The Mystery of the Green Fire

Dylan Mason has the reputation of a troublemaker within the North American Spaceforce, and after he causes a nearly fatal crash, he expects to be expelled from the force. But Commissioner Hunter, head of the Spaceforce, decides to give him one more chance and appoints him as captain of the starcruiser Infinity. Though less than pleased with his copilot, the sour and sarcastic Carl Regsdale, Dylan is sure he can make good with the ship and prove himself to the commissioner.

However, his first mission, a routine flight to Mars, proves to be less than routine. A strange phenomena called the Green Fire is terrorizing the planet, and Dylan finds himself accused of playing a part in causing it.

Now, Dylan must somehow clear his name and prove who is really responsible for the fire--with the help of his co-pilot, his young crewman, Aaron Carpenter, and Ted Brownlow, an interplanetary evangelist with a quirky sense of humor.