num_pages: 180
description: A Meeting with Medusa  - Arthur C. ClarkeTaking place partly on Earth and partly in the atmosphere of Jupiter, the story tells of Howard Falcon, the captain of a new and experimental giant-sized helium-filled airship. When an accident causes the ship to crash, Falcon is badly injured and takes over a year to fully recover.Green Mars - Kim Stanley RobinsonNearly a generation has passed since the first pioneers landed, but the transformation of Mars to an Earthlike planet has just begun The plan is opposed by those determined to preserve the planets hostile, barren beauty. Led by rebels like Peter Clayborne, these young people are the first generation of children born on Mars. They will be joined by original settlers Maya Toitovna, Simon Frasier, and Sax Russell. Against this cosmic backdrop, passions, rivalries, and friendships explode in a story as spectacular as the planet itself.
language: English
title: A Meeting With Medusa/Green Mars
titlecomplete: A Meeting With Medusa/Green Mars
genres: Audiobook, Hard Science Fiction, Short Stories, Novella, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 562
publisher: Tor Books