- Mass Market Paperback: 273 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books; Reprint edition (28 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0441017398
- ISBN-13: 978-0441017393
- Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 10.7 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 461,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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In comparison to Forever War this is a lot slower and not as good - but its an intriguing read
It is a bit slow off the mark with quite a lot of the first section devoted to the mechanics of getting to Mars but its does allow time for the main characters to develop. There is plenty of typical inter family 'niggles' that I could have skipped but utlimately shows why the heroine is the way she is ..
And then 'bamg' after a very short period on Mars where she makes an enemy of the colony administrator for a reason that is never really explained you get 'first contact' and after that the pace is very rapid
The interplay between the humans and 'martians' is well done - not the usual exteremes of either ET or Independance Day - as I say not his best but apparently the start of a series
It is a bit slow off the mark with quite a lot of the first section devoted to the mechanics of getting to Mars but its does allow time for the main characters to develop. There is plenty of typical inter family 'niggles' that I could have skipped but utlimately shows why the heroine is the way she is ..
And then 'bamg' after a very short period on Mars where she makes an enemy of the colony administrator for a reason that is never really explained you get 'first contact' and after that the pace is very rapid
The interplay between the humans and 'martians' is well done - not the usual exteremes of either ET or Independance Day - as I say not his best but apparently the start of a series
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Almost gave up this novel as its young adult focus makes it the weakest novel I have read from this author. A bratty (but ironically also scholarly when it suits the narrative) young girl narrates most of the first part, which is a dull account of a journey to Mars - lots of exciting stuff about the lack of bathroom facilities. On Mars events take a very strange turn, as the founding of a colony thread is dumped in favour of a plot twist that would not look out of place on 'Lost in Space'. Then things switch into a Clarkean scenario with a discovery on Triton. Possibly good for the younger reader, but too formulaic and prone to info-dumping through cardboard characters for us old-timers.
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This is a return to the days of Sci Fi that didnt dwell on the Sci and concentrates on the Fi.
Enjoyable book that you will read in one sitting and wish you were there.
Though the charecters could be bigger.
Enjoyable book that you will read in one sitting and wish you were there.
Though the charecters could be bigger.
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Not his best but still very enjoyable
I felt inclined to write a review due to the poor ratings that the book has received so far. While it isn't as good as his other well known books (namely The Forever's), Marsbound... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr N J Pinchbeck
Haldeman finally turns completely into Heinlein
...but really bad Heinlein at that. Very disappointing novel from an author who has probably written one or two of the best SF novels ever published. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by Eastaway
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