Return to Mars
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 Cover of the US paperback edition |
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| Author | Ben Bova |
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| Series | Grand Tour |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Harper Collins |
| Publication date | 8 June 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 416 (Hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0380976409 |
| Preceded by | Mars |
Return to Mars is a science fiction novel by Ben Bova. This novel is part of the Grand Tour series of novels. It was first published in 1999 and is a sequel to Ben Bova's novel Mars.
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[edit] Plot introduction
Navajo Jamie Waterman returns to Mars as the mission director to explore for signs of life but Dex Trumball, son the millionaire backing the mission want to prove that money can be made from Mars by turning it into a tourist attraction.
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[edit] Characters in Return to Mars
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- Jamie Waterman
- Dex Trumball
- Vijay Shektar
- Stacy Dezhurova
- Possum Craig
- Tomas Rodriguez
[edit] Literary significance and reception
Publishers Weekly said in their 1999 review that Bova made the the hard science aspects of this novel vivid and appealing. His characters were "less enchanting and the inclusion of a saboteur seems like overkill, since the environment he describes more than capable of destroying anyone for simple carelessness."[1]
[edit] Publication history
- 1999, USA, EOS Harper Collins ISBN 9780380976409, Pub Date 8 June 1999, Hardcover
- 1999, UK Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 9780340707951, Pub Date 1999, Hardcover
- 1999, UK, New English Library ISBN 9780340707968, Pub Date 18 Nov 1999, Paperback
- 2000, USA, EOS Harper Collins ISBN 978-0380797257, Pub Date 3 July 2000, Paperback
