| Return to Mars Contributor(s): Bova, Ben (Author), Rudnicki, Stefan (Read by), Card, Emily Janice (Director) |
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ISBN: 1433263823 ISBN-13: 9781433263828 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: As commander of the second manned expedition to Mars, Jamie Waterman must contend with crew rivalries and sabotage on board before he can uncover the planets great secrets, including hints of intelligent life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Grand Tour |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs) 1 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What Jamie Waterman discovered on Mars was astonishing. What he survived was remarkable-but it was only the beginning. Six years after the first manned Martian expedition, a second has been announced, this one motivated purely by its profitable potential. Half-Navajo geologist Jamie Waterman, a veteran of the first mission, feels his conflicted soul beckoning him back to the eerie, unforgiving planet. As commander of the new exploratory team, he will have to contend with a bitter and destructive rivalry, a disturbing new emotional attraction, and deadly, incomprehensible "accidents" that appear to be sabotage-all of which could doom the mission to failure. But there are still great secrets to be uncovered on this cruel and enigmatic world, not the least of which is something he glimpsed in the far distance during his first Martian excursion: an improbable structure perched high in the planet's carmine cliffs-a dwelling that only an intelligent being could have built. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. 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. |