Mars81 reviews Ben Bova Bantam Spectra, 1993 One of Bova's Best Books + Not Free SF Reader + A realistic vision of the first manned mission to Mars Ben Bova has written a masterful novel about the first humans to explore the planet Mars. Jamie Waterman is a young half-Navajo geologist who dreams of exploring Mars. Due to an illness, Jamie is bumped up to the first team that is going to Mars. Also aboard are Joanna Brumado, a Brazilian ...             The swordsman of Mars2 reviews Otis Adelbert Kline Avalon books, 1960 Very pleasantly surprised I love ERB and REH and the like so when I read the blurb on this book, that the author was on a par with ERB I scoffed. I just didn't believe it. I don't know how many books I've read where the author was purported to be just that. The equal of Edgar Rice Burroughs! I guess it's become something of ...             The War of the Worlds (Modern Library Classics)235 reviews H. G. Wells Modern Library, 2002 A must read even if you hate "Sci-Fi" + Great book but it ended too soon + Remains A Powerful Social Commentary + War of the Worlds             Podkayne of Mars (Digest Size) (Ace Science Fiction)10 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Ace, 2005 Not a juvenile novel! + A teriffic science fiction story for girls (and boys) of all ages + Really Good + A wonderful surprise + So few reviews??             Total Recall29 reviews Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone Lions Gate, 1990 One of Arnold's Best Films + An ultra-violent mind-bend + Non-stop Action Thriller! Total Recall is definitely one of Arnold's best films; it challenges The Terminator for the number 2 spot in his pantheon. (Terminator 2 takes the number one spot, of course.) Total Recall has all the weirdness of truly imaginative science fiction, and manages to be dark and absurdly violent ...             Red Lightning23 reviews John Varley, 2006 Good old-fashioned sci-fi + I'll be buying more Varley books With a career that spans over thirty years, John Varley is only moderately prolific, with just over a dozen novels to his name. Fortunately, he is an author who is well worth the wait between books. Red Lightning once again shows why he continues to be one of the greats in science fiction. Red ...             Voyage42 reviews Stephen Baxter Eos, 1997 An alternative history that reads lke a factual account + A Great Book On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Neil Armstrong's historic moonwalk, former astronaut Jim Lovell discussed NASA's overall decline since that time. Bemoaning America's lack of support for continued manned space exploration, he said, "It's like Columbus discovering the New World and nobody ...             Moving Mars: A Novel71 reviews Greg Bear Orb Books, 2007 Coming of Age on Mars + Ambition that delivers. Wow. + Worth reading despite some major problems + great story inspite of slow start             Green Mars (Mars Trilogy)79 reviews Kim Stanley Robinson Spectra, 1995 Another classic + Great book + Too much aerology, not enough PEOPLE drama + Not Free SF Reader             The Martian Race44 reviews Gregory Benford Aspect, 2001 Perhaps not fiction for too much longer ... we can but hope! + Imagine the X Prize for Mars Exploration + Not Free SF Reader + Mars-The way it probably will be + Mars the bold way !             Red Planet45 reviews Robert Heinlein Del Rey, 2006 Realistic Romance + Perhaps we should move this Mars to another sun + Martians + Neat !             A Martian Odyssey4 reviews Optal eBooks, 2008 Exceptionally well-done piece of work! + Free SF Reader + Excellent collection of Weinbaum stories + A Great Collection             Stand by for Mars! Carey Rockwell BiblioBazaar, 2007 A TOM CORBETT Space Cadet Adventure             Mars Underground21 reviews William K. Hartmann Tor Science Fiction, 1999 An exceptional first hard-SF novel + Mars Mystery Tradition Continues It's 2030 in Mars City. Crusty old scientist Alwyn Stafford is out on a solo Mars-buggy trip in Hellespontus. Now he's overdue, and his young protege "Carter Jahns" (nudge, ) is leading the search. Annie Pohaku, a reporter newly-arrived from Earth, tags along. Stafford isn't found before his ...             The Martian Inca2 reviews Ian Watson Gollancz, 1977 Who put the A.I in A.I.? Ian Watson, that's who. "A.I. Movie Celebration! Congrats Ian Watson! Steven Spielberg's blockbuster movie, A.I. - Artificial Intelligence, was based on a screen story by ...Ian Watson!...If you haven't read Watson's science fiction and horror stories, now is the time to try out the works of this master story teller. ...             A Princess of Mars (Mars (del Rey Books Numbered))84 reviews Edgar Rice Burroughs Del Rey, 1985 Mars rocks!.....Even in 1912...If you love sci fi this is a must read + A rollicking fun adventure + The one that started it all. + Antique book + Super Reader             The Martian Chronicles (The Grand Master Editions)315 reviews Ray Bradbury Spectra, 1984 Timeless! + Youthful Perspective + Classic Bradbury I first heard about "The Martian Chronicles" when I read Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" a number of years ago. Back then, I was under the impression that the "Chronicles" was actually a series of books, or at least a very long book. This is not so. The "Chronicles" is a fairly brief collection of ...             The Mars Imperative (Imperative Chronicles)7 reviews Mark Terence Chapman Shadowmere Publishing, 2007 Good science, great characters, excellent story! + I loved it + TMI + Great dialogue and science, plus humor!             Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)362 reviews Kim Stanley Robinson Spectra, 1993 This epic novel is insanely good. + Intelligent and insightful Amazing, amazing book. The depth and breadth of the decades-long plot, the huge cast of vivid and distinctive characters, and the novel's hard science foundation combine make this the best book I have read in years. Many, many years.             Stranger in a Strange Land539 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Hodder & Stoughton Paperbacks, 2005 Excelent Read... + Absolutely excellent This book is absolutely amazing. Draws you in from the very first page, and after reading it, it leaves you with no questions, but a very insightful look into human nature. Once you pick it up you will find it hard to put it down to do things like sleep or go to work.