tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3229329714027778217..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: MarsKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-44410971325057612522016-04-07T08:15:10.102+01:002016-04-07T08:15:10.102+01:00Hi, David and Paul!
David, and I thought THE MART...Hi, David and Paul!<br /><br />David, and I thought THE MARTIAN better than the movie based on it. Even tho I've only read John Wright's review of the movie, I could tell the novel was better.<br /><br />Paul, and it's James Blish's WELCOME TO MARS which caught my eye!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-88950238102950407012016-04-06T19:53:06.962+01:002016-04-06T19:53:06.962+01:00David,
Thank you. There are at least 2 earlier nov...David,<br />Thank you. There are at least 2 earlier novels of survival on a scientifically accurate Mars: FIRST ON MARS by Rex Gordon; WELCOME TO MARS by James Blish.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-71911690871686516712016-04-06T19:17:37.265+01:002016-04-06T19:17:37.265+01:00Paul:
*The Martian* is some of the HARDEST hard sc...Paul:<br />*The Martian* is some of the HARDEST hard science fiction going. It's therefore of a rather different order from any story that includes ALIENS from Mars (especially if they're invading because we have something they want). It's well-written, exciting, and often funny -- the main character has a very irreverent sense of humor, which serves him well in his uniquely desperate situation.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-23619302935918503292016-04-06T08:09:15.644+01:002016-04-06T08:09:15.644+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Andy Weir's novel THE MARTIAN is ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Andy Weir's novel THE MARTIAN is very much worth reading. Esp. since it's set in the near future using technology we either already have or could be developed fairly quickly. Much of the book reminded me of what I read in Robert Zubrin and Richard Wagner's THE CASE FOR MARS, a nonfictional study of how people COULD get to Mars and live there using resources found on Mars.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com