{"product_id":"the-sands-of-mars-arthur-c-clarke-9780795300097","title":"The Sands of Mars","description":"\u003cb\u003ePredating the earliest manned space mission: the first full-length science fiction novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in 1951, before the achievement of space flight, Arthur C. Clarke created this visionary tale. Renowned science fiction writer Martin Gibson joins the spaceship \u003ci\u003eAres\u003c\/i\u003e, the world's first interplanetary ship for passenger travel, on its maiden voyage to Mars. His mission: to report back to the home planet about the new Mars colony and the progress it has been making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Sands of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, Clarke addresses hard physical and scientific issues with aplomb--and the best scientific understanding of the times. Included are the challenges of differing air pressures, lack of oxygen, food provisions, severe weather patterns, construction on Mars, and methods of local travel--both on the surface and to the planet's two moons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Clarke is] one of the truly prophetic figures of the space age.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur C. Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0795300093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780795300097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e RosettaBooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Arthur C. Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069616713983,"sku":"9780795300097","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15e91914-1477-48fb-aba2-5bd230a8d74f.jpg?v=1685425621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sands-of-mars-arthur-c-clarke-9780795300097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}