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− | !class=unsortable|Settlement information | + | ! class="unsortable" |Settlement information |
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− | | | + | |A Princess of Mars |
− | |||
|Edgar Rice Burroughs | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1912 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #1 | ||
|A series of 10 novels with the main Character, John Carter and his adventures on Mars, or Barsoom in the local language. | |A series of 10 novels with the main Character, John Carter and his adventures on Mars, or Barsoom in the local language. | ||
|Historical interest | |Historical interest | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Gods of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1913 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #2 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Warlord of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1913 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #3 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Thuvia, Maid of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1916 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #4 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Chessmen of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1922 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #5 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Master Mind of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1927 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #6 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |A Fighting Man of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1930 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #7 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Swords of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1934 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #8 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Synthetic Men of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1938 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #9 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Llana of Gathol | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1941 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #10 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |John Carter of Mars | ||
+ | |Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
+ | |1941 | ||
+ | |Martian Tales #11 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |White Mars | ||
+ | |Brian Aldiss with Roger Penrose | ||
+ | |1999 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Martian Race | ||
+ | |Gregory Benford | ||
+ | |2000 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Moving Mars | ||
+ | |Greg Bear | ||
+ | |1994 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Welcome to Mars | ||
+ | |James Blish | ||
+ | |1967 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Mars | ||
+ | |Ben Bova | ||
+ | |1992 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Martian Chronicles | |The Martian Chronicles | ||
+ | |Ray Bradbury | ||
+ | |1950 | ||
| | | | ||
− | |||
|Famous group of short stories set on Mars, exploration of an ancient civilisation. | |Famous group of short stories set on Mars, exploration of an ancient civilisation. | ||
|Historical interest | |Historical interest | ||
|- | |- | ||
|The Martian | |The Martian | ||
+ | |Andrew Weir | ||
+ | |2012 | ||
| | | | ||
− | |||
| | | | ||
|Good description of an early Martian exploration base. Famous use of potatoes. | |Good description of an early Martian exploration base. Famous use of potatoes. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Red Mars | |Red Mars | ||
− | + | |Kim Stanley Robinson | |
− | + | |1992 | |
− | |||
| | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Complete development of Mars terraformation. Best series on the subject, solid factual base. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Green Mars | ||
|Kim Stanley Robinson | |Kim Stanley Robinson | ||
+ | |1992 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Blue Mars | ||
+ | |Kim Stanley Robinson | ||
+ | |1996 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |The Martians |
+ | |Kim Stanley Robinson | ||
+ | |1999 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |We Can Remember It For You Wholesale | ||
|Phillip K. Dick | |Phillip K. Dick | ||
+ | |1966 | ||
+ | | | ||
|Inspiration for the Total Recall movies | |Inspiration for the Total Recall movies | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Warriors of Mars | ||
+ | |Edward P. Bradbury | ||
+ | |1965 | ||
+ | |Michael Kane #1 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Blades of Mars | ||
+ | |Edward P. Bradbury | ||
+ | |1965 | ||
+ | |Michael Kane #2 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Barbarians of Mars | ||
+ | |Edward P. Bradbury | ||
+ | |1966 | ||
+ | |Michael Kane #3 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Sands of Mars | ||
+ | |Arthur C. Clarke | ||
+ | |1951 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Road to Mars | ||
+ | |Eric Idle | ||
+ | |1999 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Podkayne of Mars | ||
+ | |Robert A. Heinlein | ||
+ | |1963 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |First Landing | ||
+ | |Robert Zubrin | ||
+ | |2001 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Mars Run | ||
+ | |Chris Gerrib | ||
+ | |2006 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Red Dust | ||
+ | |Paul J. McAuley | ||
+ | |1993 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Greening of Mars | ||
+ | |James Lovelock and Michael Allaby | ||
+ | |1984 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Stone Canal | ||
+ | |Ken Macleod | ||
+ | |2001 | ||
+ | |The Fall Revolution #2 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Man Plus | ||
+ | |Frederik Pohl | ||
+ | |1976 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Red Planet Blues | ||
+ | |Robert J. Sawyer | ||
+ | |2013 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Red Thunder | ||
+ | |Jon Varley | ||
+ | |2003 | ||
+ | |Thunder and Lightning #1 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Red Lightning | ||
+ | |Jon Varley | ||
+ | |2006 | ||
+ | |Thunder and Lightning #2 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Rolling Thunder | ||
+ | |Jon Varley | ||
+ | |2008 | ||
+ | |Thunder and Lightning #3 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Dark Lightning | ||
+ | |Jon Varley | ||
+ | |2014 | ||
+ | |Thunder and Lightning #4 | ||
+ | | | ||
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Revision as of 03:36, 15 August 2019
Title | Author | Year | Series and number | Summary | Settlement information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Princess of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1912 | Martian Tales #1 | A series of 10 novels with the main Character, John Carter and his adventures on Mars, or Barsoom in the local language. | Historical interest |
The Gods of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1913 | Martian Tales #2 | ||
The Warlord of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1913 | Martian Tales #3 | ||
Thuvia, Maid of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1916 | Martian Tales #4 | ||
The Chessmen of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1922 | Martian Tales #5 | ||
The Master Mind of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1927 | Martian Tales #6 | ||
A Fighting Man of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1930 | Martian Tales #7 | ||
Swords of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1934 | Martian Tales #8 | ||
Synthetic Men of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1938 | Martian Tales #9 | ||
Llana of Gathol | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1941 | Martian Tales #10 | ||
John Carter of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1941 | Martian Tales #11 | ||
White Mars | Brian Aldiss with Roger Penrose | 1999 | |||
The Martian Race | Gregory Benford | 2000 | |||
Moving Mars | Greg Bear | 1994 | |||
Welcome to Mars | James Blish | 1967 | |||
Mars | Ben Bova | 1992 | |||
The Martian Chronicles | Ray Bradbury | 1950 | Famous group of short stories set on Mars, exploration of an ancient civilisation. | Historical interest | |
The Martian | Andrew Weir | 2012 | Good description of an early Martian exploration base. Famous use of potatoes. | ||
Red Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson | 1992 | Complete development of Mars terraformation. Best series on the subject, solid factual base. | ||
Green Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson | 1992 | |||
Blue Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson | 1996 | |||
The Martians | Kim Stanley Robinson | 1999 | |||
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale | Phillip K. Dick | 1966 | Inspiration for the Total Recall movies | ||
Warriors of Mars | Edward P. Bradbury | 1965 | Michael Kane #1 | ||
Blades of Mars | Edward P. Bradbury | 1965 | Michael Kane #2 | ||
Barbarians of Mars | Edward P. Bradbury | 1966 | Michael Kane #3 | ||
The Sands of Mars | Arthur C. Clarke | 1951 | |||
The Road to Mars | Eric Idle | 1999 | |||
Podkayne of Mars | Robert A. Heinlein | 1963 | |||
First Landing | Robert Zubrin | 2001 | |||
The Mars Run | Chris Gerrib | 2006 | |||
Red Dust | Paul J. McAuley | 1993 | |||
The Greening of Mars | James Lovelock and Michael Allaby | 1984 | |||
The Stone Canal | Ken Macleod | 2001 | The Fall Revolution #2 | ||
Man Plus | Frederik Pohl | 1976 | |||
Red Planet Blues | Robert J. Sawyer | 2013 | |||
Red Thunder | Jon Varley | 2003 | Thunder and Lightning #1 | ||
Red Lightning | Jon Varley | 2006 | Thunder and Lightning #2 | ||
Rolling Thunder | Jon Varley | 2008 | Thunder and Lightning #3 | ||
Dark Lightning | Jon Varley | 2014 | Thunder and Lightning #4 |