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From myth to Musk, astrology to astronomy, Dr Stuart Clark selects the very best writing about the Red Planet. From its very first sighting, Mars has been a source of fascination for humanity. Named for the Roman god of war, this red planet has been explored more than any other beyond Earth and continues to occupy a distinctive place in our imagination. It's an environment that may even foster life. In The Book of Mars, Dr Stuart Clark selects one hundred pieces of writing about the planet. It is a collection that brings together fact and fiction, dreams and fears, centuries of observation and more recent feats of interstellar exploration. From classic writers of science fiction a Stanley G. Weinbaum, Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, Pamela Sargent, Roger Zelazny -- to distinguished experts in astronomy, astrobiology and aerospace engineering; from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning authors -- Kim Stanley Robinson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Mary Turzillo -- to trail-blazing journalists and science communicators; from Andy Weir's The Martian to Elon Musk's SpaceX programme, The Book of Mars is an overview both of the Red Planet and of the way scientific investigation diffuses into culture.… (más)
Includes non-fiction by P. Lowell and Schiaparelli, and an excerpts from [b:The War of the Worlds|8909|The War of the Worlds|H.G. Wells|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320391644s/8909.jpg|3194841] and a John Carter story. Several pieces are original to this book, and they tended to be more interesting to me - mostly because they're newer and didn't presume Martians. Overall, not spectacular. ( )
An old collection of even older SF stories set on or about Mars, lots of classics by the top SF authors between 1900 and 1980. Long out of print but worth tracking down, I found mine for a dollar at a second hand book store. I especially liked Omnilingual by H. Beam Piper. ( )
From myth to Musk, astrology to astronomy, Dr Stuart Clark selects the very best writing about the Red Planet. From its very first sighting, Mars has been a source of fascination for humanity. Named for the Roman god of war, this red planet has been explored more than any other beyond Earth and continues to occupy a distinctive place in our imagination. It's an environment that may even foster life. In The Book of Mars, Dr Stuart Clark selects one hundred pieces of writing about the planet. It is a collection that brings together fact and fiction, dreams and fears, centuries of observation and more recent feats of interstellar exploration. From classic writers of science fiction a Stanley G. Weinbaum, Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, Pamela Sargent, Roger Zelazny -- to distinguished experts in astronomy, astrobiology and aerospace engineering; from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning authors -- Kim Stanley Robinson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Mary Turzillo -- to trail-blazing journalists and science communicators; from Andy Weir's The Martian to Elon Musk's SpaceX programme, The Book of Mars is an overview both of the Red Planet and of the way scientific investigation diffuses into culture.
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