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Synopsis
In Clarke's first published full-length science fiction novel, renowned science fiction writer Martin Gibson joins the spaceship Ares, the world's first interplanetary ship for passenger travel, on its maiden voyage to Mars. His mission: to report back to the home planet about the new Mars colony and the progress it has been making.
First published in 1951, before the achievement of space flight, Clarke addresses hard physical and scientific issues with aplomb—and the best scientific understanding of the times. Included are the challenges of differing air pressures, lack of oxygen, food provisions, severe weather patterns, construction on Mars, and methods of local travel-both on the surface and to the planet's two moons.
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Arthur C. Clarke was considered to be the greatest science fiction writer of all time. He was an international treasure in many other ways: an article he wrote in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke - both fiction and nonfiction - have more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. He died in 2008 at the age of 90.
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- PublisherNew American Library
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0451057546
- ISBN 13 9780451057549
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages246
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New York: Signet #E8176, 1974, New York, 1974
ISBN 10: 0451057546
ISBN 13: 9780451057549
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Soft Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very good paperback, previous owner blind stamp, light coverwear, else tight & clean. Size 4x7 with 206 pages. Seller Inventory # 007830
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. When a celebrated science fiction writer takes to space on his first trip to Mars, he stumbles upon Mars' most carefully hidden secrets and threatens the future of the entire planet! By the Hugo-winning author of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Cover art by Fernando Fernandez. Mass market paperback. First printing as indicated by the complete number string 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 on the copyright page. Publisher book number Y5754, cover price $1.25. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Covers show shelf wear; lower rear cover shows creases. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Price sticker on front cover. Corners not bumped. Seller Inventory # L1536
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The Sands of Mars (Signet SF, Y5754)
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. When a celebrated science fiction writer takes to space on his first trip to Mars, he stumbles upon Mars' most carefully hidden secrets and threatens the future of the entire planet! By the Hugo-winning author of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Cover art by Fernando Fernandez. Mass market paperback. First printing as indicated by the complete number string 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 on the copyright page. Publisher book number Y5754, cover price $1.25. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Covers show minor shelf wear. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Price sticker on front cover. Corners not bumped. Seller Inventory # L1736
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