Gritty and scientifically accurate science fiction adventure from New
York Times best-selling author Ben Bova and NASA space scientist Les
Johnson.
The first human mission to Mars meets with near-disaster when a
meteoroid strikes the spacecraft, almost destroying it. The ship is too
far from Earth to simply turn around and return home. The eight-person
crew must ride their crippled ship to Mars while they desperately
struggle to survive.
On Earth, powerful political forces that oppose human spaceflight try to
use the accident as proof that sending humans into space is too
dangerous to continue. The whole human space flight program hangs in the
balance. And if the astronauts can't nurse their ship to Mars and back,
the voyagers will become either the first Martian colonists--or the
first humans to perish on another planet.
About Rescue Mode:
"Space enthusiasts will appreciate the technical accuracy of Rescue
Mode which reflects the engineering background of author Les Johnson, a
rocket scientist. . . . Space enthusiasts . . . will want to add this
one to their collection."--Ad Astra, National Space Society
"Bova and Johnson artfully introduce us to the major players in . . .
the ambitious program for humankind's first manned mission to Mars . . .
and a tribute to Bova and Johnson's story-telling skill . . . [which]
shows plausible scientists at work in spite of daunting obstacles. . . .
a story well-told."--LabLit
About Mars, Inc.:
"The Hugo winner returns to his most popular subject: the quest for
Mars."--Publishers Weekly
About the award winning novels of Ben Bova:
"Technically accurate and absorbing . . ."--Kirkus
"[Bova is] the science fiction author who will have the greatest
effect on the world."--Ray Bradbury
"A masterful storyteller"--Vector
"Gives a good read while turning your eyes to what might be in the not
so distant future, just like Clarke and Asimov used to do so
well."--SFX
