| Mars Life Contributor(s): Bova, Ben (Author), Rudnicki, Stefan (Read by), Card, Emily Janice (Director) |
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ISBN: 1433231263 ISBN-13: 9781433231261 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $81.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Jamie Waterman has discovered proof of intelligent life on Mars, extinguished some sixty-five million years before. But now the Mars program is itself under threat of extinction, as the new conservative government cuts off funding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Grand Tour |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.5" W x 6.2" (0.70 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jamie Waterman has made an important discovery on Mars. A cliff dwelling reveals the fact that an intelligent race lived on the red planet sixty-five million years ago, only to be driven into extinction by the crash of a giant meteor. But now the exploration of Mars is itself under threat of extinction, as the ultraconservative New Morality movement gains control of the United States government and cuts off all funding for the Mars program. Meanwhile, Carter Carleton, an anthropologist who was driven from his university post by unproven rape charges, has started to dig up the remains of a Martian village. Science and politics clash on two worlds as Jamie desperately tries to save the Mars program and uncover who the vanished Martians were. This is a compelling tale of adventure, political intrigue--and the possibility of life on other planets. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rudnicki, Stefan: - Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012. Card, Emily Janice: -Emily Janice Card (a.k.a. Emily Rankin) is an actor, writer, and singer from North Carolina, now residing in Los Angeles. In addition to being a narrator, she has directed numerous audiobooks, including the 2007 Audie and Earphones Award winner Hubris, Legacy of Ashes by Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Weiner, and Them by Nathan McCall. Her own audiobook narration has won her four Earphones Awards. Bova, Ben: -Ben Bova was born in Philadelphia and received his doctorate in education from California Coast University in 1996. The author of over 120 futuristic novels and nonfiction books, he has also been a radio commentator, editor, lecturer, and aerospace industry executive. His articles, opinion pieces, and reviews have appeared in Scientific American, Nature, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. His work has earned six Hugo Awards. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in 2005, and his novel Titan won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science fiction novel of 2006. |