Marsbound
by:
Joe Haldeman (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780441017393 (0441017398)
Publish date: July 28th 2009
Publisher: Ace
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
American,
Space,
Adult,
Aliens
Series: Marsbound (#1)
Marsbound invokes Heinlein at many turns, not least in its nod to Podkayne of Mars (including the female teen narrator with a younger brother and their adventures on Mars). The style is similar to Heinlein's juvenile novels, but with frank sexual intrusions that would be more characteristic of his m...
My second Haldeman book. I actually liked this one, where as I hated The Accidental Time Machine. The characters are much better developed in this novel, though the aliens come across as very human. There is a lot of deus ex machina and things are wrapped up a little too nice by outside forces at...
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