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james_davis_nicoll) wrote2006-06-25 07:41 pm
james_davis_nicoll) wrote2006-06-25 07:41 pm
A question I couldn't answer
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.
"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.
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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.
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