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  • The Martian Scarecrow

  • By: Iman K.F.
  • Narrated by: Jack Hope
  • Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The Martian Scarecrow

By: Iman K.F.
Narrated by: Jack Hope
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Desperately searching for a better life...

Despite amazing technological advancements, life in the 2050s hasn’t become any easier. Rustin struggles to find his calling amid poverty, geopolitical tensions, and a world where one must compete for even the most basic jobs against both fellow humans and AI machines. All he knows for sure is that there’s a better life out there, and he’s willing to leave home to find it.

Only, this means trusting a cryptic group of smugglers and raising more money than he’s ever owned - by any means necessary.

Arrest and fear of deportation aren’t his only concerns. A guilty conscience feels like an even greater threat. Oddly enough, Rustin’s journey eventually lands him a bizarre job on Mars, the possible future home to all humankind. He never would’ve imagined he’d end up in such a peculiar role - a scarecrow - on another planet, the very same job he’d always thought of as useless growing up on his parents’ farm.

All he has to do is survive the job for two years. Not an easy task, considering his troubled past and all the challenges a foreign planet decides to throw his way. But if Rustin can finish his term, his employer, Xsociety, has promised to fund his Brain-Link, the enhancement that will take him one step closer to the life he’s always envisioned.

Who would’ve thought that here, on a foreign planet, doing a job usually taken by a pole and a bundle of straw, Rustin would find himself and something even more valuable: a purpose.

The Martian Scarecrow is a compelling coming-of-age sci-fi audiobook, full of emotion, strife, and - most important of all - heart.

...he finds something far more unusual, and with it a purpose.

©2018 Iman K.F. (P)2018 Iman K.F.
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Just read it already!

An excellent study of the human condition with a science fiction twist. Very good read.

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Inspired by Elon Musk. Enjoyed the life story of Rustin:

It was a very entertaining book all to the last word. Author wrote a clear and exciting story of a young immigrant refuge that ends up in mars.

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Remember, Im no here, just the scarecrow!

Enjoyed listening to the audiobook, great story and very engaging. The story of a future life for humans

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New generation of science fiction

Intriguing and creative science fiction story. The story is uniquely engaging. You know something is wrong from the very beginning and you find out more and more about it. The story make you really think about humanity future. Many interesting discussions throughout the book

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Loved it!

Loved the story! It makes you keep reading it on and on! It has an interesting prespective of potential human lives in future. It also touches on controversial topics which I liked.

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