Red Genesis (The Next Wave, Book 1) - Softcover

S. C. Sykes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553288741 ISBN 13: 9780553288742

Publisher: Spectra, 1991

Synopsis

The future is already here... Computers, the space shuttle, biogenetics - what was once the domain of science fiction is now business as usual. Developments in science and technology are propelling us forward so fast that only a few dare to speculate where we might be tomorrow. Take a step toward our future in out space with two of the leading minds in science fiction and science fact as you explore the colonization of Mars. Nebula Award nominee S. C. Sykes weaves a spellbinding tale of a man who changed two worlds. When shoddy waste disposal techniques result in a series of toxic clouds causing the death of millions, the company responsible makes their CEO, Graham Sinclair, a scapegoat. When he is convicted, an outraged world court decrees that his punishment is to be exiled to the colonies on Mars, never to return to Earth, even in death. Scientist Eugene Mallove provides an in-depth look at the nearly insurmountable technical problems involved in starting a colony on Mars, and what it would take to keep such a colony alive. With an introduction by Isaac Asimov.

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The first two entries in a new series that "couples a complete science fiction novel with a related article about cutting-edge scientific phenomena" deal respectively with two of sf's most enduring themes: the fascination with Mars and first contact with alien intelligence. Sykes's story of a corporate genius exiled to the red planet as part of a cruel but arguably necessary experiment transcends its "hook" to become a powerful study of one man's triumph over adversity. The accompanying essay by MIT professor Eugene Mallove realisticially views the obstacles surrounding any attempt to colonize Mars. Challenging the premise that humans and aliens can learn from each other, Leigh's novel describes an encounter in space with a civilization based on the inability to willfully lie. Mathematician/sf writer Rudy Rucker's companion essay offers an invigorating commentary on the current search for extraterrestrial life. Featuring introductions by the ever-prolific Isaac Asimov, both novels exhibit uniformly high standards; the essays are well written, but nonintegral extras. Recommended for libraries seeking to fill a demand for quality sf.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Spectra
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553288741
• ISBN 13: 9780553288742
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360