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THARSIS BOOKS

Standard Address Number (SAN): 1187562

RELEASED: March 01, 2003

GIVE US THIS MARS

Book Two 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 ...".

   

TITLE : "Give Us This Mars" (Mars Trilogy, Book Two)

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

ISBN: 0968750214

TYPE: Fiction, Adventure, War:

SPECS: Hardcover, 461 chapter pages, 6" x 9", 11/14 type, 4-color dustjacket;

CONTENT: Introductory (1 page); Prologue (2 pages); Quotations from H. W. Longfellow's "Psalm of Life" and Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" (1 page); 18 chapters (461 pages); 4-page appendix (Mars Clock and Calendar); 2-page map of Western Kasei Valley; 2-page map of 'Leaf Valley' and 'Elbow Plain'; 1-page detail sketch of glass compound. Total content pages: 474.

SOME MEMORABLE LINES FROM THE NOVEL: See "Give Us This Mars" quotations.

SERIES: A Mars Trilogy: "As It Is On Mars (First Edition, 2001) is Book One of the Trilogy. "Give Us This Mars" is Book Two. "Glory Be To Mars" (March, 2005) is Book Three of the Trilogy. A new REVISED SECOND EDITION of "As It Is On Mars" appeared in August, 2005.

NOTE: It is not at all necessary to read Book One of the Trilogy before reading Book Two. Enough of the story in Book One, which mostly takes place some ten years before the story in Book Two, is related in the early chapters of Book Two.

Book One tells how a few determined survivors of failed Mars missions unintentionally ended up founding the first human settlement on Mars, after a monumental struggle with the planet. Book Two of the trilogy continues the saga, but with the settlers now in an entirely different struggle, this time against other human beings trying to get control of their lands and resources.

LATEST REVIEW School Library Journal gave "Give Us This Mars" a rave review in its June issue. The full review is posted at the Amazon page for the novel at Amazon's online book store. Here is a sample:

. . . This extraordinary tale balances hard science with character development. History, politics, and even romance also play important parts. Readers may well feel as though they have stood on Mars, seen its beauty, and experienced its dangers, and they will be impatient for the next entry in this outstanding saga.

SPELLING: American

PRICE: US$25.95 CAN$36.95

BARCODE: On back cover: ISBN, Bookland EAN barcode with U.S.$ price (52595)

PUB DATE: March 01, 2003

STATUS: In Stock, as of Jan 31, 2003

PRINTER: Friesens Corp.

SHIPS: Within 24 hrs.

U.S. DISTRIBUTOR: BAKER & TAYLOR.

AVAILABILITY Available at major book stores, Amazon sites world wide (U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Japan), Barnesandnoble.com and other major on-line book stores from March 01. Copies are currently available direct from the publisher. (See section: TO ORDER DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER, below.)

AUTHOR BIO: See Here. This page also links to Conversations With The Author about Mars Trilogy Book Two "Give Us This Mars" in the fall of 2002 and about Book Three "Glory Be To Mars" in the fall of 2004. A conversation about Book One "As It Is On Mars" REVISED SECOND EDITION has also been posted.