A Nerd Daily Fantasy & Sci Fi Book to Look Out For
“Funny and wonderfully inventive, How to Mars is equal parts an absurdist cautionary tale and a warm-hearted exploration.”
—Emily Mitchell, author of Viral Stories
What
happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality TV nightmare? This
debut science-fiction romp with heart follows the tradition of Ray
Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles with a dash of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
For
the six lucky scientists selected by the Destination Mars! corporation,
a one-way ticket to Mars—in exchange for a lifetime of research—was an
absolute no-brainer. The incredible opportunity was clearly worth even
the most absurdly tedious screening process. Perhaps worth following the
strange protocols in a nonsensical handbook written by an eccentric
billionaire. Possibly even worth their constant surveillance, the video of which is carefully edited into a ratings-bonanza back on Earth.
But
it turns out that after a while even scientists can get bored of
science. Tempers begin to fray; unsanctioned affairs blossom. When
perfectly good equipment begins to fail, the Marsonauts are faced with a
possibility that their training just cannot explain.
Irreverent,
poignant, romantic, and perfectly weird, David Ebenbach’s debut
science-fiction outing, like a mission to Mars, is an incredible trip
you will never forget.
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