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Ben Bova - Mars Books

Ben Bova - Mars

Overall Rating: 3.5/5 stars   3 reviews  | Write a review
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Mars, One of Those Books You Can't Put Down

by   neilioo ,  Apr 6, 2000
Pros: Great Reading, I can't put it down
Cons: Not very many technical details if that is important to you
Review: This book immediately captured me because of its structure. It is not a chronological order than eventually build to landing on Mars. It starts with a team of scientists and astronauts already on Mars and you learn how each member of the team got there....
Author's Rating: 5/5 stars  
 

Red Man, Red Planet

by   abhaille ,  Jan 14, 2000
Pros: Good strong characters
Cons: Undeveloped in spots
Review: Interesting look at the forces and motivations behind humankind's first visit to Mars. There is not so much technical information about flying to another planet as the analysis of the many personalities involved in the global and national politics, and...
Author's Rating: 4/5 stars  
 

Well meaning but clumsy.

by   bloolight ,  Aug 8, 2004
Pros: Some good technical details.
Cons: Pedestrian writing style, poor character development.
The Bottom Line: A character-centered science fiction novel without any interesting characters...unfortunately.
Review: Bova's novel is an attempt to show the human/political sides of a manned mission to our red neighbor along with some of the technical details for which hard science fiction fans yearn. In doing so, it fails to deliver enough of either world to its ...
Author's Rating: 2/5 stars  
 

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