{"product_id":"life-and-death-on-mars-paperback","title":"Life and Death on Mars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward M. Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs though landing people safely on Mars weren't daunting enough ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Space Race of the Sixties, at the height of the Cold War, had been nail-biting-until the Soviet Union forfeited.In the thirties--amid a second Cold War--China is not about to lose the race to Mars. Nor is the United States. Nor, quite the wildcard, is a\u003cbr\u003esecretive cabal drawn from among the world's multi-billionaires. All of them are scrambling to launch deep-space missions on a schedule that makes the Sixties\u003cbr\u003econtest appear lackadaisical.This competition could only continue on the Red Planet.More treacherous still? The rivalries, resentments, and distrust that simmer just beneath the surface within each expedition.More difficult yet? Survival on that arid, radiation-drenched, all-but-airless, planet.These challenges have somehow fallen into the lap of NASA engineer--and reluctant astronaut--Xander Hopkins.But the thorniest problem of all? The existential quandary for which neither training nor experience has prepared Xander? Making sense of the seemingly unstoppable plague that has already killed many on Mars, and seems poised to devastate all life on another planet.\u003ci\u003eEarth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward M. Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e worked in high tech and aerospace for thirty years, serving as everything from Engineer to Senior Vice President, and for much of that time writing science fiction as his hobby.\u003c\/p\u003eSince 2004, he has written full-time. His novels range from near-future technothrillers like \u003ci\u003eSmall Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnergized\u003c\/i\u003e, to futuristic mysteries like \u003ci\u003eThe Company Man\u003c\/i\u003e, to such traditional SF-adventure fare as Dark Secret and his \u003ci\u003eInterstellarNet\u003c\/i\u003e series.Collaborating with Larry Niven, Lerner also wrote the space-opera epic \u003ci\u003eFleet of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e series of Ringworld companion novels.His 2015 novel, \u003ci\u003eInterstellarNet: Enigma\u003c\/i\u003e, won the inaugural\u003cbr\u003eCanopus Award, \"honoring excellence in interstellar writing.\" His fiction has also been nominated for Locus, Prometheus, and Hugo awards.In shorter forms, Lerner's writing has appeared in anthologies, collections, and\u003cbr\u003emany of the usual SF magazines and websites. He also writes about science and technology, most notably including \u003ci\u003eTrope-ing the Light Fantastic: The Science Behind the Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48920466686091,"sku":"9781647100889","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/BsBPHUQPTw9781647100889.webp?v=1786769424","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/life-and-death-on-mars-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}