 2: A Hostile Planet

Rosa and her work crew head to the mine and get an unpleasant reminder that the Martian overlords aren’t the only danger surrounding them.

Chapter 3: Into the Mine

The crew enters the mine and learns that to the Martians, humans are disposable beasts of burden. The only thing that matters is the quota and accidents can happen.

Chapter 4: Conflict and Opportunity

Things are getting worse as Rosa and her friends find themselves trapped in the dark, unexplored depths of the mine.

Chapter 5: Curiosity and the Rat

Lost in a maze of passages, the crew does their best to cope with the unexpected. But as usual, Rat is to blame.

Chapter 6: Rat Trap

Escaping one peril just leads to another and the crew discovers they are not alone down in the darkness.

Chapter 7: It Just Keeps Getting Worse

Just when they think they getting closer to escape, an unfortunate turn of events makes everything worse. They can’t blame Rat for this one, though.

Chapter 8: Unexpected Power

(Coming September 3, 2022)

Rosa learns new and strange truths as the Martians realize something has awaken in the ruins beneath the desert.