Mars: A Novel - Softcover

"A sweeping Michener-style saga of the first expedition to our neighboring planet . . . the ultimate summer escape."--People

"In Mars, Ben Bova re-creates for us much of that first excitement we felt in reading about the possibilities of space flight or, later, witnessing the earliest manned exploration."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"The definitive novel about our fascinating neighbor."--Arthur C. Clarke

"An intelligent, entertaining story that may also serve as a rallying cry."--Omni

"Mars is an exemplary summer read . . . [with] adventurous, brilliant, over-the-edge characters [and] a convincing imaginative core in Bova's carefully imagined, striking, and spooky portrait of the planet."--Voice Literary Supplement

Twenty-five astronauts of the international Mars mission set down on the harsh and unforgiving planet and soon face deadly meteor showers, subzero temperatures, and a mysterious virus. Reprint.