More adventures should involve Martians!  We hang on to so much fantasy from the pulp days, but not the science fiction.

This adventure excels in brevity and excitement, efficiently capturing the "less is more" approach to Shadowdark.  I adore that it is set on Mars, as it harkens back to that classic pulp feel in which the Weird Tales were created. Having low-level PCs face off with formidable high-level monsters like Balors creates a thrilling atmosphere, heightening the stakes and maintaining tension throughout. 

I think a gauntlet is such a good idea for the Devil cover. I am a bit of a Shadowdark newbie, I would have like one more page to give a bit more space to the backstory, maybe include a map? It is short, which is good at a table, but for me, personally, it feels a bit to short. Really cool corruption table!