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Highlights
- "Intriguing...a thought-provoking meditation on time, history, and the potential for human evolution.
- About the Author: Joe Haldeman is a Vietnam veteran whose classic novels The Forever War and Forever Peace both have the rare honor of winning the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
- 288 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
- Series Name: Marsbound Novel
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About the Book
Young Carmen Dula and her family are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime--they're going to Mars, in this novel from the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of "The Accidental Time Machine" and "Old Twentieth."Book Synopsis
"Intriguing...a thought-provoking meditation on time, history, and the potential for human evolution." --BookPage Young Carmen Dula and her family are embarking on the adventure of a lifetime--they're going to Mars! But Carmen's rebellious streak leads her to venture out into the bleak Mars landscape alone, where she is saved by an angel. An angel with too many arms and legs, a head that looks like a potato gone bad-and a message for the humans on Mars: We were here first...Review Quotes
"Intriguing...a thought-provoking meditation on time, history, and the potential for human evolution." --BOOKPAGE "Recalling Robert A. Heinlein's Red Planet and Podkayne of Mars, Haldeman updates the Martian setting." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Classic sci-fi to be savored." --MONSTERS AND CRITICS
About the Author
Joe Haldeman is a Vietnam veteran whose classic novels The Forever War and Forever Peace both have the rare honor of winning the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He has served twice as president of the Science Fiction Writers of America and he was inducted as a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2012. From 1983 to his retirement in 2014, he was a professor of writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Dimensions (Overall): 6.98 Inches (H) x 4.2 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)
Weight: .31 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Marsbound Novel
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 288
Publisher: Ace Books
Theme: Alien Contact
Format: Paperback
Author: Joe Haldeman
Language: English
Street Date: July 1, 2009
TCIN: 1001832698
UPC: 9780441017393
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-0773
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.31 pounds
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