Win a copy of David Ebenbach’s delightfully unconventional HOW TO MARS. Booklist says “HOW TO MARS is Andy Weir’s The Martian (2014) infused with poetry in a superbly concise package.”
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Six Marsonauts must survive on the red planet after their reality TV show is canceled in this delightfully unconventional novel.
—Kirkus
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 dash of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Mythbusters.
[F]unny, fresh, and winsome.
—Publishers Weekly
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, and perfectly weird, David Ebenbach’s debut science-fiction outing, like a mission to Mars, is an incredible trip you will never forget.
5/5 Stars. Strap in and get ready to blast off on one wild ride. Very much recommended.
—BookAnon