num_pages: 464
description: When an explosion of the rocket launching the Mars Transit Vehicle kills four crewmen, the U.S. decides to redirect its energies to near-Earth projects, killing the manned mission to Mars. But tycoon John Axelrod assembles a consortium to fund the project, and he expects to net billions. But a European-Asian airbus will make a similar expedition. Now, the race is on to get to the Red Planet first.
language: English
title: The Martian Race
titlecomplete: The Martian Race (Adventures of Viktor & Julia, #1)
genres: Audiobook, Hard Science Fiction, 20th Century, Science Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Space
ratings_count: 917
series: Adventures of Viktor & Julia
publisher: Aspect