Meet Lena Ryland, the disciplined systems engineer and docking bay manager of Minos Settlement. Calm, brilliant, and quietly courageous, she leads the secret aid routes to Vostok and saves lives during the storm that nearly kills Ian Everhart. Discover her origins, role, and emotional journey in The Mars Chronicles.

Following the collapse of the Russian outpost, a desperate distress signal reached not only the Chinese base, but also the Americans. Bound by political rivalry and strict corporate orders, the American crew at Minos Settlement were explicitly forbidden from offering aid. But some lines can't be ignored.

In Scene 6 of Icarus, part of The Mars Chronicles, Susan Morgan leads a covert strategy session inside the Minos Settlement. As tensions rise on Mars, a secret network of carved shelters offers hope—and risk. Discover how the American team plans to outmaneuver global surveillance.