Condition: Adventurer’s Companion
Size: Small Paperback (11 cm x 18 cm)
The Grand Tour: Book 4
Book Blurb
Still little known in France, Ben Bova is one of the masters of hard science in the United States. His novel, Mars, which imagines the first manned exploration of the planet, was a great success across the Atlantic. To heighten the reader's interest, the author chose to open his story with the words of the crew, predominantly Russian-American, landing on the red planet. Then the story evokes the period that preceded it, with the oppositions, the conflicts, the difficulties of recruiting members of the future expedition...
Combining rigorous references to the planet—the author is a NASA advisor—with careful character psychology (we focus on following the journey of Jamie, the Navajo geologist, who plays a major role), Bova manages to create a sense of reality that constitutes a large part of the story's interest.
A classic, even traditional, novel, Mars will appeal to anyone who is passionate about space exploration and who appreciates being told a good story effectively.
Condition: Adventurer’s Companion
Size: Small Paperback (11 cm x 18 cm)
The Grand Tour: Book 4
Book Blurb
Still little known in France, Ben Bova is one of the masters of hard science in the United States. His novel, Mars, which imagines the first manned exploration of the planet, was a great success across the Atlantic. To heighten the reader's interest, the author chose to open his story with the words of the crew, predominantly Russian-American, landing on the red planet. Then the story evokes the period that preceded it, with the oppositions, the conflicts, the difficulties of recruiting members of the future expedition...
Combining rigorous references to the planet—the author is a NASA advisor—with careful character psychology (we focus on following the journey of Jamie, the Navajo geologist, who plays a major role), Bova manages to create a sense of reality that constitutes a large part of the story's interest.
A classic, even traditional, novel, Mars will appeal to anyone who is passionate about space exploration and who appreciates being told a good story effectively.
