An early look at trying to live on Mars.

Clark says in the intro of this early novel of his that it was a departure from Lowell, Burroughs and Brackett.

Although it is still rather different from the planet we know todary.

A rather quaint novel as the people on the red planet learn to get along, and get along with what they find there and the conditions.

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2009/10... ( )

A good story again from Clarke, with some similarity to many of his other works. As ever there are some aspects that leave you slack jawed in astonishment at what he says, but this was written many years ago in a different time. The story is essentially believable, and well written with a suitable twist at the end. Look out for the gross failure of Clarke to predict the modern computer, at times it is hilariously jarring. ( )

I really liked it when a teen, but today it feels kind of dated. Could be used as a tool to understand the mood of the 50s, when it was written. ( )

NO THREE EYED BUG FEATURED CREATURES IN HIS STORIES HIS SCIENCE IS SO BELIEVABLE ( )