Search results
Plot summary. Martin Gibson, a famous science fiction author, is travelling to Mars, as a guest of the crew of the spaceship Ares. After arriving at Space Station One, in the orbit of Earth, from which all interplanetary journeys start, he begins the three-month trip to Mars.
- Arthur Charles Clarke
- 1951
Space writers holiday. When a celebrated science fiction writer takes to space on his first trip to Mars, he's sure to be in for some heckling from the spaceship crew. But Martin Gibson, man about space, takes it all in his stride. That is, until he lands on the red planet.
- (4.6K)
- Paperback
Nov 30, 2012 · Renowned science fiction writer Martin Gibson joins the spaceship Ares, the world’s first interplanetary ship for passenger travel, on its maiden voyage to Mars. His mission: to report...
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Rosetta Books, 2012
- 0795325819, 9780795325816
Nov 30, 2012 · Originally published in 1951 before the advent of space flight, The Sands of Mars follows Martin Gibson, a famous science fiction author who gets to live his dream and ride a spaceship to humanity's Mars colony to give feedback to earth on what the colony is like.
- (1K)
- Arthur Charles Clarke
- Arthur C. Clarke
- 1951
“The Sands of Mars is what Gary Westfahl calls a ‘cosmic engineer story’. We have a fledgling colony on Mars, established at some point towards the end of the 20th century. It’s primarily a scientific establishment, and they are slowly trying to make the place more habitable. It was Clarke’s first major novel.” Read more...
Sep 8, 2022 · the sands of mars. by. arthur c. clarke. Publication date. 1952. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor.
Jul 25, 2011 · The sands of Mars. by. Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008. Publication date. 1967. Topics. Science fiction. Publisher. New York, Harcourt, Brace & World.
