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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
Combining political intrigue, time travel, family drama, and all the perils that come with being the first at anything, Hugo Award–winning author Philip K. Dick's Martian Time-Slip follows a group of exiled colonists on Mars and the ten-year-old psychic among them, a boy so powerful he not only looks into the future, but can send people there.
"The writing is humorous, painful, awesome in its effect on both mind...
"The writing is humorous, painful, awesome in its effect on both mind...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he...
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Series
Language
English
Description
The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains. But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend.
Marooned far from home after a devastating defeat on the battlefields of Mercury, Darrow longs to return to his wife and sovereign, Virginia, to defend Mars from its bloodthirsty would-be conqueror - Lysander. Lysander longs to destroy the Rising...
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Language
English
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On Mars, the harsh climate could make any colonist turn to drugs to escape a dead-end existence. Especially when the drug is Can-D, which translates its users into the idyllic world of a Barbie-esque character named Perky Pat. When the mysterious Palmer Eldritch arrives with a new drug called Chew-Z, he offers a more addictive experience, one that might bring the user closer to God. But in a world where everyone is tripping, no promises can be taken...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
In four years, aerospace giant Prime Space will put the first humans on Mars. Helen Kane, Yoshihiro Tanaka, and Sergei Kuznetsov must prove they're the crew for the historic voyage by spending seventeen months in the most realistic simulation ever created. Constantly observed by Prime Space's team of 'Obbers,' Helen, Yoshi, and Sergei must appear ever in control. But as their surreal pantomime progresses, each soon realizes that the complications...
Author
Series
Wyman Ford novels volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia... to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not appear to be of this world. A brilliant meteor lights up the Maine coast... and two young women borrow a boat and set out for a distant island to find the impact crater. A scientist at the National Propulsion Facility discovers an inexplicable source of gamma rays in the outer Solar System. He is found decapitated, the data...
8) Ilium
Author
Series
Ilium volume 1
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
x, 576 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
On Earth, a post-technological group of humans, pampered by servant machines and easy travel via "faxing," begins to question its beginnings. Meanwhile, a team of sentient and Shakespeare-quoting robots from Jupiter's lunar system embark on a mission to Mars to investigate an increase in dangerous quantum fluctuations.
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Series
Publisher
NuVision Pub
Pub. Date
2009, c1930
Physical Desc
198 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tan Handron from the realm of Gatho encounters a wide range of enemies in this science fiction thriller of the 1930's. He fends off green men, mad scientists, cannibal, spiders and white apes. The main character Tan Handron finds himself an unlikely hero.
Author
Series
Castle in the stars volume 3
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
53 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Seraphin, Hans, and Sophie returned from their voyage to the moon, they didn't come home empty-handed--they brought with them aetherite, a miraculous substance that defies gravity. To keep their secret safe from the Prussians, the trio lives in hiding on a remote island in Brittany. Meanwhile, Seraphin's father has founded the International Society of Aether, a group of scientists dedicated to the peaceful pursuit of space exploration. But on...
11) How to Mars
Author
Publisher
Tachyon
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
What happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality TV nightmare? This debut science-fiction romp with heart follows the tradition of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles with a dash of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. For the six lucky scientists selected by the Destination Mars! corporation, a one-way ticket to Mars--in exchange for a lifetime of research--was an absolute no-brainer. The incredible opportunity was clearly worth even the...
Author
Series
John Carter of Mars volume s. 8 & 9
Publisher
N. Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1966?]
Physical Desc
345 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Swords of Mars: John Carter reprises his role of hero as he vows to bring an end to the Assassins Guild. He must travel to one of the moons of Barsoom, Carter then creates a race of secret super assassins to destroy this powerful Guild of Assassins. He ventures to the city of Zedong in a fierce attempt to overthrow Ur Jan the leader pf the Assassins.
Synthetic men of Mars: John Carter desperately needed the aid of Barsoom's greatest scientist. But...
Author
Series
Kangaroo novels volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Kangaroo isn’t your typical spy. Sure, he has extensive agency training, access to bleeding-edge technology, and a ready supply of clever (to him) quips and retorts. But what sets him apart is “the pocket.” It’s a portal that opens into an empty, seemingly infinite, parallel universe, and Kangaroo is the only person in the world who can use it. But he's pretty sure the agency only keeps him around to exploit his superpower. After he bungles...
Author
Series
Castle in the stars volume 4
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
60 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
As Seraphin, Hans, and Sophie make their descent to the Mars surface with stowaway Lo�ic and the wicked Gudden in tow, they're prepared for danger. But with its gravity-defying rain and giant carnivorous beasts, Mars is even more treacherous than they expected. When Seraphin suddenly finds himself separated from his friends and alone in the Martian wilderness, he must trust a mysterious shape-shifting creature to guide him back to safety. But this...
Author
Series
John Carter of Mars volume s. 4, 5 & 6
Publisher
SFBC
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
485 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thuvia, maid of Mars: John Carter of Helium has rescued Thuvia, princess of Ptarth, from the Therns and now Carthoris, John Carter's son, has fallen in love with her. But Thuvia is stolen away by Astok, Prince of Dusar, Ptarth's rival. Carthoris tracks Thuvia across Barsoom and rescues her only to find she is already betrothed to Kulan Tith, Jeddak of Kaol, an ally of Helium.
The chessmen of Mars: Tara, a spoiled princess of Helium and John Carter's...
Author
Series
John Carter of Mars volume s. 1, 2 & 3
Publisher
Fall River Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
377 p. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A Princess of Mars: A Virginia gentleman finds himself transported from Civil War-era America to Mars, where he plots, along with the lovely Princess of Theluim, to escape from his savage green captors.
The Gods of Mars: John Carter returns to the red planet ten years after his Martian death in search of his wife, Princess Dejah Thoris. He joins forces with old comrades and forms new lifetime alliances as he battles hostile enemies, previously unknown...
17) The lion of Mars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
"Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell - a regular kid...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
469 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. There, January's life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger-a person whose body is not adjusted to lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars. January's job choices, housing, and even transportation are dictated by this second-class status, and now...
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