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Mars: Stories
by Asja BakicA debut collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the Balkans, “sly, uncommon stories” by “a major talent” (Jeff VanderMeer, award-winning author of Hummingbird Salamander).Mars showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with making sense of their strange reality. One woman will be freed from purgatory once she writes the perfect book; another abides in a world devoid of physical contact. With wry prose and skewed humor, an emerging feminist writer explores twenty-first century promises of knowledge, freedom, and power.“Bakic’s stories are a dark delight—a treasury of forbidden pleasures, moments of resistance and resilience, and terrifying possibilities.” —Strange Horizons“At turns funny, surreal, and grounded in simple language but flung through twisted realities, the stories in this collection are provocative and utterly readable.” —The Brooklyn Rail“Skillfully disorienting.” —BUST“There’s an immediacy to Bakic’s offbeat worldview, sometimes strange and surreal, sometimes terrifying and upsetting, that pairs perfectly with the madness of the current political moment.” —Locus Magazine“Bosnian writer Bakic’s debut teems with the oddball narratives of George Saunders, the eerie atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe, and the feminist intellect of Marge Piercyc. . . Told in a straightforward manner that transports speculative fiction into almost realist territory, Bakic’s collection imaginatively and strikingly examines sci-fi tropes from not only the point of view of women, but also from the voice of an effortlessly gifted writer whose future is much brighter than that of those depicted in her stories.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Mars (Mars #1)
by Ben BovaTo the harsh landscape of Sol's fourth planet travel 13 astronauts, the best scientists from 11 nations on a history-making voyage into the unknown. The international crew of the Mars mission have spent 9 months in space, crossing 100 million kilometers, to reach the last great frontier. There voyage is fraught with disputes, both personal and political, and their time on Mars limited to 'footprints and flags'; yet while there, they come face-to-face with the most incredible and shocking discovery of all.
Mars: The Billionaire's Club (The\grand Tour Ser. #4)
by Ben BovaTo the harsh landscape of Sol's fourth planet travel thirteen astronauts, the best scientists from eleven nations, on a history-making voyage into the unknown. The international crew of the Mars mission have spent nine months in space, crossing 100 million kilometres, to reach the last great frontier. Their voyage is fraught with disputes, both personal and political, and their time on Mars limited to 'footprints and flags'; yet while there they will come face-to-face with the most incredible and shocking discovery of all.
Mars: A Novel (The Grand Tour #4)
by Ben BovaConsidered one of Ben Bova&’s most famous Grand Tour novels: &“A gripping, realistic tale of man&’s first expedition to the red planet. Don&’t miss it&” (Terry Brooks, New York Times–bestselling author of The Shannara Chronicles). Jamie Waterman is a young Navaho geologist who is picked for the ground team of the first manned expedition to Mars. He will be joining an international team of astronauts and scientists. But once the crew land on the red planet, they soon discover they must battle not only the alien land on which they have invaded but earthbound bureaucrats as well. When they come face to face with a chasm ten times as deep and large as the Grand Canyon, all twenty-five astronauts must face the most shocking discovery of all . . . &“The science fiction author who will have the greatest effect on the world.&” —Ray Bradbury, author of Farenheit 451 &“A splendid book . . . Of his many books, Mars must be the most important.&” —Arthur C. Clarke, author of Islands in the Sky
Mars Attacks: Based on the Mars Attacks trading card series created by Topps
by Dayton WardWhen he stumbles upon a Martian's plot to ignite World War III, FBI agent Nate Tanner must defy orders to get to the truth. Determined to stop a ruthless undercover invader from taking Earth to the brink of oblivion, Tanner engages in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to unravel alien's diabolical plans. With the help of a daring and beautiful reporter with secrets of her own, Nate will race against the clock to outwit a monster from outer space and save the world from total annihilation!
Mars Child
by C.M. Kornbluth Judith MerrilThe colony on the red planet had no need for heroes. It wanted people who knew how to solve the problem of simple survival. More than anything else it wanted independence form a doomed Earth—and it was in deadly danger of succeeding. A gripping tale of adventure, survival, and defiance set on a future Mars.
Mars Crossing
by Geoffrey A. LandisFrom the book Jacket: Geoffrey A. Landis is widely acknowledged as one of the finest science fiction writers working today. A NASA scientist who played an important role in the Mars Pathfinder mission, he is also a winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for acclaimed stories such as "Ripples in the Dirac Sea" and "A Walk in the Sun," and has earned high praise from readers and critics alike for his skillful fusion of compelling storytelling and state-of-the-art science. Now, with Mars Crossing, Landis has at last created the novel he was meant to write: a powerful and exciting saga of danger, courage, and survival rendered with vivid realism and informed by the latest breakthroughs in science and technology. By the middle of the twenty-first century, after decades of setbacks, humanity has finally achieved a manned landing on Mars-only to watch helplessly as the members of the mission perish in a catastrophic accident. When a second mission ends tragically as well, the world begins to turn its back on manned space exploration. With time and resources running out, a third-and perhaps final-mission to Mars is hastily mounted, with a crew of four men and two women: John Radkowski, veteran pilot and mission commander; Ryan Martin, quiet, dedicated systems engineer; Cham Limpigomolchai, a brilliant Thai geologist; Tana Jackson, an exacting mission biologist; Estrela Conselheiro, a fiery Brazilian whose husband was lost on the first Mars mission, and Trevor Whitman, a brash young man who gains his place on the mission through an international lottery. From the moment of their landing on Mars, everything begins to go wrong. The fuel tanks that were to have supplied their return trip are found corroded and empty. Their supplies are running out and their life support systems are beginning to fail. And any rescue mission won't reach them for months, or even years-if help comes at all. The crew's only hope for survival lies in a daring and desperate plan: an agonizing trek halfway across the surface of Mars to find an abandoned ship designed to carry only half their number. Torn by conflict and dissent, and troubled by secrets that endanger their slight chance for survival, they must embark on a harrowing ordeal that will test them to the limits of human endurance.
Mars Evacuees
by Sophia McdougallFrom bestselling UK author Sophia McDougall comes one fresh and funny, adventure-filled tween debut about a group of kids evacuated to Mars! Perfect for fans of Artemis Fowl, this laugh-out-loud series is packed with nonstop fun. When Earth comes under attack by aliens, hilarious heroine Alice Dare and a select group of kids are sent to Mars. But things get very strange when the adults disappear into thin air, the kids face down an alien named Thsaaa, and Alice and her friends must save the galaxy!For when plucky twelve-year-old Alice Dare learns she's being taken out of the Muckling Abbott School for Girls and sent to another planet, no one knows what to expect. This is one wild ride that will have kids chuckling the whole way through.
The Mars House: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick
by Natasha Pulley'Pure Pulley' STUART TURTON'Joyful and profound' CATRIONA WARD'Simply unputdownable' THOMAS D. LEE'A work of staggering genius' IMRAN MAHMOOD'Charming and funny and perfectly paced' TEMI OH'A spiritual heir to Terry Pratchett' ROBIN STEVENS 'Book of the year for me' LAUREN JAMESJanuary Stirling was one of the principal dancers of London's Royal Ballet. Now he's a climate refugee bound for Tharsis, the notorious terraformed colony on Mars. It's a utopia for the naturalised population. For January, as a dangerous Earthstronger whose body is unadjusted to the weaker Martian gravity, it's a life sentence to hard labour and ferocious discrimination. But he will live.Aubrey Gale, energy trillionaire and hereditary senator, is running for election on a hardline platform to protect the native population from dangerous immigrants. The path to equality is simple, requiring all Earthstrongers who choose to come to Mars to undergo the disabling and sometimes fatal process of surgical naturalisation.Which is no life at all.When a disastrous media encounter plunges Aubrey and January's lives into chaos, the solution is a five-year made-for-reality-TV marriage that could secure January's future and ensure Aubrey's political success . . . but it soon becomes clear that thousands of lives hang in the balance, and nothing is as it seems.Timely and utterly unputdownable, The Mars House is an exceptional genre-blending story about privilege, strength, life, and love across class divisions - perfect for fans of Babel by R.F. Kuang, The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, and This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
Mars Life: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Tales Of The Grand Tour, Powersat, Mercury, Titan, Mars Life, Leviathans Of Jupiter, Farside, New Earth (The Grand Tour)
by Ben BovaMars Life is an exciting, action-packed addition to the space opera series of Planet novels from the award-winning author Ben BovaJamie Waterman discovered the cliff dwelling on Mars, and the fact that an intelligent race lived on the red planet sixty-five million years ago, only to be driven into extinction by the crash of a giant meteor. Now the exploration of Mars is itself under threat of extinction, as the ultraconservative New Morality movement gains control of the U.S. government and cuts off all funding for the Mars program.Meanwhile, Carter Carleton, an anthropologist who was driven from his university post by unproven charges of rape, has started to dig up the remains of a Martian village. Science and politics clash on two worlds as Jamie desperately tries to save the Mars program and uncover who the vanished Martians were.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Mars Nation, Parte 1: Hard Science Fiction
by Brandon Q. MorrisLa NASA finalmente lo hizo. El primer humano acaba de poner un pie en la superficie de nuestro planeta vecino. Este es el comienzo de una larga expedición de investigación que envió a cuatro científicos al espacio. Pero los cuatro astronautas de la tripulación de la NASA no son los únicos con este destino. La iniciativa financiada privadamente "Marte para todos" también se ha dirigido al Planeta Rojo. Veinte hombres y mujeres han sido seleccionados para vivir allí y establecer el primer asentamiento extraterrestre. Los desafíos surgen incluso antes de que lleguen a la órbita de Marte. La nave espacial Santa María de MPT se daña en el camino. Solo los cuatro astronautas de la NASA pueden intervenir e intentar salvar sus vidas. Nadie se anticipa a la catástrofe inminente que amenaza su propia existencia, por no hablar de los obstáculos diarios que una estancia prolongada en un planeta alienígena les plantea. En Marte, comienza una lucha por los recursos limitados, la cooperación humana y la simple supervivencia.
Mars One
by Jonathan MaberryGo on the adventure of a lifetime with a teen and his family after they are selected to colonize Mars in this thrilling new novel from multiple Bram Stoker Award–winning author Jonathan Maberry.Tristan has known that he and his family were going to be on the first mission to colonize Mars since he was twelve years old, and he has been training ever since. However, knowing that he would be leaving for Mars with no plan to return didn’t stop him from falling in love with Izzy. But now, at sixteen, it’s time to leave Earth, and he’s forced to face what he must leave behind in exchange for an uncertain future. When the news hits that another ship is already headed to colonize Mars, and the NeoLuddite terrorist group begins threatening the Mars One project, the mission’s purpose is called into question. Is this all worth it?
Mars Plus
by Frederik Pohl Thomas T. ThomasThe sequel to Man Plus. Mars Plus is a mystery where all the players are manipulated by the machines.
Mars Prime (Rex Corvan #2)
by William C. DietzA ship filled with colonists—and one murderous crew member—is headed for the Red Planet in this suspenseful tale by the bestselling author of the Pik Lando series. Aboard the Outward Bound, there are thousands of colonists headed towards Mars. But, one person on the ship is different. Inside that crew member&’s head, there are a half-dozen voices, a half-dozen personalities normally bickering and disagreeing. Today, though, just as the ship is about to leave Earth&’s orbit, they all agree on one thing—they have to kill to keep their secret safe. That&’s dangerous for Rex Corvan, because secrets are the thing he was born to seek out. Rex is Earth&’s greatest reporter. He&’s equipped with a probing intelligence and a video camera for a right eye. Rex and his wife Kim are traveling on the Outward Bound to document its trip outward to the frontier of Mars. The story of colonization quickly takes a backseat to this unknown, zero-gravity serial killer. As Rex and Kim find clues to the murderer&’s identity in the ship&’s A.I., they become targets themselves. Will the ship reach Mars before the many killers in one body reach them?
Mars Quake! (Mars Year One #3)
by Brad Strickland Thomas E. FullerA Startling Discovery! The colony is racing to complete its deep drilling project on the shoulders of Olympus Mons to tap the underlying heat of Mars for power generation.
Mars Trilogy: A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars; The Warlord (Barnes And Noble Library Of Essential Reading Ser.)
by Edgar Rice BurroughsThis bind-up of the first three John Carter of Mars books is an ideal 100th anniversary keepsake.Ever since A Princess of Mars was published in 1912, readers of all ages have read and loved Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series. Now, 100 years later, this brand-new bind-up is timed with the release of a Disney feature film and contains the first three classic John Carter of Mars books: A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars. Featuring an Introduction by Bruce Coville and illustrations from three classic fantasy illustrators--Mark Zug, Scott Gustafson, and Scott Fischer--this collection is an incredible value and will be treasured by existing and new fans.
Marsbound (A Marsbound Novel #1)
by Joe HaldemanYoung Carmen Dula and her family are embarking on the adventure of a lifetime-they're going to Mars. But Carmen's rebellious streak leads her to venture out into the bleak Mars landscape alone, where she is saved by an angel. An angel with too many arms and legs, a head that looks like a potato gone bad-and a message for the humans on Mars: We were here first...
Marsbound (Gateway Essentials #309)
by Joe HaldemanYoung Carmen Dula and her family are embarking on the adventure of a lifetime - they are going to Mars. But Carmen isn't so sure she wants to. After training for a year and preparing to leave on the six-month journey, she finds that the initial excitement has given way to both trepidation and frustration.Once there, however, Carmen realizes that things are not so different from Earth. There are chores, lessons, and oppressive authority figures. All of that leads her to venture out into the bleak Mars landscape alone, where an accident takes her to the edge of death - and she is saved by an angel. An angel with too many arms and legs, a head that looks like a potato gone bad - and a message for the newly arrived inhabitants of Mars:We were here first...
Marseguro
by Edward WillettA BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL ON A DISTANT WATER WORLD After a worldwide disaster strikes Earth, the planet is taken over by a fanatical religious theocracy. Scientist Victor Hansen flees with a staff of non-genetically modified humans and young members of his newly created race, the Selkies, to Marseguro, a distant water world. But their peace and freedom is threatened when a traitor calls forth a strike force from Earth, and Victor's own grandson, Richard, is with them. What Richard Hansen discovers may alter not only his own destiny but that of Marseguro and Earth as well. .
The Marsh Demon (Dark Hunter)
by Benjamin Hulme-CrossA demon from the marsh is stealing children. Can Mr. Blood stop it? Or will Mary and Edgar be the next victims?
Marshal of Hel Dorado
by Heather LongMeet Sam Kane. The oldest brother, the steadfast son, the confidant marshal. He’s never met a problem too hot to handle. In the shadows of the Old West, that untamed land, live bands of outlaws and outsiders. In a time when fevers could fell whole towns, these few survivors are marked. Marked…and forever changed.The Marshal of Dorado believes he’s ready for anything until a gang behind a string of robberies across the territory set their sights on his town. Now with the bank’s gold inexplicably missing from a locked safe, the town hunting the elusive thieves and a passionate redhead with a fiery secret in his jail, Sam has his hands full. Scarlett Morning Star lived in seclusion in the mountains of West Texas most of her life. She longs for adventure, but with seven very protective older brothers, adventure is hard to come by. When she tags along uninvited on their latest escapade, she is left behind during a bank robbery and finds herself in the custody of the very sexy town marshal. The town wants to lynch her, the Marshal wants answers and her brothers want her back, can Scarlett keep it together or will her explosive secret burn them all? Her life. His badge. Their fight.
Marshmallow & Jordan
by Alina ChauAlina Chau's Marshmallow & Jordan is a middle-grade graphic novel about a disabled, sports-loving Jordan, and the magical elephant named Marshmallow who she befriends. Jordan's days as star player for her school's basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. Now, she's still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her...until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover a brand new sport.Will water polo be the way for Jordan to continue her athletic dreams--or will it just come between Jordan and her best friends on the basketball team? And with the big tournament right around the corner, what secret is Marshmallow hiding?
Marsquake!
by Brad Strickland Thomas E. FullerA Startling Discovery The colony is racing to complete its deep drilling project on the shoulders of Olympus Mons to tap the underlying heat of Mars for power generation. When an unexpected underground cavity collapses, a devastating quake damages a number of the buildings in the colony, most vitally some of the greenhouses in which food is grown. The scramble to repair and rebuild the greenhouses becomes critical, but their food source is nothing compared to what is found in some of the previously undiscovered lava tubes and caves that lead far below the Martian surface....
El Marte Largo (La Tierra Larga #3)
by Stephen Baxter Terry PratchettDespués de La Tierra Larga y La Guerra Larga, llega la extraordinaria tercera entrega de la saga escrita a cuatro manos por dos maestros de la literatura fantástica: Terry Pratchett y Stephen Baxter. 2040-2045. Durante los años posteriores a la catástrofe de Yellowstone, la población se ha establecido en los múltiples mundos paralelos que forman la Tierra Larga. Esta situación plantea interrogantes inesperados que exigen respuestas extraordinarias. En uno de esos asentamientos ha surgido una raza de niños súper inteligentes. Mientras los miembros de la sociedad humana les observan con recelo y suspicacia, Joshua Valienté deberá investigarles para sortear un conflicto que parece casi ineludible. Maggie Kauffman, por su parte, al mando de las tropas de Estados Unidos, ha emprendido una expedición hasta los remotos confines de la Tierra Larga: una aventura que la llevará a universos insólitos y desconocidos, donde las antiguas leyes no sirven. Mientras, Sally Linsay, la hija del inventor del mecanismo que cambió el significado de la vida humana para siempre, recibe un misterioso mensaje de su padre y se prepara para un viaje que nunca imaginó. La crítica ha dicho...«La mejor ciencia ficción. Imaginativa y capaz de sorprendernos.»Independent on Sunday «Un viaje emocionante e incesantemente entretenido.»SFX «La calidez y la humanidad de Pratchett se alían con la extraordinariamente fértil imaginación de Baxter.»The Guardian «Inteligente, ingenioso y tremendamente entretenido.»Daily Mail
Los Martes en el castillo (Castillo Glower #1)
by Jessica Day GeorgeCuando los padres de la princesa Celie desaparecen, ella y sus hermanos comienzan una aventura para encontrar al traidor que atenta contra el reino. Cada día es extraordinario en el castillo Glower. ¡Entra y descúbrelo! Pero, ten cuidado, si no estás del lado de la princesa Celie, el castillo puede dejarte encerrado en una habitación sin salida o incluso expulsarte... «Cuando el castillo Glower estaba aburrido, se añadían una o dos habitaciones nuevas. Esto solía pasar los martes...» Cada día es extraordinario en el Castillo Glower. Pero los martes son el día preferido de Celie pues ese día el castillo crea una habitación nueva o un pasillo o una torre o un pasadizo secreto... Nadie sabe lo que hará el castillo a continuación, solo Celie conoce sus intenciones. Pero cuando el rey y la reina Glower desaparecen,víctimas de una emboscada en el bosque, Celie y sus hermanos darán comienzo a una inolvidable aventura a través de pasadizos y galerías. Tendrán que dar con el malvado traidor que ahora atenta contra el reino de sus padres. ¿Podrá el castillo Glower ayudarle esta vez?