The Last Strange Voyage - Manice, H.

The Last Strange Voyage: Europa in the late twenty-first century where city states form alliances to protect themselves from hoards of refugees invading their borders. A prominent politician of the Europa confederation has been named a war criminal. He boards a trans-ocean ship cruising international waters to escape the law. He stays on board writing his members while waiting to be cleared of misdeeds, then returns to the city-state at the head of the new government. The next expedition to Mars is being planned. The red planet is rich in basic resources, materials on earth are scarce. Conferences are held to raise money....