First Landing

From renowned Mars visionary Robert Zubrin comes his much-anticipated debut novel-a work of fiction born from the facts that inspired his groundbreaking nonfiction works, The Case for Mars and Entering Space. Filled with startling authenticity, First Landing follows humankind's first manned mission to Mars, a new frontier of undreamed-of possibilities-and nightmarish consequences... When the first exploratory mission to Mars is stranded, five scientists must save themselves. The race is on-not to see who will get credit for the mission or who will make the greatest discovery...but who will survive. Library : Science FictionFormats : EPUBISBN : 9780441009633 SUMMARY: A five-person crew become the first humans to walk upon the Red Planet in a landmark mission to Mars. But when their findings set off a wave of controversy and political upheaval back home, public opinion turns against the mission and they are left stranded. As their situation becomes more desperate, the crew must try to pull together--because if they don't save themselves, no one else will. (August) When the first human exploratory mission to Mars is left stranded on the planet, five scientists must rely on their own ingenuity and skill to rescue themselves, in a debut novel by the scientist-author of The Case for Mars. Reprint.