https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/pre-order-the-first-sol-free-for-the-first-10-readers 2026-09-30 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_51acda425bea415b9fc268f7c1bfb6a2~mv2.png Astronaut stands on rocky Mars-like terrain at sunset, with a communications tower and THE FIRST SOL PRE-ORDER text. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/my-first-amazon-review-not-just-sci-fi 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_344790ff9ff340cbbb7434e7011c61a8~mv2.jpg Astronaut in a Mars settlement https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/where-on-mars-is-icarus-set 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_63d2102d2cfe444abf28c88a747f7f4c~mv2.jpg https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/on-mars-trust-is-not-a-virtue-it-is-oxygen 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_9611964a9f68492cb1de575c62ed6343~mv2.png Poster for the sci-fi novel ICARUS, set on Mars. Four characters, an older man, an Asian woman in a medical coat, a bearded man, and a white humanoid android, against a dark colony backdrop. Text: "On Mars, trust is everything. And nothing is clear." https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-psychological-challenges-of-a-long-journey-to-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_21edba8c453047b38249f20d67002d21~mv2.jpg Astronauts in a spaceship traveling to Mars https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/what-martian-dust-really-is 2026-10-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_53d8e6a1275044b2a4ccf9241bda717f~mv2.png Dust Devil on Mars. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/how-long-does-a-spacesuit-last-on-mars 2026-10-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_b20e6a7a9a6e486e921cd437c0d7f9e1~mv2.png A worn spacesuit glove with a dust-clogged wrist ring and a helmet with a repaired crack on a workshop bench in a Mars settlement https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/prologue-icarus 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_acb92f4bed1e425aadd24d6e10b015eb~mv2.png An older man tends plants inside a spacecraft by a sunlit window, with red desert outside. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/emily-winthrop-everhart-urban-architect-sustainability-visionary 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_24127ca877934e778f09c5d87c334cb1~mv2.png Emily Everhart - the portrait of a 50+ years old New York based architect https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-mastodon-convoy-how-aging-american-trucks-traverse-the-martian-frontier 2026-10-02 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_a362f5bf92454d968dbe69df48eb16eb~mv2.png A massive six-wheeled Martian transport truck, designed for rugged terrain and heavy cargo. The vehicle features a reinforced cockpit, modular cargo bay, and oversized all-terrain tires. Though outdated in design, it remains in active use across long-distance convoy routes between Mars outposts. The truck’s surface is dusty and worn, highlighting its continued operation in harsh planetary conditions. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/ian-michael-everhart-the-rogue-engineer-of-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_b6589f54b6a2404ca762aea95a13df74~mv2.png Portrait of a rugged man with long wavy brown hair and a full beard, wearing a dark olive hoodie. He gazes slightly to the side with a serious expression, set against a warm, textured brown studio background. The lighting highlights his intense features and contemplative mood. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/lyudmila-sergeyevna-vetrova-former-chief-engineer-of-the-vostok-settlement 2026-11-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_dc2ffd19b58a40fea0149dba45d76acc~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/dust-steel-and-neon-inside-the-lives-of-martian-settlers 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_456e98764d7b490bb0f0fd848e111ebb~mv2.jpg “Interior of a single-person Mars habitation pod at Minos Settlement, featuring a cozy bed, personal items, and a panoramic view of the Martian desert through a large circular window. Designed for long-term space living with a human touch.” https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/tianyuan-a-different-china-among-the-stars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_02cb9d68a21240ddbb687d90574ff666~mv2.png Tianyuan Settlement on Mars. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-notorious-martian-dust-storms 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_822e19489ee34bd9a7d16c21ace0d274~mv2.png Storm on Mars https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/is-mars-habitable 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_4077fbbe612d4a9f938e837df304bd41~mv2.png High-resolution, rover-style view of the Martian surface showing a vast reddish rocky plain scattered with stones of various sizes, low rolling hills in the distance under a hazy pale-orange sky, and part of a robotic rover’s dusty metallic equipment visible in the foreground. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/when-the-sky-turned-red-vostok-station 2026-10-16 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_144b9ef0348a4634bedf99fe5d4b97dc~mv2.png Aerial view of the Russian Vostok colony on Mars, its glowing green hydroponic dome lit from within as a massive dust storm rolls toward the outpost at sunset. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-physiological-challenges-of-a-long-journey-to-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_e9372cf071b3453f846f3e4d553a9f9d~mv2.jpg Family on a spaceship levitating in zero gravity https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/minos-settlement-the-last-bastion-of-american-presence-on-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_43042d37c0864fa3adfe97d166ca4db2~mv2.jpg Aerial view of the Minos Settlement from The Mars Chronicles—a modular American Mars colony located at the base of Valles Marineris. The image features a circular command dome, interconnected habitat and mining units, and towering canyon cliffs in warm Martian light, illustrating the harsh reality of early human colonization on Mars. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/beneath-vostok-the-anatomy-of-a-martian-mine 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_e1040ca9c97747deaae5d1b35c58799d~mv2.png Portrait of the Vostok 03 maintenance crew posing in front of a blue wall inside the Martian outpost, smiling in work suits. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/david-jonathan-everhart-the-architect-of-survival 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_401de16f00854198b30562ed76494b75~mv2.png David Jonathan Everhart, Director of Operations at the Minos Mars Settlement, in a rust-colored Mars suit inside a dark studio. He stands holding his helmet, with a serious expression. The Minos logo is visible on his chest, and soft white lighting emphasizes the suit’s worn texture and his experienced, determined look. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/what-the-mars-chronicles-is-and-isn-t 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_493d528b441c480a909644f612388da5~mv2.png A realistic view of the Mars surface under a starry sky, without any large celestial bodies — pure, untouched landscape symbolizing a new beginning. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/what-does-it-take-to-build-a-human-settlement-on-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_27c6b952cfb74b8db4fb546f0c633ad3~mv2.jpg Russian human settlement on Mars https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/dr-huang-qian-the-silent-anchor-of-tianyuan 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_63b72198bee0472fb0ce9ad4323a21b5~mv2.png Dr. Huang Qian works alone in her medical lab on Mars, dressed in a white adaptive suit. A framed photo of her parents rests on her desk, symbolizing quiet memory and presence. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/getting-to-mars-where-we-are-now 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_1aaee51758904b1e89a4bc0044d81ffd~mv2.jpg Getting to Mars: Where We Are Now https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/pyotr-dmitrievich-sokolov-lead-software-engineer 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_7cc7c9e8620343b3bf63c8c3c9b70186~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/when-the-world-turns-to-dust 2026-10-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_93a39c1977f9422b88c4a530de8a7e42~mv2.jpeg Silhouette of a person wearing a helmet, holding a flashlight in a foggy, orange-lit setting. The mood is mysterious and tense. Mars. Icarus scifi book. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-window-year-why-ships-reach-mars-only-every-26-months 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_9c4510668954460ebbf7dff38f2cd0bb~mv2.png Sunlit space scene with Earth and Mars connected by glowing orbital arcs, a tiny spacecraft streaking across a starry black sky. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/oleg-stepanovich-zakharov-miner-at-the-vostok-settlement-volkov-s-brigade 2026-10-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_bbb18055614f46ddb54fce978a56f83a~mv2.png Portrait of a smiling man in a dark shirt against a plain gray studio background. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/earth-vs-mars-a-tale-of-two-worlds 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_b92d5ece55f8462c99b37c4d47c9c5e2~mv2.png Mars versus Earth https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-robots-are-not-the-problem 2026-10-06 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_0161601b0ac347a391074cf6b6fc667d~mv2.png Two calm humanoid robots in white robes are linked by a glowing thread of light while distressed human figures argue and grieve in a dark futuristic city behind them, illustrating AI empathy and human conflict. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-first-sol-the-prequel-to-icarus-and-i-m-looking-for-its-first-readers 2026-10-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_6b495d858fab4c95a4d29b668efa074c~mv2.png Close-up of a young astronaut's face inside a dusty helmet, with a reflected spacecraft and lone figure in a bleak desert scene. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/mars-science-fiction-books-where-icarus-fits 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_60c11789d33c4489a56246346562d225~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-ty-c9-long-march-mule-china-s-modular-martian-transport-beast 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_474a8fba05064cbda5721e15f28a6191~mv2.png TY-C9 “Long March Mule” – Modular Martian Transport Truck https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/hidden-shores-china-s-zhurong-rover-uncovers-ancient-martian-beach 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_580ed49af10b4ae4b864d65c48d65d68~mv2.jpg Zhurong Rover https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/susan-morgan-between-fire-and-silence 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_f1418d1d7ff84e8faefacd31acf6999a~mv2.jpg Susan Morgan, a red-haired woman in her early 30s, smiles in an upscale Dublin pub, four years before her departure to Mars. She wears a white blouse and touches her hair casually, captured in a candid, relaxed moment. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-to-mars 2026-11-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_1a628151876a47c99d9a90813d5049b0~mv2.jpg travel to Mars with a spaceship https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-first-sol 2026-11-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_6b495d858fab4c95a4d29b668efa074c~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/two-readers-and-that-s-everything 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_ce7fc918c18c48b9ab206facef6a0ab5~mv2.jpg Two readers https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/dr-valentina-martinez-geological-analyst-minos-settlement 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_a6f3bb8d9e724a428646a27f607c3ddf~mv2.png Portrait of Dr. Valentina Martinez, a middle-aged woman with curly dark hair, wearing a brown leather jacket and a black shirt, looking directly at the camera with a calm, confident expression against a dark background. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-physiological-challenges-of-settling-on-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_64467604216b40e3b00e563edbff0494~mv2.png medical check at a Martian Settlement https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/lifelines-in-the-dust-why-a-transportation-network-is-critical-on-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_be440261f289416fac32ad69bfc4bc94~mv2.png The first Mars settlements and the overland routes that connect them across the Red Planet. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/distress-call-to-earth-sol-33-mars-year-74 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_ef40501e75ed4b0a9ce0ef0000aa825d~mv2.png Aftermath of the Martian dust storm: the collapsed greenhouse dome of Vostok Station, its skeletal frame exposed against the red horizon. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/privacy-policy 2026-10-18 https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/icarus-has-launched-mitosz-begin 2026-10-16 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_87277b825c0a43499d32e2661a110662~mv2.jpg Sci-fi novel cover of a woman and humanoid robot watching a red Mars sunset through a window; title Icarus by Zsolt Bugarszki. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/icarus-now-available-directly-from-the-author 2025-08-30 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_87277b825c0a43499d32e2661a110662~mv2.jpg Sci-fi book cover with a woman and robot facing an orange alien sunset; title Icarus by Zsolt Bugarszki. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/elena-ivanovna-markova-chief-engineer-of-the-vostok-settlement 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_298b9f80227b48959583a3b50c8bfd68~mv2.png Portrait of a serious-looking, blonde female astronaut in a worn spacesuit, against a dark background.Komoly tekintetű, szőke űrhajósnő portréja kopott űrruhában, sötét háttér előtt. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/icarus-the-book-is-finished-i-ve-started-the-next-one 2026-10-22 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_298b9f80227b48959583a3b50c8bfd68~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-price-of-breath 2026-10-02 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_500bdf9087764e38895fde0be6139b7a~mv2.jpeg https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/about-the-author-zsolt-bugarszki 2026-10-22 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_c9c96de7221b4fd0a85fa3acdcd34c02~mv2.jpg Zsolt Bugarszki, author of Icarus – The Mars Chronicles, photographed in Singapore. First-time sci-fi novelist with a background in social sciences. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/when-is-luna-telling-the-story 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_9f658d70e5154feea7e4724925b96c15~mv2.jpg https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/a-publisher-s-perspective-early-review-of-icarus 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_3a9d0fe6fa3d41459343dcf1e0c4c152~mv2.jpeg Astronaut on the Mars https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/we-will-need-to-live-together-on-humans-machines-and-the-ethics-of-refusal 2026-10-06 https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/misha-volkov-veteran-miner-of-vostok-outpost 2026-11-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_faf8e34200a64d5d9b4d434f1e1cb050~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/what-brought-down-vostok-station 2026-11-05 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_07f4ea68e09e4ca4be35d66ce518f762~mv2.png A collapsed Martian greenhouse dome at Vostok Station, its skeletal structure exposed after a devastating storm and internal pressure failure. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/understanding-martian-timekeeping 2026-10-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_18b46770f2414dadba12d2bd46971f25~mv2.png Diagram of Martian timekeeping: each Mars Year starts at the northern spring equinox; Mars Year 73 runs from 11 September 2090 to 27 July 2092 and ICARUS begins on Sol 10, 20 September 2090; a sol lasts 24 h 39 min 35 s https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/why-mars-vehicles-look-old-dirty-and-worn 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_31d8243a329940f29dc17cd90ac6f521~mv2.jpeg Why Mars Vehicles Look Old and Worn in Icarus: Dust, Survival, and Reliability https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/igor-nikolayevich-vorobyov-miner 2026-10-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_360a9aa085d74d08a0a930f47413877a~mv2.png Studio portrait of a young man in a black shirt against a gray backdrop, looking at the camera with a serious expression. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/irina-antonovna-kuznetsova-miner-at-the-vostok-settlement 2026-11-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_36f0d47a9f1945b0905dca8cb7913ef5~mv2.png On a muddy forest road, a woman repairs a logging truck loaded with timber. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/a-first-step-into-reader-feedback 2026-10-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_c5d7c8bbc6694fd5ae3ce73250c42481~mv2.jpg First 5-Star Rating for Icarus – Celebrating Early Reader Feedback https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/twin-robots-science-and-fiction 2026-10-15 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_9de727bd3e574e858051bd9ea297b938~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/this-is-a-rescue-mission 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_ae9a6980945b4211a7ed03e2055eeb71~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/the-human-journey-what-it-means-to-travel-on-the-ms-vittoria 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_929e7a6e577b41aba9091a1c543de79a~mv2.jpg Departing to Mars from Earth with a cruiser spaceshift https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/it-doesn-t-stay-outside 2026-10-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_bd06fdf263fc4e198025b175458f5123~mv2.jpeg Astronaut in a dusty, orange-hued desert landscape, helmet reflecting light. The mood is calm and solitary, with attention to space travel. Icarus scifi book https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/we-built-something-greater-than-ourselves-what-if-it-loved-us-back 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_0d17e8243e3b441c918a88a93d204330~mv2.png Book cover of Icarus, a sci-fi novel by Zsolt Bugarszki. A woman and a humanoid android stand side by side, looking out a window at a Martian sunset over a colony. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/major-anatoly-mikhailovich-ivanov 2026-11-05 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_e109b0589fd9488da06183b63ea1d96b~mv2.png Major Anatoly Mikhailovich Ivanov https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/we-repeat-the-same-mistakes-ai-doesn-t 2026-05-03 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_b3dc0f21cebd470b92adf2472f3a5f86~mv2.png A humanoid AI medic prepares surgical tools in a futuristic medical bay on Mars while two armed soldiers move toward the front, briefly glancing back at her. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/what-if-ai-learned-to-care 2026-10-05 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_76e46e13e9ed4b708acf1bd6b72bfe25~mv2.png A humanoid robot in a white robe stands in a corridor, with ghostly images of a distressed woman around it. Dark, ethereal mood. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/space-radiation-the-biggest-challenge-of-traveling-to-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_46a54ec99c1b419d886fa43740b25f30~mv2.jpg astronauts in a Mars settlement https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/when-a-story-hurts-back 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_39fd36e8830049219f9f9762264f3114~mv2.jpg Astronaut gazes at a fiery, crashed spaceship on a barren, rocky planet under a starry sky, evoking a somber, mysterious mood. ICARUS sci-fi book. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/breathe-carefully-how-airlocks-shape-life-and-death-on-mars 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_9f4a6ecc2cb24db0a1874c003c465bee~mv2.png Elena Markova standing inside a rugged Mars airlock chamber after completing a pressure cycle, dressed in a practical EVA suit without a helmet, surrounded by industrial metal walls and glowing emergency lights. https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/lena-ryland-the-engineer-who-always-has-a-plan-b 2026-10-02 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_8b4aeb30369248f396dcf50144160d46~mv2.jpeg Lena Ryland https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/divided-earth-fractured-mars-why-cooperation-was-forbidden-on-the-red-planet 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_86614f4e0acb48cfb6b05f971f280aeb~mv2.png Mars Settlements https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/why-wind-wont-topple-a-mars-dome 2026-10-19 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_4b553e6f2dd34aa4889380797551b5de~mv2.png https://bolt.mitosz.com/post/outsmarting-the-system-when-two-wrongs-make-a-rescue 2026-10-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acb917_ed788cf1ea454ed6876ad6b4f2d19ef1~mv2.png