Book Review: Mars Probes

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Mars Probes     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Peter Crowther
Class/Genre:   Science Fiction   [Short Stories]
Daw, Jun 2002, $6.99, 315 pp.

In terms of the arts and sciences, Mars apparently has been a fad as it has appears in several movies last year, space probes have visited the red planet and now this anthology center on either a voyage to or surviving on the "Angry Red Planet". The films were fine, the probes fascinating, but this collection is fabulous. The sixteen strong tales are all but one brand new. The exception is a reprint from Ray Bradbury, perhaps one of the top two well known chroniclers of the planet. Each tale brings to life Mars though the contributions vastly differ in content. The book is worth reading for its entertainment value and comparing its scientific premises to the knowledge that the NASA probes have brought with its data and pictures from the fourth planet from the sun.

Harriet Klausner

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