Marsbound (Marsbound, #1)

Name: Marsbound (Marsbound, #1)
Rating: 3.6666666666666665 (3 reviews)
Author: Joe Haldeman
ISBN: 9780441015955

by Joe Haldeman

3.7

(3 ratings)

296 pagesPenguin Group USA, Inc.ISBN 9780441015955

fiction science fiction young adult fantasy adventure

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About this book

Young Carmen Dula and her family are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime--they're going to Mars. Once on the Red Planet, however, Carmen realizes things are not so different from Earth. There are chores to do, lessons to learn, and oppressive authority figures to rebel against. And when she ventures out into the bleak Mars landscape alone one night, a simple accident leads her to the edge of death until she is saved by an angel--an angel with too many arms and legs, a head that looks like a potato gone bad, and a message for the newly arrived human inhabitants of Mars: We were here first.--From publisher description.

Publication Details

Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Pages: 296
ISBN: 9780441015955
Language: en

About Joe Haldeman

Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel The Forever War (1974). That novel and other works, including The Hemingway Hoax (1991) and Forever Peace (1997), have won science fiction awards, including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. He was awarded the SFWA Grand Master for career achievements. In 2012 he was inducted as a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Many of Haldeman's works, including his debut novel War Year and his second novel The Forever War, were inspired by his experiences in the Vietnam War. Wounded in combat, he struggled to adjust to civilian life after returning home. From 1983–2014, he was a professor teaching writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).