| This book shows man's attempt to reach mars, first with little success as the martians purposefully of accidentally kill off the first three expeditions. Finally man gets a foothold on Mars as chickenpox wipes out most of the martian population and man starts colonising mars to escape the threat of nuclear war that is occuring on earth. The greedy entity that is mankind does not get it all their own way though as they are forced to abandon Mars and a new type of martian is born. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - depressing/sad FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Inner Struggle Yes Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Cultural problems, alien culture Yes Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group Descript. of chases or violence - 0 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 % Main Adversary Identity: - an entire race Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Setting Which planet? - Mars Not Earth, in Solar System? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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