Blackstar,You have to read Project Mars, A Technical Tale by von Braun. Basically a novelized version of Das Mars Projekt.
I personally thought "Mars", by Ben Bova was fun.
Another book that I would consider a must is Voyage by Baxter - an alternate history showing how Apollo would have gone to Mars. My favorite of all the other ones mentioned.
Quote from: go4mars on 02/01/2012 04:37 pmTotal Recall is imo the best Mars movie ever made. Did you know that the remake does not take place on Mars?
Total Recall is imo the best Mars movie ever made.
Quote from: Blackstar on 02/01/2012 10:57 pmQuote from: go4mars on 02/01/2012 04:37 pmTotal Recall is imo the best Mars movie ever made. Did you know that the remake does not take place on Mars?I had no idea. I'll look into it, likely watch it, and probably enjoy it. But I can't see how any remake of Total Recall could improve on the original, so I already had low expectations.
The Martian Chronicles comes to mind. There was OJ Simpson's movie about a faked Mars mission (I don't remember the name).
Quote from: OV-106 on 02/01/2012 11:05 pmI personally thought "Mars", by Ben Bova was fun. I read it and the sequel (were there two? I may have read all of them).I enjoyed it at the time, but later read a review that pointed out how cliched some of it was.
Ludek Pesek, The Earth is Near
Quote from: Graham2001 on 02/02/2012 09:34 amLudek Pesek, The Earth is NearThat's a really good one! It is a rare book now. Ludek Pesek was a fantastic artist.