A question I couldn't answer

[james_davis_nicoll]

Peregrination asked a question that I don't have a good answer for:

"Does anyone have a recommendation for a good, up-to-date book on Mars, particularly the colonization of Mars?"

The most recent such book I have is Zubrin's CASE FOR MARS and it's ten years old (And I am unsure "good" is the word I'd use. "Energetic", perhaps, or "filled with fervor").

The discussion also covered the general lack of YA SF that touches on this subject.

Comments

[shimgray.livejournal.com]

I really liked Mapping Mars, but it's not got much on colonisation.

[gjules.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the recommendation -- the book looks great, and I've already ordered a copy. :-)

[shimgray.livejournal.com]

You might also be interested to read the authors blog here. Dormant now, but some pretty interesting stuff in 2004/5.

[pompe.livejournal.com]

Colonization of Mars? It is like asking about a good book about how to talk to angels, belief trumps substance.

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

Second the recommendation for Oliver Morton's Mapping Mars.

The Zubrin and Wagner book may still be a good start for the beginner.

Your correspondent might look at the two books of conference papers the Mars Society has compiled and Apogee has published (including a CD-ROM version of the text in a pocket in the back, an Apogee signature). I haven't read them but there is probably some juicy stuff in there for the advanced student of Mars colonization.

(klikkety, klikkety) Ah, here we go: On to Mars and On to Mars 2.

A lot of books are coming out on Martian science in the post-rover period.

[gjules.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the recommendations! I'd already ordered the Zubrin, but now I've added Mapping Mars and On to Mars 2.