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for "As It Is On Mars", First Edition, 2001

Book One of the Mars Trilogy

NOTE ABOUT THE MARS TRILOGY: Each of the novels of the trilogy has a positive message of hope for the future endeavors of humanity, and they are set in the reality of the Mars revealed by NASA's 21st Century Mars Missions, including the Mars Rover missions of 2004-2006: Mars as it actually is. The novels allow the reader to experience Mars just as it is, as the trials of the first human settlers unfold in a saga of powerful emotions and heroic deeds. The early Martians choose a beautiful valley for their settlement, a unique Shangri-La they name Folium Vallis, or Leaf Valley; it lies in the magnificent Western Kasei Valley region of the planet.

Few of us will ever set foot on Mars, but if you would like to experience Mars, just as it is, currently Thomas W. Cronin's Mars Trilogy is probably the only way.

But readers don't have to take our word for all this. The School Library Journal had this to say: "Readers may well feel they have stood on Mars, seen its beauty, and experienced its dangers ...".


   

STATUS: OUT OF STOCK and OUT OF PRINT.

[NOTE TO VENDORS: Although there is a continued steady demand for this First Edition of "As It Is On Mars", it will not be reprinted. A REVISED SECOND EDITION of "As It Is On Mars", ISBN 0968750249 (August 01, 2005) replaces it, and is available for shipment.]

FEATURED INDEPENDENT REVIEW QUOTE:

ADULT/HIGH SCHOOL...gripping and original epic...an almost unbearably suspenseful series of events ...a frightening sense of just how alien and hostile an environment Mars really is for humans ... clear exposition of scientific material ...when the end comes--with a powerful twist--readers will be longing for a sequel

            -- School Library Journal, Christine C. Menefee, Fairfax County Public Library, VA, 2001


TITLE : "As It Is On Mars" (First Edition, Book One of the Mars Trilogy)

AUTHOR: Thomas W. Cronin (Ph.D., Physics)

ISBN: 0968750206

TYPE: ADVENTURE FICTION: A suspenseful and inspiring Mars saga.

SPECS: Hardcover, 433 chapter pages, 6" x 9", 11/14 type, 4-color dustjacket;

CONTENT: Intro (1 page), Prologue (2 pages), Burns poem excerpt (1 page), 15 chapters (433 pages), 2 1-page appendices (Chronicle of Events, and Martian Calendar), 1-page map of Western Kasei Valley, 1-page acknowledgements . Total content pages: 442.

INDEPENDENT REVIEW QUOTES: See here.

HONORS FOR As It Is On Mars, First Edition:

THARSIS BOOK TITLE SELECTED
FOR TOP FORTY OF ALL 2001 FICTION TITLES

Pennsylvania School Library Association Selection Committee has sent us this message:

Dear Publisher: CONGRATULATIONS
P.S.L.A ... is pleased to inform you that one of your books ["As It Is On Mars"] has been selected for our annual list of the [top 40] best selections for young adults. The books were featured at a workshop with over 200 librarians in April. They will be highlighted in our Print Publication Learning and Media in the fall ...

Here are the highlights from the P.S.L.A. review:

Young adult/Adult...an excellent hard science novel showing outstanding research and ... ... [a] fascinating scenario. Great hard science fiction with such compelling characters, and cultural and ethical components, doesn't come along that often. Buy this book for any high school library!

          -- Science Fiction.     Pam Kavanaugh, Pensylvania School Library Association, April 2002

SERIES: A MARS TRILOGY "As It Is On Mars" is Book One of the Trilogy.
A Revised Second Edition of Book One, "As It Is On Mars" is due in August 2005; a brief excerpt has been posted.
Book Two of the Trilogy is "Give Us This Mars" , published March 2003; a brief excerpt has been posted.
Book Three of the Trilogy is "Glory Be To Mars", to appear in March 2005; a brief excerpt has been posted.

SPELLING: American

RETAIL PRICE: U.S$24.95 CAN$34.95

BARCODE: On back cover: ISBN, Bookland EAN barcode with U.S.$ price (52495)

PUB DATE: March 01, 2001

PRINTER: Friesens Corp.

SHIPS: . Tharsis Books can no longer ship this title. See Second Edition.

U.S. DISTRIBUTOR: BAKER & TAYLOR.

AUTHOR BIO: See Here. This page also links to Conversations With The Author in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

CONTENT OF "As It Is On Mars" (First Edition)


      (A) For a Content Summary, and for Content Summaries
            of other recent Mars novels: See Here .

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