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Mission to Mars:  Out-of-this-World Reads

Exploring Mars: Chronicles from a Decade of Discovery By Hubbard, Scott Foreword by Nye, Bill 2012-02 - University of Arizona Press 9780816528967 Check Our Catalog …More

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void By Roach, Mary 2011-04 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393339918 Check Our Catalog "America's funniest science writer" ("Washington Post") returns to explore the irresistibly strange universe of life without gravity in this "New York Times" bestseller. …More

Destination Mars: New Explorations of the Red Planet By Pyle, Rod Foreword by Manning, Robert 2012-04 - Prometheus Books 9781616145897 Check Our Catalog Drawing on contacts at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, award-winning science writer and documentary producer Pyle provides an insider's look into the amazing projects now being developed here and abroad to visit the legendary red planet. …More

The Martian Chronicles By Bradbury, Ray 2012-04 - Simon & Schuster 9781451678192 Check Our Catalog Before the advent of space flight, Ray Bradbury had humankind cultivating planets. In "The Martian Chronicles", humanity discovers an ancient civilization on the verge of ruin. This classic work presents tales of human interaction with one another and with the Martians. …More

Red Mars By Robinson, Kim Stanley 1993-10 - Bantam Books 9780553560732 Check Our Catalog Winner - 1993 Nebula Awards In his most ambitious project to date, award-winning author Robinson utilizes years of research and cutting-edge science in the first of three novels that will chronicle the colonization of Mars. For some, Mars will become a passion driving them to daring acts of courage and madness; for others it offers an opportunity to strip the planet of its riches; and for the genetic "alchemists", it presents a chance to create a biomedical miracle. …More

Ilium By Simmons, Dan 2009-10 - HarperCollins 9780061794988 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title From the Hugo Award-winning author of the Hyperion Cantos comes the first book of a breathtaking new saga based on the themes of Homer's "The Iliad" and Shakespeare's "The Tempest"--a groundbreaking work from a "magnificent original" …More

Mars By Bova, Ben 1993-06 - Bantam 9780553562415 Check Our Catalog Bova's newest novel, Mars, was a commercial and critical sensation in hardcover, reaching both science fiction and mainstream audiences across the country. Told in a grand, sweeping style, it recounts the epic story of the first manned mission to Mars--man's great unconquered frontier. …More