The Gardens of Mars

Author: John Gimlette
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1788544714
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532

Book Description
A journey – both historical and contemporary – among the fantastical landscapes, resourceful inhabitants and isolated tribes of the world's fourth-largest island of enduring fascination for its rich biodiversity: Madagascar. 'A beautifully written depiction of the history of this beguiling island' Literary Review 'Courageous, exploratory, humane and with a wry sense of humour' Spectator 'A feat of journalism, observation and determination' Dr Alyson Hitch 'Wonderfully witty and wry' Benedict Allen We think we know Madagascar but it's too big, too eccentric, and too impenetrable to be truly understood. As well as visiting every corner of the island, John Gimlette journeys deep into Madagascar's past. Along the way, he meets politicians, sorcerers, gem prospectors, militiamen, rioters, lepers and the descendants of seventeenth-century pirates. Insightful and wryly humorous, here's an encounter with the people, landscapes, politics and history of one of the most remarkable places on Earth.

Dejah Thoris: Gardens of Mars

Author: Amy Chu
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 1524107336
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Dejah Thoris, obsessed with finding the legendary Gardens of Mars, recruits her own expedition team of scientists. But once outside the palace walls, things don't go as planned, and the Princess learns the hard way just how dangerous Barsoom really is.

Rainbow Mars

Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780812566789
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
Science fiction-roman.

Getting Started in Permaculture

Author: Jennifer Mars
Publisher: Permanent Publications
ISBN: 9781856230353
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Presents information on designing and building productive gardens along with fifty projects using recycled products.

The Gods of Mars

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher: Fihrist Kitap
ISBN: 6256407296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
After the long exile on Earth, John Carter finally returned to his beloved Mars. But beautiful Dejah Thoris, the woman he loved, had vanished. Now he was trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars -- an Eden from which none ever escaped alive. The Gods of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second of his Barsoom series. It was first published in The All-Story as a five-part serial in the issues for January-May 1913.[1] It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in September, 1918. Excerpt: For moments after that awful laugh had ceased reverberating through the rocky room, Tars Tarkas and I stood in tense and expectant silence. But no further sound broke the stillness, nor within the range of our vision did aught move.At length Tars Tarkas laughed softly, after the manner of his strange kind when in the presence of the horrible or terrifying. It is not an hysterical laugh, but rather the genuine expression of the pleasure they derive from the things that move Earth men to loathing or to tears.Often and again have I seen them roll upon the ground in mad fits of uncontrollable mirth when witnessing the death agonies of women and little children beneath the torture of that hellish green Martian fete-the Great Games. I looked up at the Thark, a smile upon my own lips, for here in truth was greater need for a smiling face than a trembling chin.

A Wizard of Mars

Author: Diane Duane
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547487959
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 565

Book Description
“One of finest current writers of speculative fiction pays loving homage to its Golden Age in this ninth title in the Young Wizards series.” —Kirkus Reviews In the hotly anticipated ninth installment of the Young Wizards series, Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan become part of an elite team investigating the mysterious “message in a bottle,” which holds the first clues to the secrets of the long-lost inhabitants of Mars. But not even wizardry can help them cope with the strange events that unfold when the “bottle” is uncorked and a life form from another era emerges. Though the Martians seem friendly, they have a plan that could change the shape of more than one world. As the shadow of interplanetary war stretches over both worlds, Kit and Nita must fight to master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to Mars and its last inhabitants. If they don’t succeed, the history that left Mars lifeless will repeat itself on Earth. Praise for the Young Wizards series “Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.” —Publishers Weekly “High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.” —Locus “Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for ‘Harry Potter’ read-alikes.” —School Library Journal “Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L’Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.” —The Horn Book

Gardens of the Sun

Author: Paul Mcauley
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1616143436
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 524

Book Description
The Quiet War is over. The city states of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, founded by descendants of refugees from Earth’s repressive regimes, the Outers, have fallen to the Three Powers Alliance of Greater Brazil, the European Union, and the Pacific Community. A century of enlightenment, rational utopianism and exploration of new ways of being human has fallen dark. Outers are herded into prison camps and forced to collaborate in the systematic plundering of their great archives of scientific and technical knowledge, while Earth’s forces loot their cities and settlements and ships, and plan a final solution to the ‘Outer problem.’ But Earth’s victory is fragile, and riven by vicious internal politics. While seeking out and trying to anatomise the strange gardens abandoned in place by the Outers’ greatest genius, Avernus, the gene wizard Sri Hong-Owen is embroiled in the plots and counterplots of the family that employs her. The diplomat Loc Ifrahim soon discovers that profiting from victory isn’t as easy as he thought. And on Earth, in Greater Brazil, the democratic traditions preserved and elaborated by the Outers have infected a population eager to escape the tyranny of the great families who rule them. Meanwhile, in the outer reaches of the Solar System, a rag-taggle group of refugees struggle to preserve the last of the old ideals. And on Triton, fanatical members of a cabal prepare for a final battle that threatens to shatter the future of the human species. After a conflict fought to contain the expansionist, posthuman ambitions of the Outers, the future is as uncertain as ever. Only one thing is clear. No one can escape the consequences of war -- especially the victors.

Rambunctious Garden

Author: Emma Marris
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 160819454X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
"Some of the material in this book appeared previously, in a different form, in the journal Nature"--T.p. verso.

Mars Awakening

Author: Brett Mahar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780645063004
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
"Commander Chase, you are not the first to walk on Mars surface, but you are the first to have the opportunity to colonise the planet."Chase has awoken to find he is the Commander for a mission; to be the first to colonise Mars. The accommodation is beyond his expectations, but then he did not expect to be here in any case. Twenty-five lined up identical modules, their dimensions eleven meters by three meters. Each module with a purpose and located underground to protect the crew from radiation. Chase has full decision making power, but his privacy is forfeited, as the entertainment company TronTV is streaming their every move to Earth. Chase is suspicious, nobody gets given the opportunity of a lifetime without there being a tremendous cost. Supporting his suspicions is the frustrating AI, September, which despite all the technology at his disposal, is only predicting a 2% chance of surviving a full two years. Chase is sure the price will be his life, and possibly the lives of his crew. Can he learn quickly enough to understand the scope of the TronTV game, before he has to suffer the consequences?

John Carter of Mars

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 1612104908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219

Book Description
This book includes: John Carter and the Giants of Mars and The Skeleton Men of Jupiter