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The Martian Race
Author: Gregory Benford
Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir
Unabridged: 15 hr 11 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Published: 12/09/2014
Category: Fiction - Science Fiction - High Tech
Synopsis
From the Nebula Award-winning author of Timescape and Foundation's Fear comes a hard-science thriller about the race to Mars.When an explosion of the rocket launching the Mars Transit Vehicle kills four crewmen, the US 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. A 2000 Prometheus Award Nominee for Best Novel. A 2000 Locus Award Nominee.