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Martian Race (Paperback)


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4.0étoiles sur 5 Racing to Mars with a great deal of verve..., Aoû 24 2002
Par Jonathan Burgoine "bookseller" (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I have never read Gregory Benford before, and picked up "The Martian Race" from a bargain-bin pile with a little interest. It strayed to my "to be read" pile, then finally worked its way to the surface.

I am a big fan of Kim Stanley Robinson's "Red Mars" trilogy, and I found "The Martian Race" another strong extrapolation of potential future visits to our brother planet. The team of four sent to Mars - intelligently told through the eyes of the team biologist and the only female of the group - are there not from NASA, not from science, but from the most basic of societal drives: Corporate Sponsorship and Prize Money.

30 Billion to the first team to reach Mars, fulfill a series of scientific requirements, and return. The conflict of the story is multi-levelled: the arrival of a second team trying to beat the first to the prize, the "mere survival" conflict of four humans trying to survive on Mars, and then a further twist that I don't want to ruin by mentioning.

All in all, "The Martian Race" was an enjoyable reading experience, with enough "real science" to feel entirely plausible. The plot curves catch you unaware, but don't feel overly contrived, and the fantastical element that becomes the third conflict is wonderfully crafted.

The only real frustrations I had with the book were, as another reviewer mentioned, a rather weak ending, and a few occasions where I felt a few characters suddenly acted out of character for what we'd seen of them so far. Regardless, you won't be let down with "The Martian Race," especially if you enjoyed Robinson's "Mars" trilogy.

'Nathan
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Mildly interesting science fiction, Mai 26 2002
Not great, not bad. The characters are mildly sympathetic and the story is mildly interesting, but nothing about the book is particularly affecting. I'd recommend it to someone who had read the genre extensively and was looking for a slightly different take on near-term space exploration. I did find the inclusion of real-life persons as characters somewhat fawning, but nowhere near as bad as Niven's Fallen Angels.

A note on the workmanship of the book itself: The edition I purchased was from Warner Books (Aspect), and fairly new (no more than a year old, I'd estimate). The binding was so poorly done that the cover fell off before I was halfway through the book, and the pages themselves separated from the main body as they were read. While I fully expect paperbacks to be of lesser quality than hardcover editions, I expect them to at least make it through the initial reading. I will certainly think twice before buying another Warner Book.

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1.0étoiles sur 5 Binding Falls Apart, Avril 17 2002
Par L. Kelly (Chelmsford, MA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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An excellent story ruined by the WORST binding effort I have ever seen. The book literally fell to pieces in my hand after only a few pages. I guess it says something about the story that I even bothered to fight to the end of it. No chance of a re-read. Unless you're willing to deal with loose 25 page sections, I would just look for a copy at the library. It will not survive to become part of your collection.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 loved it
great book, i loved benfords writing style and the overall structure of the book (the first half switches back and forth from the mission on mars back to the planning of the... Read more
Publié le Mars 14 2002 par spender

5.0étoiles sur 5 Hard Sci-Fi.
This is "hard sci fi," just as I like it. The title refers to a race to Mars, not a race of Martians (although it comes close to that, too). Read more
Publié le Mars 13 2002 par Emil L. Posey

3.0étoiles sur 5 Good science, so-so story
Benford clearly knows his stuff. The mission practicalities and planning; the effects of low-G; setting up hab modules, and the exploration of an alien world are all described in... Read more
Publié le Mars 1 2002 par Cartimand

4.0étoiles sur 5 I would have gave it a 5 but the ending is a little weak
This is a great book overall. He does a great job of sucking you into the story and keeping you there. Read more
Publié le Janv. 20 2002 par Hugh Watkins

5.0étoiles sur 5 Martian Race Great:; Real Life Policy BAD!
Gregory Benford has seen the future the might have been here in THE MARTIAN RACE, while our bureaucratic untanglable regulatory (... Read more
Publié le Nov. 6 2001 par M. H. Huggins

4.0étoiles sur 5 Really exciting, well paced, near-future science fiction...
I've always enjoyed Benford for the "hard science" he incorporates in all of his stories. This has that plus some interesting character development, captivating plot,... Read more
Publié le Sep 28 2001 par JLM

5.0étoiles sur 5 Fantastic Mars Book,Futile binding job
I, too had my copy fall apart in my hands as I read the book, which I thought was excellent. The story grabed my attention like no other since Rendezvous with Rama, 25 years ago... Read more
Publié le Mai 11 2001 par Taavi Babcock

3.0étoiles sur 5 Great Read - Bad Book
This book is an excellent read with a couple great characters, and an extremely plausible story. There are some places in the book that are cut short and others that are focused... Read more
Publié le Mai 1 2001 par J. Lowry

5.0étoiles sur 5 An excellent Mars book.
Wow. This book is absolutely FANTASTIC. I can honestly say this is my favorite Mars book, and one of my all time favorite books ever. Read more
Publié le Mars 21 2001 par Ricky

3.0étoiles sur 5 Good story, bad binding
Benford continues as one of the leading lights of plausible SCIENCE fiction. This story touches many of the same concerns as Robinson's magnificent multi-generational Mars... Read more
Publié le Fév 24 2001 par tertius3

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