Death Trap (Robot Wars, Book 1)
From the Back Cover Life in an experimental community on Mars is filled with adventure, new discoveries, and questions. As 14-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders searches for truth, he battles forces of evil-all while struggling to believe in God. In book one, oxygen is leaking out of the science station where Tyce, his mom, scientists, and other techies live. Tyce races against time and other forces to save himself and others. And as if that's not enough to battle, Tyce discovers evidence that points to other living creatures and has to find out if dangerous aliens inhabit Mars.