| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year
Published |
Notes |
| Aldiss,
Brian W. in collaboration with Robert Penrose. |
White
Mars, or The Mind Set Free: a 21st Centiry Utopia. |
New
York: St. Martins |
2000 |
1st
US hardcover edition. Includes the United nationalities Charter for
the Settlement of Mars by Dr. Laurence Lustgarten, and a short note
by Aldiss on the origin and goals of APIUM: Association for the Protection
and Integrity of an Unspoilt Mars. A colony is cut off from the Earth,
and must find a way to survive, without altering mars' natural state.
Aldiss' response to Robinson's terraformed Mars, in a way. |
| Allaby,
Michael. and james Lovelock. |
The
Greening of Mars. |
New
York: St. Martin’s Press |
1984 |
1st
edition, hardcover. An interesting cross of science and fiction. Not
sure if it succeeds as well as it could. |
| Allaby,
Michael. and james Lovelock. |
The
Greening of Mars. |
London:
Andre Deutsch |
1984 |
1st
UK edition, hardcover. An interesting cross of science and fiction.
Not sure if it succeeds as well as it could. |
| Bradbury,
Ray |
The
Martian Chronicles |
New
York: Doubleday |
197? |
Book
club edition. hardcover. jacket illustration by Gary Viskupic. Anthology.
Some stories were previously published earlier and are noted. “Rocket
Summer”, “Ylla” (first pub. as “I’ll Not
Look For Wine”, 1950), “The Summer Night” (first pub.
as “The Spring Night”, 1948), “The Earth Men”
(1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The Third Expedition”
(also known as "Mars is Heaven", 1948), “-- And the
Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The Settlers”, “The
Green Morning”, “The Locusts”, “Night Meeting”,
“The Shore”, “Interim”, “The Musicians”,
“Way in the Middle of the Air”, “The Naming of Names”,
“Usher II” (first pub. as “Carnival of Madness”,
1950), “The Old Ones”, “The Martian”, “The
Luggage Store”, “The Off Season” (1948), “The
Watchers”, “The Silent Towns” (1949), “The Long
Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers of Silence”, 1949),
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950), and “The Million-Year
Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray. |
The
Martian Chronicles. |
New
York: Doubleday |
1950 |
1st
edition of one of the most famous works of fiction about Mars. Hardcover.
Published later with a change in Great Britain as The Silver Locusts.
Includes the short stories below. Some were previously published earlier
and are noted. "Rocket Summer", “Ylla” (first
pub. as “I’ll Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The
Summer Night” (first pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948),
“The Earth Men” (1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The
Third Expedition” (also known as "Mars is Heaven",
1948), “-- And the Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The
Settlers”, “The Green Morning”, “The Locusts”,
“Night Meeting”, “The Shore”, “Interim”,
“The Musicians”, “Way in the Middle of the Air”,
“The Naming of Names”, “Usher II” (first pub.
as “Carnival of Madness”, 1950), “The Old Ones”,
“The Martian”, “The Luggage Store”, “The
Off Season” (1948), “The Watchers”, “The Silent
Towns” (1949), “The Long Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers
of Silence”, 1949), “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950),
and “The Million-Year Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray. |
The
Martian Chronicles. |
New
York: Doubleday |
1950 |
40th
anniversary edition of one of the most famous works of fiction about
Mars, with gorgeous cover illustration by Michael Whelan. Hardcover.
Includes new introduction "The Long Road to Mars" by Bradbury,
uses the traditional chronology, and adds the short story "The
Fire Balloons". Includes the short stories below. Some were previously
published earlier and are noted. "Rocket Summer", “Ylla”
(first pub. as “I’ll Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The
Summer Night” (first pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948),
“The Earth Men” (1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The
Third Expedition” (also known as "Mars is Heaven",
1948), “-- And the Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The
Settlers”, “The Green Morning”, “The Locusts”,
“Night Meeting”, “The Shore”, "The Fire Balloons"
(first pub. as “In This Sign”, 1951), “Interim”,
“The Musicians”, “Way in the Middle of the Air”,
“The Naming of Names”, “Usher II” (first pub.
as “Carnival of Madness”, 1950), “The Old Ones”,
“The Martian”, “The Luggage Store”, “The
Off Season” (1948), “The Watchers”, “The Silent
Towns” (1949), “The Long Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers
of Silence”, 1949), “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950),
and “The Million-Year Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray |
The
Martian Chronicles |
New
York: Bantam |
1951 |
1st
paperback edition. Reprinted numerous times by this publisher with
different covers, still in print. Some stories were previously published
earlier and are noted.
“Rocket Summer”, “Ylla” (first pub. as “I’ll
Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The Summer Night” (first
pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948), “The Earth Men”
(1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The Third Expedition”
(also known as "Mars is Heaven", 1948), “-- And the
Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The Settlers”, “The
Green Morning”, “The Locusts”, “Night Meeting”,
“The Shore”, “Interim”, “The Musicians”,
“Way in the Middle of the Air”, “The Naming of Names”,
“Usher II” (first pub. as “Carnival of Madness”,
1950), “The Old Ones”, “The Martian”, “The
Luggage Store”, “The Off Season” (1948), “The
Watchers”, “The Silent Towns” (1949), “The Long
Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers of Silence”, 1949),
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950), and “The Million-Year
Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray. |
The
Martian Chronicles. |
British
Science Fiction Book Club |
1953 |
Originally
published in Great Britain as The Silver Locusts. Includes the short
stories below. Some were previously published earlier and are noted.
"Rocket Summer", “Ylla” (first pub. as “I’ll
Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The Summer Night” (first
pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948), “The Earth Men”
(1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The Third Expedition”
(also known as "Mars is Heaven", 1948), “-- And the
Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The Settlers”, “The
Green Morning”, “The Locusts”, “Night Meeting”,
“The Shore”, “Interim”, “The Musicians”,
“Way in the Middle of the Air”, “The Naming of Names”,
“Usher II” (first pub. as “Carnival of Madness”,
1950), “The Old Ones”, “The Martian”, “The
Luggage Store”, “The Off Season” (1948), “The
Watchers”, “The Silent Towns” (1949), “The Long
Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers of Silence”, 1949),
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950), and “The Million-Year
Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray |
The
Martian Chronicles |
New
York: Doubleday |
1973 |
Reprint
with biographical essay, bibliography of Bradbury by William F. Nolan,
illustrated by Karel Thole. Some stories were previously published
earlier and are noted. “Rocket Summer”, “Ylla”
(first pub. as “I’ll Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The
Summer Night” (first pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948),
“The Earth Men” (1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The
Third Expedition” (also known as "Mars is Heaven",
1948), “-- And the Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The
Settlers”, “The Green Morning”, “The Locusts”,
“Night Meeting”, “The Shore”, “Interim”,
“The Musicians”, “Way in the Middle of the Air”,
“The Naming of Names”, “Usher II” (first pub.
as “Carnival of Madness”, 1950), “The Old Ones”,
“The Martian”, “The Luggage Store”, “The
Off Season” (1948), “The Watchers”, “The Silent
Towns” (1949), “The Long Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers
of Silence”, 1949), “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950),
and “The Million-Year Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray |
The
Martian Chronicles. |
Norwalk,
CT: Easton Press |
1989 |
Signed
limited edition. Some stories were previously published earlier and
are noted.
“Rocket Summer”, “Ylla” (first pub. as “I’ll
Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The Summer Night” (first
pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948), “The Earth Men”
(1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The Third Expedition”
(also known as "Mars is Heaven", 1948), “-- And the
Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The Settlers”, “The
Green Morning”, “The Locusts”, “Night Meeting”,
“The Shore”, “Interim”, “The Musicians”,
“Way in the Middle of the Air”, “The Naming of Names”,
“Usher II” (first pub. as “Carnival of Madness”,
1950), “The Old Ones”, “The Martian”, “The
Luggage Store”, “The Off Season” (1948), “The
Watchers”, “The Silent Towns” (1949), “The Long
Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers of Silence”, 1949),
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950), and “The Million-Year
Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray |
The
Martian Chronicles |
New
York: Avon |
1997 |
1st
Avon edition. hardcover. Revised edition (by Bradbury himself) with
a new introduction "Green Town, Somewhere on Mars; Mars, Somewhere
in Egypt" by Bradbury. The story "Fire Ballons is added,
as is "Wilderness", which takes the place of "Way in
the Middle of the Air". Also, the chronology is changed, so that
all dates are 31 years later, i.e. the first story takes place in
2030, rather than 1999. Some stories were previously published earlier
and are noted.
“Rocket Summer”, “Ylla” (first pub. as “I’ll
Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The Summer Night” (first
pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948), “The Earth Men”
(1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The Third Expedition”
(also known as "Mars is Heaven", 1948), “-- And the
Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The Settlers”, “The
Green Morning”, “The Locusts”, “Night Meeting”,
“The Shore”, "The Fire Balloons" (first pub. as
“In This Sign”, 1951), “Interim”, “The Musicians”,
“Way in the Middle of the Air”, “The Naming of Names”,
“Usher II” (first pub. as “Carnival of Madness”,
1950), “The Old Ones”, “The Martian”, “The
Luggage Store”, “The Off Season” (1948), “The
Watchers”, “The Silent Towns” (1949), “The Long
Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers of Silence”, 1949),
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950), and “The Million-Year
Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray |
The
Silver Locusts |
London:
Rupert Hart-Davis |
1951 |
1st
British edition. Published 1st in the U.S. as The Martian Chronicles.
Includes the short stories below, with “Usher II” replaced
by “The Fire Ballons”. Some stories were previously published
earlier and are noted.
“Rocket Summer”, “Ylla” (first pub. as “I’ll
Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The Summer Night” (first
pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948), “The Earth Men”
(1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The Third Expedition”
(also known as "Mars is Heaven", 1948), “-- And the
Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The Settlers”, “The
Green Morning”, “The Locusts”, “Night Meeting”,
“The Shore”, “Interim”, “The Musicians”,
“Way in the Middle of the Air”, “The Naming of Names”,
“The Fire Ballons” (first pub. as “In This Sign”,
1951), “The Old Ones”, “The Martian”, “The
Luggage Store”, “The Off Season” (1948), “The
Watchers”, “The Silent Towns” (1949), “The Long
Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers of Silence”, 1949),
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950), and “The Million-Year
Picnic” (1946). |
| Bradbury,
Ray. introduction by Fred Hoyle. |
The
Martian Chronicles |
New
York: Time inc. |
1963 |
Expanded
edition, in very stiff wraps with cover by Mary Jones. . Adds both
"The Fire Balloons" and 'The Wilderness". Appears to
be the most expanded edition. Some stories were previously published
earlier and are noted.
“Rocket Summer”, “Ylla” (first pub. as “I’ll
Not Look For Wine”, 1950), “The Summer Night” (first
pub. as “The Spring Night”, 1948), “The Earth Men”
(1948), “The Taxpayer”, “The Third Expedition”
(also known as "Mars is Heaven", 1948), “-- And the
Moon Be Still As Bright” (1948), “The Settlers”, “The
Green Morning”, “The Locusts”, “Night Meeting”,
“The Shore”, "The Fire Balloons" (first pub. as
“In This Sign”, 1951), “Interim”, “The Musicians”,
:The Wilderness", “Way in the Middle of the Air”, “The
Naming of Names”, “Usher II” (first pub. as “Carnival
of Madness”, 1950), “The Old Ones”, “The Martian”,
“The Luggage Store”, “The Off Season” (1948),
“The Watchers”, “The Silent Towns” (1949), “The
Long Years” (first pub. as “Dwellers of Silence”, 1949),
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950), and “The Million-Year
Picnic” (1946). |
| Clarke,
Arthur C. |
Prelude
to Mars: An Omnibus Containing the Complete Novels Prelude to Space
and The Sands of Mars and Sixteen Short Stories. |
New
York: Harcourt Brace & World |
1965 |
Book
club hardcover. A struggling Terran colony find the survivors of Martian
civilization and new hope (describes Sands of Mars only) |
| Clarke,
Arthur C. |
The
Sands of Mars. |
London:
Sidgwick and Jackson |
1951 |
1st
UK edition, hardcover. A struggling Terran colony find the survivors
of Martian civilization and new hope. |
| Clarke,
Arthur C. |
The
Sands of Mars. |
New
York: Pocket |
1954 |
1st
paperback. edition. Illustrated by Robert Schulz. A struggling Terran
colony find the survivors of Martian civilization and new hope. |
| Clarke,
Arthur C. |
The
Sands of Mars. |
New
York: Permabooks |
1959 |
Paperback.
217 p. Attractive cover by Robert Schulz. Ironically, most copies
of this edition I have seen have brittle paper and don't seem very
permanent. A struggling Terran colony find the survivors of Martian
civilization and new hope. |
| Clarke,
Arthur C. |
The
Sands of Mars. |
New
York: Signet |
1974 |
Paperback.
206 p. A struggling Terran colony find the survivors of Martian civilization
and new hope. |
| Cronin,
Thomas W. |
Give
Us This Mars. |
Saanichton,
British Columbia, Canada: Tharsis Books |
2003 |
1st
edition, trade paperback. The surviving explorers with new colonistrs
try to retain control over the Kasei Valley after discovering an important
resource. 2nd in Cronin's Mars series. |
| Crowther,
Peter editor. introduction by Patrick Moore. |
Mars
Probes. |
New
York: DAW |
2002 |
1st
edition, paperback. Contains original stories: "Love Affair"
Ray Bradbury, "Myths of the Martian Future" Eric Brown,
"A Martian Theodicy" Paul Di Filippo, "The Real Story"
Alastair Reynolds, "Flower Children of Mars" Mike Resnick
and M. Shayne Bell, "Out of the Blue" james Lovegrove, "Mom,
the Martians, and Me" Scott Edelman, "The Old Cosmonaut
and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars" Ian McDonald, "A
Walk Across Mars" Allen Steele, "Marttian Autumn" Stephen
Baxter, "Shields of Mars" Gene Wolfe, "Under Mars"
Paul McAuley, "The War of the Worldviews" James Morrow,
"Near Earth Object" Brian Aldiss, "The Me After the
Rock" Patrick O'Leary, and "Lost Sorceress of the Silent
Citadel" Michael Moorcock. Author bios at end. An impressive
list of writers, many with previous Martian stories under their belt.
|
| Douglas,
Ian. |
Semper
Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy. |
New
York: Avon |
1998 |
1st
ed. Paperback. US Marines on Mars, securing ancient alien artifacts
, where a war with the UN spills over onto Earth. The second volume
focuses on the Moon, rather than Mars. The third, the Jovian moon
Europa. |
| Dozois,
Gardner , ed. |
Isaac
Asimov's Mars. |
New
York: Ace |
1991 |
1st
edition, paperback. Short Stories include: "Live from the Mars
Hotel" by Allen Steele; “The Difficulties involved in Photography
of Nix Olympica" by Brian Aldiss; "Windwagon Smith and the
Martians" by Lawrence Watt-Evans; "Retrovisions" by
Robert Frazier; "The Great Martian Railroad Race" by Eric
Vinicoff; "All the Beer on Mars" by Greg Bear; "The
Catharine Wheel" by Ian McDonald; "Mars Needs Beatnicks"
by George Alec Effinger; "Green Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson.
A little bit of everythign from colonizations and martians to mountain
climbing. |
| Grinnell,
David (pseud. of Donald Wollheim). |
Destiny’s
Orbit. |
New
York: Avalon |
1961 |
1st
U.S. edition. 224 pgs. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller. A billionaire joins
asteroid miners and a Martian retainer to establish a kingdom. Mars
is a natively governed entity, allied with Earth, and the Martians
arachnid-like. |
| Hartmann,
William K. |
Mars
Undergound. |
New
York: TOR |
1997 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 351 p. |
| Hartmann,
William K. |
Mars
Undergound. |
New
York: TOR |
1999 |
Paperback.
428 p. |
| Heinlein,
Robert A. |
Red
Planet: a Colonial Boy on Mars. |
New
York: Scribner's Sons |
1949 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 211 p. Illustrated by Clifford N. Geary. Perhaps
Heinlein's best juvenile. |
| Heinlein,
Robert A. |
Red
Planet: a Colonial Boy on Mars. |
New
York: Ace |
1949 |
1st
epaperback edition. Illustrated by Steele Savage. Perhaps Heinlein's
best juvenile. |
| Heinlein,
Robert A. |
Red
Planet: a Colonial Boy on Mars. |
London:
Gollancz |
1963 |
1st
UK hardcover. Perhaps Heinlein's best juvenile. |
| Judd,
Cyril (pseud. of C. M. Kornbluth& Judith Merril). |
Outpost
Mars. |
New
York: Abelard Press |
1952 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 268 p. Revised and republished in 1961 as Sin
in Space. |
| Judd,
Cyril (pseud. of C. M. Kornbluth& Judith Merril). |
Outpost
Mars. |
New
York: Dell |
1952 |
1st
paperback edition. 223 p. Revised and republished in 1961 as Sin in
Space. |
| Judd,
Cyril (pseud. of C. M. Kornbluth& Judith Merril). |
Outpost
Mars. |
New
York: Beacon Books |
1961 |
Paperback
edition. No. 312. 190 p, Originally published as Outpost Mars in 1952.
|
| McDonald,
Ian. |
Desolation
Road. |
New
York: Bantam |
1988 |
1st
U.S. edition, paperback. Author’s first novel. 355 pgs. Winner
of 1989 Locus Award, best first novel. A unique Martian town leads
the way to independence from corporate dominance. |
| McDonald,
Ian. |
Desolation
Road. |
London:
Drunken Dragon |
1990 |
1st
UK hardcover edition. 1500 copies, signed. Winner of 1989 Locus Award,
best first novel. Author’s first novel. 355 pgs. A unique Martian
town leads the way to independence from corporate dominance. |
| McHugh,
Maureen F. |
China
Mountain Zhang. |
New
York: TOR |
1992 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 313 p. Mostly about a Chinese dominated Earth,
but two of the characters live on a commune on Mars. |
| McIntosh,
J. T. (pesud. of james McGregor) |
One
In Three Hundred. |
New
York: Doubleday |
1954 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 223 p. Cover art by Mel Hunter. A cataclysmic
novel of Martian colonization by a teemign earth. |
| McIntosh,
J. T. (pesud. of james McGregor) |
One
In Three Hundred. |
London:
Museum Press Ltd. |
1956 |
1st
UK hardcover edition. 192 p. cover art by E. B. Mudge-Marriott. A
cataclysmic novel of Martian colonization by a teeming earth. |
| North,
Rick (pseud. of Margaret Wander Bonanno). |
Citizens
of Mars. |
New
York: Kensington |
1991 |
1st
edition. Part of the Young Astronauts series, book 6. Conflict in
Martian colonies til a boy goes missing. |
| North,
Rick (pseud. of Margaret Wander Bonanno). |
Space
Pioneers. |
New
York: Kensington |
1991 |
1st
edition. Part of the Young Astronauts series, book 5. |
| Nourse,
Alan E. |
Scavengers
in Space. |
New
York: Ace |
1959 |
Paperback.
Ace D-541. Sons of an asteroid miner from a Martian colony investigate
his death. |
| Nourse,
Alan E. |
Scavengers
in Space. |
New
York: David McKay |
1959 |
1st
edition, hardcover. Sons of an asteroid miner from a Martian colony
investigate his death. |
| Pohl,
Frederik. |
Mining
the Oort. |
New
York: Del Rey |
1992 |
1st
edition. 264 pgs. A young space miner seeking to terraform Mars with
Oort cloud meteor strikes finds a conspiracy to send on of the huge
objects to Earth. |
| Pope,
Gustavus W. |
Romances
of the Planets, No. 1: Journey to Mars, the Wonderful World: Its Beauty
and Splendor: Its Mighty Races and Kingdoms: Its Final Doom. |
New
York: Dillingham |
1894 |
1st
U.S. edition. hardcover. A shipwrecked sailor helps save a Martian
in the Antarctic, and is transported back to Mars with the fellow
and the rest of his compatriots. Later he helps the Martians start
negotiating a colony to save their people from a meteor swarm. |
| Pope,
Gustavus W. introduction by Sam Moskowitz. |
Romances
of the Planets, No. 1: Journey to Mars, the Wonderful World: Its Beauty
and Splendor: Its Mighty Races and Kingdoms: Its Final Doom. |
Westport,
CT: Hyperion |
1974 |
A Reprint
of the 1894 edition,Trade paperback. A shipwrecked sailor helps save
a Martian in the Antarctic, and is transported back to Mars with the
fellow and the rest of his compatriots. Later he helps the Martians
start negotiating a colony to save their people from a meteor swarm.
|
| Robinson,
Kim Stanley. |
Red
Mars. |
London:
HarperCollins |
1992 |
1st
edition, hardcover. Preceeded the US edition by 5 mos. 1st in the
Mars Trilogy of Robinson. Winner of the 1993 Nebula Best Novel award.
An excellent opening volume to the most important Mars work since
the Martian Chronicles. |
| Robinson,
Kim Stanley. |
Red
Mars. |
New
York: Bantam/Spectra |
1993 |
1st
U.S. edition, hardcover. 519 pgs. Published simultaneously in hardback
and trade paperback. 1st in the Mars Trilogy of Robinson. Winner of
the 1993 Nebula Best Novel award. An excellent opening volume to the
most important Mars work since the Martian Chronicles. |
| Robinson,
Kim Stanley. |
Red
Mars. |
London:
HarperCollins /Voyager |
1996 |
Paperback.
1st in the Mars Trilogy of Robinson. Winner of the 1993 Nebula Best
Novel award. An excellent opening volume to the most important Mars
work since the Martian Chronicles. |
| Robinson,
Kim Stanley. |
The
Martians. |
New
York: Bantam / Spectra |
1999 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 336 p. A miscellany of Robinson's writings about
Mars, including short stories, think-pieces, poems, and even a planetrary
constution. A good work , adding more flesh to Robinson's considerable
Martian trilogy. |
| Robinson,
Kim Stanley. |
The
Martians. |
New
York: Bantam / Spectra |
2000 |
1st
paperback edition. 434 p. A miscellany of Robinson's writings about
Mars, including short stories, think-pieces, poems, and even a planetrary
constution. A good work , adding more flesh to Robinson's considerable
Martian trilogy. |
| Robinson,
Kim Stanley. Introduction by James Gunn. |
Red
Mars. |
Norwich,
CT: Easton Press |
1993 |
Deluxe,
signed edition. Illus. by Ron Miller. 1st in the Mars Trilogy of Robinson.
Winner of the 1993 Nebula Best Novel award. An excellent opening volume
to the most important Mars work since the Martian Chronicles. |
| Shatner,
William. |
Man
O' War. |
New
York: Putnam |
1996 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 256 p. A diplomat on the outs is assigned to Mars
just as the conists are ready to revolt. Sequel is Law of War. |
| Shatner,
William. |
Man
O' War. |
New
York: Ace |
1997 |
1st
paperback edition. 304 p. A diplomat on the outs is assigned to Mars
just as the conists are ready to revolt. Sequel is Law of War. |
| Stabenow,
Dana. |
Red
Planet Run. |
New
York: Ace |
1995 |
1st
edition, paperback. Taking up a mission to explore mars where others
have failed, the heroine Star Svensdotter finds psce pirates, a secret
colony, and ancient ruins. |
| Sykes,
S. C. Introduction by Isaac Asimov, short article and bibliography
by Eugene Mallove. |
Red
Genesis. |
New
York: Bantam |
1991 |
1st
edition, paperback. 360 + xx pgs. Short article "Off to Explore
Mars" with bibliography by Eugene Mallove. A framed man is sent
to Mars as a punishment and tries to clear his name, meeting extrasolar
aliens who cannot lie along the way. |
| Tolstoy,
Alexei. translated by Antonina W. Bouis. Introduction by Theodore
Sturgeon. |
Aelita. |
New
York: Macmillan |
1981 |
1st
US edition, hardcover. 1st pub. in 1922, revised in 1937. This translation
is based on the 1937 edition. A Red Army soldier incites the natives
to rebellion. |
| Tolstoy,
Alexei. translated by Leland Fetzer. |
Aelita:
or the Decline of Mars. . |
Ann
Arbor: Ardis |
1985 |
Paperback.
1st pub. in 1922, revised in 1937. This translation is based on the
1922 edition. A Red Army soldier incites the natives to rebellion.
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| Tolstoy,
Alexei. translated by Lucy Flaxman. |
Aelita. |
Moscow:
Foreign Languages Publishing House |
1950? |
1st
edition in English. 1st pub. in 1922, revised in 1937. This translation
is based on the 1937 edition. A Red Army soldier incites the natives
to rebellion. |
| Tubb,
E. C. |
Alien
Dust. |
London:
Boardman |
1955 |
1st
UK edition, hardcover. A colony suffers a setback, and then is abandoned.
|
| Tubb,
E. C. |
Alien
Dust. |
New
York: Avalon |
1957 |
1st
U.S. edition, hardcover. 223 pgs. A colony suffers a setback, and
then is abandoned. |
| Whiteford,
Wynne. |
The
Specialist. |
New
York: Ace |
1990 |
1st
edition. 246 pgs. An Ace paperback original. A journalist goes to
the Martian colony to investigate reports of an Alien probe. |
| Williamson,
Jack. |
Beachhead. |
New
York: TOR |
1992 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 368 pgs. A problem plagued colonization effort
struggles to stay in being. |
| Wolfe,
Gene |
Operation
Ares |
New
York: Berkley |
1970 |
1st
edition, paperback. An abanoned Martian colony sends a mission back
to a struggling Earth. |
| Wollheim,
Donald A. |
Secret
of the Martian Moons. |
Philadelphia:
John C. Winston |
1955 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 206 p. Lovely cover art by Schomberg. A teenager
returns home to a Mars colony from school on Earth, only to learn
all humans have been ordered back to Earth. He, his dad, and other
scientists head to Phobos to figure out why. |
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