WHITE MARS is Brian Aldiss' Utopian vision of mankind's future in space, written in collaboration with distinguished physicist Roger Penrose. Halfway through the next century, an organisation called EUPACUS, consisting of all the leading industrialised nations, has found a way to colonise Mars. They have, however, decided to protect the planet for scientific research. Human beings will live in great, self- perpetuating domes, producing their own food and oxygen, while drawing water from the planet's core. The option of terraforming the planet, bombarding it with CFCs in order to give it an atmosphere, has been discontinued.
Owing to economic collapse on earth the martian colony is cut off from the mother planet ('Downstairs' as they call it). The head of the colony, Tim Jefferies, sets out to create a perfect society. Some, however, only want to get home, and think that the Utopian ideals (which are all broadcast back to Earth) will only hamper their rescue. An arresting novel of ideals and conflicts WHITE MARS contrasts the warmth of community in the domes with the icy wastes of Mars.
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* Brilliant fictional creation of Mars - and mankind's attempt to colonise it - by top SF writer Aldiss in collaboraton with famous physicist Penrose.
* Subtitled 'or, the Mind Set Free - A 21st Century Utopia':
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Codice articolo 6545-9780751529784
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a first printing of the Warner edition B Format paperback (130 x 198 mm) in very good condition for its age. Crease to front cover adjacent to spine. Minor bump to top of book spine. Unread but the book is showing signs of shelf storage (some discolouration to one third of the bottom and leading edges of pages, not affecting text). Some tanning to pages. SYNOPSIS: "How can we achieve a better world? White Mars is a unique collaboration between the novelist and science fiction writer Brian Aldiss and the distinguished mathematician and scientist Sir Roger Penrose. This startling and authoritative novel shows how a new society could be built, in doing so producing a beautiful and grim new myth." IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Codice articolo 6154
Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. reprint. toward the end of the 21st century, society of men and women, a few thousand strong, is marooned on Mars. This untaxed Miles, and Miles on sport, on improved, as the Antarctic had been designated a continent science, so mars is preserved as a planet for science  a white Mars. This book marks a unique collaboration and shows how a new society could be built, and in doing so producing a beautiful and grim new myth. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 336 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0751529788. ISBN/EAN: 9780751529784. Inventory No: 0263341. Codice articolo 0263341