How to Mars

Ebenbach, David

ISBN 10: 1616963565 / ISBN 13: 9781616963569

Verlag: Tachyon Publications, 2021

Very Good. Used with some reading wear but is still in great reading condition. No markings in text. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mon0000746468

Inhaltsangabe:

The Hollywood Reporter: What to Watch, Play, and Read in 2021

How to Mars is Andy Weir’s The Martian infused with poetry.” —Booklist

What happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality television nightmare? This debut science-fiction romp with heart that follows the tradition of Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles, with a hints of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the Real World, and Mythbusters.

For the six lucky scientists selected by the Destination Mars! corporation, a one-way ticket to Mars—in exchange for a lifetime of research—was an absolute no-brainer. The incredible opportunity was clearly worth even the most absurdly tedious screening process. Perhaps worth following the strange protocols in a nonsensical handbook written by an eccentric billionaire. Possibly even worth their constant surveillance, the video of which is carefully edited into a ratings-bonanza back on Earth.

But it turns out that after a while even scientists can get bored of science. Tempers begin to fray; unsanctioned affairs blossom. When perfectly good equipment begins to fail, the Marsonauts are faced with a possibility that their training just cannot explain.

Irreverent, poignant, and perfectly weird, David Ebenbach’s exciting debut science-fiction outing, like a mission to Mars, is an incredible trip you will never forget.

A witty, topical novel skewering space exploration in the age of reality TV. Six erstwhile scientist-astronauts discover that winning the race to Mars is not the prize they’d imagined—but there may be something much more rewarding if they can just keep from tearing each other apart

Appeals strongly to fans of humorous science fiction movies like Galaxy Quest; pop culture television series like Star Trek and Space Force; and technothrillers like The Martian

National marketing plan to include author and publisher social media campaigns, print and digital ARCs, book launch, author events and appearances, blog tour, podcasts, features, and interviews

A witty, topical novel skewering space exploration in the age of reality TV. Six erstwhile scientist-astronauts discover that winning the race to Mars is not the prize they’d imagined—but there may be something much more rewarding if they can just keep from tearing each other apart

Appeals strongly to fans of humorous science fiction movies like Galaxy Quest; pop culture television series like Star Trek and Space Force; and technothrillers like The Martian

National marketing plan to include author and publisher social media campaigns, print and digital ARCs, book launch, author events and appearances, blog tour, podcasts, features, and interviews

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: David Ebenbach writes. He has been writing ever since he was a kid, when he kept his whole family awake by banging away on an enormous manual typewriter, and he’s never wanted to stop. He is the author of eight books of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, and his work has picked up awards along the way: the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, the Juniper Prize, the Patricia Bibby Award, and more.

A Philadelphia native, these days David does most of his writing in Washington, DC, where he lives with his family—because he uses a laptop now, he doesn’t keep them awake with his typing—and where he works at Georgetown University, teaching creative writing and literature.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: How to Mars
Verlag: Tachyon Publications
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Very Good