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Blue Giant Turns Mars Pitch Into Worldwide Celebrity

8/21/2026

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Abby Horne Pitch

Australian novelist Jordan Prosser releases *Blue Giant*, a novel about a Mars mission and generational burnout.
Protagonist Abby Horne enters Tor Skovgaard’s MarsNow contest, needing a five-minute video pitch.
Abby trains by holding her breath and solving puzzles at the bottom of Fitzroy pool.
The story culminates in a SWAT-filled showdown that turns Abby’s bid into a worldwide celebrity phenomenon.

Summary

Abby Horne Struggle

Abby Horne relies on cheap wine as she struggles with alcoholism.
She lives in Melbourne’s inner-north and is financially broke after squandering an early fashion industry windfall.
Abby repeatedly avoids therapy despite her friend Niki’s gentle encouragement.
Flashbacks haunt her from fleeing a bushfire on a family holiday by boat.
The novel frames her mental-health crisis as a central, unresolved tension.

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Abby Horne Pitch

Australian novelist Jordan Prosser releases *Blue Giant*, a novel about a Mars mission and generational burnout.
Protagonist Abby Horne enters Tor Skovgaard’s MarsNow contest, needing a five-minute video pitch.
Abby trains by holding her breath and solving puzzles at the bottom of Fitzroy pool.
The story culminates in a SWAT-filled showdown that turns Abby’s bid into a worldwide celebrity phenomenon.

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