Tim takes a look @ ‘Mars Life’
By Ben Bova Published by Tor
When I was assigned this review I was nervous, as my reading of Sci-Fi isn’t as wide as I would have liked. Thankfully my fears where assuaged early on as ’Mars Life’ was set in a universe not so far from our own. It’s a daunting task to start reading an author with so many titles (literally in his case) under his belt. But I took the baptism of fire and went in head first.
Plot: In the not too far future, it’s all turned bad. Global flooding has damaged the planet irreplaceably. But the focus of the story is the fact of the age old question ‘Was there ever life on Mars’? A excavation of a supposed alien village on the planet lead by a man called Carter discovers a piece of potential martian vertebrae. But Mother Earth is dropping it’s funding of the Mars Project to deal with the other problems. But surely this is a scientific breakthrough?
Well if they can get the money and get past the opposition, it will be…
Thoughts: Throughout what I’ve read so far, Bova’s grasp of science is very apparent (as He is well known for this) and his mirror on our world’s own state through the medium of global warming and similar issues are scarily accurate.
The story is film like in it’s writing. Throughout reading I could easily visualise it on a movie screen, with the massive Martian vistas and the Caramel skies. The interaction between the players is a treat to read too.
He also deals with the issue of the Church being against the possibility of Martian life within the plot.
As a church goer I appreciate the fact this is handled without bias. There are characters whom are not unopposed to the concept, showing the real life diversity within the Christian church.
Overall: I really enjoyed this book, the cast was diverse and likeable. The story was paced well and full of intrigue. If Mr Bova’s other books are like this one, I may very well start looking for them.
The best part is the suspense of the discoveries, read and find out why
Visit Ben Bovas' website at www.benbova.net and look out for his new novel Mars life. Avalible at Amazon.com here and Amazon.co.uk here.
When I was assigned this review I was nervous, as my reading of Sci-Fi isn’t as wide as I would have liked. Thankfully my fears where assuaged early on as ’Mars Life’ was set in a universe not so far from our own. It’s a daunting task to start reading an author with so many titles (literally in his case) under his belt. But I took the baptism of fire and went in head first.
Plot: In the not too far future, it’s all turned bad. Global flooding has damaged the planet irreplaceably. But the focus of the story is the fact of the age old question ‘Was there ever life on Mars’? A excavation of a supposed alien village on the planet lead by a man called Carter discovers a piece of potential martian vertebrae. But Mother Earth is dropping it’s funding of the Mars Project to deal with the other problems. But surely this is a scientific breakthrough?
Well if they can get the money and get past the opposition, it will be…
Thoughts: Throughout what I’ve read so far, Bova’s grasp of science is very apparent (as He is well known for this) and his mirror on our world’s own state through the medium of global warming and similar issues are scarily accurate.
The story is film like in it’s writing. Throughout reading I could easily visualise it on a movie screen, with the massive Martian vistas and the Caramel skies. The interaction between the players is a treat to read too.
He also deals with the issue of the Church being against the possibility of Martian life within the plot.
As a church goer I appreciate the fact this is handled without bias. There are characters whom are not unopposed to the concept, showing the real life diversity within the Christian church.
Overall: I really enjoyed this book, the cast was diverse and likeable. The story was paced well and full of intrigue. If Mr Bova’s other books are like this one, I may very well start looking for them.
The best part is the suspense of the discoveries, read and find out why
Visit Ben Bovas' website at www.benbova.net and look out for his new novel Mars life. Avalible at Amazon.com here and Amazon.co.uk here.
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