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Mars

Mars

by Ben Bova

1992FictionSpace flightAstronautsSpace coloniesExploration
3.7
Open Library
Open Library

First lines

"Touchdown." It was said in Russian first and then immediately repeated in English.

About this book

From the back cover of Bantam paperback July 1993: It is a world shrouded in mystery -- a planet pocked by meteors, baked by ultraviolet light, and covered by endless deserts the color of dried blood. To this harsh and unforgiving planet travel the twenty-five astronauts of the international Mars mission. Now, as the landers touch down and the base dome is inflated and the robotic explorers are sent aloft, they must somehow come together in a struggle of discovery and survival. Battling deadly meteor showers, subzero temperatures, and a mysterious "Mars virus," these intrepid explorers are on their way to the most incredible and shocking discovery of all.

Themes & subjects

FictionSpace flightAstronautsSpace coloniesExplorationScience fiction
First published 1992

Setting

Mars (Planet)Outer space

About the author

Ben Bova
Ben Bova

8 November 1932 – 29 November 2020

Benjamin William Bova is an American science-fiction author and editor. Bova has drawn on his experiences to create fact and fiction writings rich with references to spaceflight, lasers, artificial hearts, nanotechnology, environmentalism, fencing and martial arts, photography and artists. As of 2010 Bova has written over 115 books - non-fiction as well as science fiction. In 2000, he attended the 58th World Science Fiction Convention (Chicon 2000) as the Author Guest of Honor. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bova

Author

Ben Bova

First published

1992

Pages

560

Read time

≈ 14h

Editions

15

Language

English

Publisher

Bantam Books

ISBN

9780795308802

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