Mars showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with making sense of their strange reality. One woman will be freed from purgatory once she writes the perfect book; another abides in a world devoid of physical contact. With wry prose and skewed humor, an emerging feminist writer explores post-Soviet promises of knowledge, freedom, and power. With weird and wry humour, this feminist debut by a Bosnian-born, Croatian-based writer represents a decidedly fresh, new generation of eastern European science fiction. Hailing from a decidedly post-Soviet generation, while Asja Bakic's writing is in conversation with the complicated political and linguistic issues of the region, it also engages with the online world of Twitter and open-content feminist zines.