List of books set on Mars
| 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, 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 | Famous group of short stories set on Mars, exploration of an ancient civilisation. | Historical interest | ||
| The Martian | Andrew Weir | Good description of an early Martian exploration base. Famous use of potatoes. | |||
| Red Mars
Green Mars Blue Mars |
Kim Stanley Robinson | Complete development of Mars terraformation. Best series on the subject, solid factual base. | |||
| We Can Remember It For You Wholesale | Phillip K. Dick | Inspiration for the Total Recall movies | |||
| Barbarians of Mars | Edward P. Bradbury | 1966 | |||
| Warriors of Mars | Edward P. Bradbury | 1965 | |||
| Blades of Mars | Edward P. Bradbury | 1965 |
