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Description edit
Twenty-five astronauts of the international Mars mission set down on the harsh and unforgiving planet and soon face deadly meteor showers, subzero temperatures, and a mysterious virus. Reprint.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- James (Jamie) Waterman: Navaho Indian, geologist, last-minute addition to the mission team.
- James Fox "Jamie" Waterman: Geologist on the First Mars Expadition
- Joanna Brumado: Biologist on the Mars Expadition
- Ilona Malater: Add a description of this character.
- Antony Norville "Tony" Reed: Dr of the Mars Expadition
- Mikhail Andreivitch Vosnesensky: Russian Astronaut and Commander of the Groundcrew for the Mars Expedition
- Dr. Li Chengdu: Mission Commander of the Mars Expedition
- Naguib
- Hoffman
- Howard Francis
- Toshima
- Pete Connors: American Astronaut for the Mars Expedition
- Alberto Brumado: Heart and soul of the Mars Expedition. Father of Joanna Brumado.
- Father DiNardo: First choice geologist for the Mars Expedition
- Patel
- Mironov
- Ivshenko
- Edith
- Paul Abell
- Monique Bonnet
- Dr. Yang: Orbital physician of the Mars Expedition
- Zieman
- Grechko
- Brownstein
- Konoye
- O'hara
- Ferraro
- Tolbukhin
- Zavgorodny
Quotes edit
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“By noontime he had used up three videocassettes and was inserting a fourth one into the camera.”
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“For all the months they had coasted across the dark emptiness between worlds, the members of the expedition had watched Mars steadily grow from a bright red star to a ruddy disk to a fully three-dimensional globe that hung before their eyes like a gigantic prize waiting to be seized.”
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“And Mars itself seemed terrifyingly huge, crushingly massive. In his perspective, the ponderous enormity of the red planet loomed above him, glowering overhead, pressing down, squeezing the breath from his lungs.”
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“He said simply, "Ya'aa'tey."”
Jamie Waterman
First Sentence edit
Listen to the wisdom of the Old Ones:
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 19 in Grand Tour. (standard series)
Preceded by Empire Builders, and followed by Moonrise.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Spectra
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 1, 1992
ISBN: 0553078925
Page Count: 502
Publisher: Spectra
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 1, 1992
ISBN: 0553078925
Page Count: 502
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 818'.54
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