| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note(S) |
Includes discussion questions. |
| Summary |
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 most absurdly tedious screening process. Perhaps worth following the strange protocols in a nonsensical handbook written by an eccentric billionaire. Possibly even worth their constant surveillance, the video of which is carefully edited into a ratings-bonanza back on Earth. But it turns out that after a while even scientists can get bored of science. Tempers begin to fray; unsanctioned affairs blossom. When perfectly good equipment begins to fail, the Marsonauts are faced with a possibility that their training just cannot explain. Irreverent, poignant, romantic, and perfectly weird, David Ebenbach's debut science-fiction outing, like a mission to Mars, is an incredible trip you will never forget. |
| Subject(S) |
Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction.
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Life on other planets -- Fiction.
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Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
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Mars (Planet) -- Fiction.
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Science fiction.
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Humorous fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781616963569 (paperback) |
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1616963565 (paperback) |
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