Product Description

The first manned mission to Mars has been a resounding success, and excitement grows as more new discoveries are made. However, one discovery continues to defy rational explanation - the 'marsmat' - a complex anaerobic life-form found in the planet's honeycomb of tunnels. This raises questions about the nature and meaning of life itself which will lead the curious and the driven to Pluto and beyond, to the cold void at the fringes of the solar system.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #285784 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Review
'Benford is a scientist who writes with verve and insight not only about black holes and cosmic strings but about human desires and fears' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

About the Author
Gregory Benford, as well as being author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed science fiction novels, is a professor of physics at the University of California at Irvine.

Customer Reviews

The Sunborn
An absorbing read. Benford's exciting speculation is backed in hard science. He draws on his knowledge as a professor of physics and weaves it through the tale with great effect. And his characters are engaging and do full justice to this very good novel