How to Mars

by David Ebenbach
How to Mars

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<B><I>The </I>Hollywood Reporter<I>: What to Watch, Play, and Read in 2021<BR><BR></I>How to Mars<I> is Andy Weir s </I>The Martian<I> infused with poetry. </I>Booklist<I><BR><BR>What happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality television nightmare? This debut science-fiction romp with heart that follows the tradition of Ray Bradbury s Martian Chronicles, with a hints of the </I>Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy<I>, the </I>Real World<I>, and </I>Mythbusters.<BR><BR></B>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Irreverent, poignant, and perfectly weird, David Ebenbach s exciting debut science-fiction outing, like a mission to Mars, is an incredible trip you will never forget.
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<B><I>The </I>Hollywood Reporter<I>: What to Watch, Play, and Read in 2021<BR><BR></I>How to Mars<I> is Andy Weir s </I>The Martian<I> infused with poetry. </I>Booklist<I><BR><BR>What happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality television nightmare? This debut science-fiction romp with heart that follows the tradition of Ray Bradbury s Martian Chronicles, with a hints of the </I>Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy<I>, the </I>Real World<I>, and </I>Mythbusters.<BR><BR></B>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Irreverent, poignant, and perfectly weird, David Ebenbach s exciting debut science-fiction outing, like a mission to Mars, is an incredible trip you will never forget.