Martian Time-Slip (Gollancz S.F.)

<p>Mars is a desolate world. Largely forgotten by Earth, the planet remains<br> helpless in the stranglehold of Arnie Kott, who as boss of the plumber's<br> union has a monopoly over the vital water supply.</p> <p>Arnie Kott is obsessed by the past; the native Bleekmen, poverty-stricken<br> wanderers, can see into the future; while to Manfred, an autistic boy, time<br> apparently stops. When one of the colonists, Norbert Steiner, commits<br> suicide, the repercussions are startling and bizarre.</p>