Glory on Mars: Colonization Book 1 (Volume 1), by Kate Rauner
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A one-way journey to Mars may be a mistake. Welcome to the first book of the On Mars series, a story of our near-future. Before you volunteer to settle on Mars, read Emma's struggle to slip the bonds of Earth and survive on a hostile planet. There are eight settlers on Mars until the colony's psychologist walks out an airlock to die on the cold, airless sands. Emma and her crewmates, the next mission of settlers, launch from Spaceport America despite the tragedy and despite their own misgivings. They take a tabby kitten with them, as requested by the survivors on Mars, and hope to revive the shocked colony. Emma leaves everything she knows behind, including a sometimes-boyfriend who's dropped from the next mission - all for a chance to explore the Martian surface in her robotic walkabout suit. Her arrival on Mars isn't welcomed by all the colonists, and the mission loses more lives and vital supplies in a crash landing that may not be an accident. Crippled by an inexplicable sense of desolation, they face an unforgiving planet and even Earth may hold danger. The question isn't if the colonists will explore, but if they'll survive at all.
Glory on Mars: Colonization Book 1 (Volume 1), by Kate Rauner- Amazon Sales Rank: #3134113 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-08
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .66" w x 6.00" l, .87 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 292 pages
Review "The book is filled with wonderful descriptions of science and technology that will be required for space travel, building a colony on Mars, and exploring. It also has colorful descriptions of emotions experienced by the settlers. Frustration and anger show up more frequently than fear and joy. There are instances of satisfaction when something new is accomplished. I particularly liked the fact that the botanist is proud to show off her new cannabis plants; she had brought the seeds with the intention of using the plants to make a soothing tea for times when there is excess stress... The cat often shows up to entertain by chasing bits of material floating around,scratching the fingers of settlers playing with him (no "cat scratch fever," I assume) swiping at the tilapia that are being grown in a tank, and just acting like a cat in general."There are also moments of tenderness and hints of romance. The women have chips implanted to prevent pregnancy unless they chose to deactivate them.There is no sex described, but embryos have been transported to mars that can be used when it is time to begin populating the colony with children." Farrel D. Hobbs
From the Author Mars is becoming a real place for us Earthers. Our satellites circle the planet and our rovers explore the surface. Private organizations are seriously planning human missions - especially one-way colonization missions. Mars-One, The Mars Society, and SpaceX are all taking serious aim at placing humans on Mars - permanently - in our lifetimes.I couldn't ignore this opportunity to take science fiction to Mars - to the real Mars we know more about every day. I'm fascinated - what will it be like to be the first colonists? Why do they go? Given the shrinking concentration span of the media and popular culture, what will happen when Earth stops supporting the colony? Even the groups planning one-way missions don't seem to talk much about the long-term - how will a colony be able to expand, raise children, and make Mars their home? I give my colony some robotic and Artificial Intelligence technologies that are not yet on-the-shelf, but their survival is still tenuous.I think Mars will be very difficult to colonize, but humans persevere and build their lives wherever they find themselves. Despite dangers from other people and the hostile planet. Read the On Mars series, starting with Glory on Mars, to join them.
From the Back Cover A one-way journey to Mars may be a mistake. Colonization of Mars is in trouble when the colony psychologist, one of the first settlers, commits suicide. Four more settlers arrive bringing hope - and a cat. But Mars is a hostile planet, danger from Earth follows them, and an inexplicable sense of desolation cripples their efforts.Read this first book in the On Mars series to discover if humans can survive on Mars.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. probably best described as Hard Science Fiction By BRIAN HENRY DINGLE Glory on Mars Kate Rauner ISBN: 9781310462115This book is Science Fiction, probably best described as Hard Science Fiction, and contains a small section on Speculative MedicineThe Story: The main story centers centers Emma, a scientist and robotics expert who is part os a staged colonization of Mars. Much of the book is a description of the problems involved in setting up a self-sufficient colony in terms of heat, power, shelter, transportation and food, as well as planning for population expansion. It is the hope that the colony will provide a stepping stone to the rest of the solar system, and space in general.Several sub-plots involve dangers faced by the colonists because of human criminal interference and natural disaster, as well as some minor relationship conflicts.Technical: The book is well constructed with very few technical problems, largely occasional typographical errors which were quite rare. There was nothing here to distract the reader. On rare occasion, attribution of dialog was ambiguous. Nevertheless, the dialog was realistic, often a difficult accomplishment for any author.There were some interesting internal links to media, poetry, explanations of material in the book that was not necessary to the flow of the book and so left ‘optional.Style. This is Hard Science Fiction, not Fantasy, and the author has taken pains to discuss various problems facing the colonists with reference to real science, planetology, atmospheric conditions. Nowhere did I find any magic or fantasy, but every unusual and interesting feature, and many are described, appears to be based in science.Ms. Rauner is a retired engineer with experience in America’s nuclear complex. She demonstrates authority in the science context of her writing.The description of problems in colony development is fascinating, although may cater to a certain segment of audience with a background and interest. It does not require extensive education in science, but it certainly requires interest.If the book falls down at all, it will be in the eyes of the beholder, that character and relationship development takes a back seat to the world ‘building,’ really world ‘description,’ because Ms. Rauner tries very hard to remain true to reality.And I missed the opportunity to name the cat ‘Glory’, but to my knowledge, the cat was never named.Speculative Medicine. https://drbriandingle.wordpress.com This, of course, is my interest, and one of the reasons for reviewing this book. There are references to the realistic risk of radiation damage because of lack of geomagnetic fields and atmosphere on Mars, particularly during solar flares.“Cancer wasn’t much of a problem on Earth anymore,” is a quote from one of her appendices and Emma relies on this knowledge, although never has to apply it during the story. Nanoparticles which grip each malignant cell individually (targeted therapy?), that help to discover single cells in the human body and irradiate them using radio frequency ablation (Kanzius effect) is not so far-fetched as you might think, given that current science is investigating detection of circulating cancer cells and single cell imaging, and bulk (although not single cell) radio frequency ablation is a well-established currently.Of course, we already have targeted therapy such as cell-lethal medications linked biochemically to monoclonal antibodies (magic bullets) which attack individual cells, so this too is not so far-fetched.I enjoyed this book very much. I was reminded often of Kim Stanley Robinson and his Mars series, which I mean as a compliment in the best possible way.I would give this book 4.6
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding Hard Sci-Fi But Don't Expect Much from the Cat By Marcha Fox If you're a fan of hard science fiction, and I mean really HARD, then you will love this book. In fact, I'm inclined to say that it's only on the borderline of sci-fi, that it's more what I would call science faction, i.e. so close to being reality that it's not even that futuristic. Indeed, many people reading this book are likely to live to see a Mars colony in their lifetime. If you loved the movie "The Martian" then this story is a great follow-up to keep your imagination well-grounded on the Red Planet.The Mars base the author designed is brilliant. She has thought of just about everything imaginable and described it at a technical level detailed enough to make you feel as if you're there. She has hab modules, jumpships, walkabouts, surface suits and any number of other goodies. At the least, you know she's not just making this up but her engineering background truly shows. Since I worked as a NASA contractor for over 20 years I found many familiar things in this story, from the space technological presence in Noordwick, The Netherlands, since I'd been there more than once, and other terminology such as "frangible nuts" used with explosive to release their hold on various spacecraft.By the time you finish this story, you feel as if you've completed a tour of duty on Mars. Anyone who may aspire to go there someday can get a very sound idea of what it would be like, from eating worms to the various hazards that abound on a planet that is not fit for human habitation without serious, technical intervention. There are radiation issues, maintaining an appropriate pressurized volume with the correct oxygen mixture, psychological issues, vehicles for getting around on the surface, sometimes at a great distance, and so forth. In this respect it is exceptionally well-done. The author's knowledge and undoubtedly a whole lot of research is evident and available for readers to enjoy. The side stories were excellent as well, adding additional detail and background which I highly recommend readers take the time to enjoy. They're not required, but add to its richness. Thus, as an outstanding science fiction novel, I give this book a strong five stars.However, if you want a bit more than engineering and science in a story, there are a few things I would have recommended be included, had I been a beta reader for this book. I realize that all reviews have a high degree of subjectivity, and the comments that follow are strictly my opinion and may not be shared in the slightest by other readers, especially if all you want is hard sci-fi. Nonetheless, that's part of the point of a review, to share one's opinion, so here is why I bumped it down to four stars.I found the characters mostly faceless. There could have been more descriptions of their physical appearance. More of the story could have been explored through going into some of the other characters' point of view. I would expect a bit more conflict among a group of people under such confined, stressful and sometimes life-threatening situation; these folks were a bit too cool at times, which is not always true of engineers, something I know first-hand since I managed them in a previous lifetime.I also was greatly disappointed that the cat did not have a more interesting role. He didn't even warrant a name, which I thought a bit odd, especially since he was so prominently displayed on the cover, which was misleading and could even turn off readers who would devour the hard, technical details so beautifully described in the story. Redoing the cover with an illustration of the base and the main characters would be a great investment.In spite of all my grumbling above, I truly did enjoy and appreciate this book and what it took to write it. As a physicist and former "rocket scientist" myself, I found very few things I wondered about on the technical side. There were a few places where I thought about making a few calculations, then reminded myself it was only a novel and to lighten up! It provides a realistic view and excellent vicarious experience of what it would be like to be a space pioneer. For that, I highly recommend it. Just don't expect much from the cat.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Todays fiction is tomorrows non-fiction By Amazon Customer The author posed the question as to the readers preference of style; whether it be a detailed, in depth explanation on the how's and why's of the tale's science content or a more, perhaps, whimsical philosophy of "It just works, OK?".The author struck a perfect balance between the two in that the science is most definitely there in all it's glorious, taken for granted style. It is so flawlessly interwoven with the narrative that it becomes the backdrop of the story; part of the scenery, as it were, leaving the author free to tell a tale about life, love, strife and sacrifice instead of explaining just exactly how FTL or inter-dimensional travel is really possible.What makes this story so enjoyable is it's solid grounding in reality. The author makes fine use of technology that is in widespread use every day, tech that is in development right now and she quite intelligently extrapolates from that what will surely exist in the future.I love that I was able to sit down and read an engaging story that had a mystery that didn't involve Bug Eyed Monsters, conflict without violence and romance without sex. In the midst of it all, she reminds us, soberingly, of not only the true dangers of extraterrestrial exploration but of the fragility of human life.I thank her for giving me a bit of her imagination to enjoy and for giving me the ability to answer the question "Do you know of any good books?" with a reply of "Why yes. Yes I do."
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