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The Ruins of Mars (The Ruins of Mars Trilogy Book 1) (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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From 2021 BIBA® Winning author, Dylan James Quarles:

Set against the turbulent backdrop of the near future, The Ruins of Mars opens on the discovery of an ancient city buried under the sands of the red planet. Images captured by twin sentient satellites show massive domes, imposing walls, and a grid work of buildings situated directly on the rim of Mars’ Grand Canyon, the Valles Marineris. With the resources of Earth draining away under the weight of human expansion, a plan is hatched to reclaim Mars from the cold grasp of death. A small band of explorers, astronauts, and scientists are sent to the red world in mankind's first interplanetary spaceship to begin construction on a human colony. Among them is a young archaeologist, named Harrison Raheem Assad, who is tasked with uncovering the secrets of the Martian ruins and their relation to the human race. Aided by the nearly boundless mind of a god-like artificial intelligence; the explorers battle space travel, harsh Martian weather, and the deepening mystery of the forgotten alien civilization. Begin the epic journey in Book One of the Ruins of Mars Trilogy!
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    The Ruins of Mars Trilogy
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    4 gennaio 2013
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AXGPWKO
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
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  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 270 pagine
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Nanny witch
5,0 su 5 stelle is there life on Mars?
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 12 giugno 2022
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Absolutely intriguing story, about the human need to find alien life on another planet. Interspersed with the scientific description of life aboard a spacecraft there was also the realisation that people need close, intimate relationships with others and even in the future there will be a craving to love and be loved. Loved the concept of the storyline and how it unfolded with a great ending! Cant wait to start book 2
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Dave Skinner
5,0 su 5 stelle Well done
Recensito in Canada il 13 marzo 2018
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This book is well written, exciting and fun to read. There are a few small errors, but not enough to distract from the story. Highly recommended to all science fiction fans.
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Jonny Magnum
5,0 su 5 stelle Astoundingly approachable start to a sci-fi saga
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 28 febbraio 2013
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I judge books based on their covers. I'm an awful human being for doing so, but why would books have covers if they weren't to be a reader's first impression on a book? With that said, I jumped into The Ruins of Mars with high expectations, given the cover was aesthetically pleasing and fresh. I was not let down. Not one bit.

The first book in what I have a feeling will be quite a successful trilogy, is without a doubt one of the most approachable and gratifying pieces of science fiction I have read in a long time. Growing bored of the myriad of Star Wars clones and other "galaxy far far away" pieces of fiction, I find myself retracting from the sci-fi genre. Everything seems rehashed and while trying to be completely original and new, just comes across as dissociative and bland. Quarles conveys a future that's entirely believable and grounded in reality, making this a fresh story without being bland and monochrome like most sci-fi books these days. He has a way with words to simplify, without dumbing down, the "science" in science fiction.

I found his voice very akin to that of a Michael Crichton novel, explaining and displaying an unseen world before us with ease. I even found myself laughing at several of the funnier moments in the novel, which was a breath of fresh air among a quite stale genre. Not every character is completely straight-faced and that adds depth to each individual, though, I would like more time spent with characters other than Harrison and Liu. I don't feel quite as connected with the rest of the crew as I do to them, which isn't necessarily a bad thing in the start to a trilogy. The AI are amazing characters as well, so I look forward to seeing more of them in the books to come.

Reading on a Kindle PaperWhite, I couldn't help but realize some formatting issues. I'm not sure if it was just me, but about 45% of the way through the book, the text turned from black to grey and after several pages would switch back. That continued for the duration of the novel, even so that it certain sentences and individual words were a lighter or darker font. It wasn't distracting and is a small issue that may be just an issue with my copy, but I thought it could be brought up just in case it's common and fixable.

Quoting straight from the text itself "The crew of Braun was as much an experiment in anthropology as it was a scientific mission to establish a human colony." The character depth drive this story forward and I'm in for the long-haul. And a sweet taste of suspense at the end has my mind racing as to what they will find next. Truly a fantastic work.
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William Popynick
5,0 su 5 stelle Entertaining
Recensito in Canada il 1 gennaio 2020
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Very entertaining. Now on the second book.
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DabOfDarkness
4,0 su 5 stelle Archaeology & Mars!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 1 gennaio 2016
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Set in a not too distant future, mankind is running out of resources. Mars is starting to look like a better and better bet for terraforming and the future of mankind. Two AIs, Romulus and Remus, are sent out to scan and map Mars from orbit. However, they make an unexpected discovery, one that fires the need to send a manned mission to Mars sooner rather than later.

This was a really enjoyable scifi adventure. Even though it has a few issues, I just thoroughly reveled in it. The pacing is really great, keeping the plot moving forward at all times. There’s a ton of interesting characters, and from so many walks of life (different ethnicities, sexual orientation, etc.). The major plot points were riveting – exploration on Mars, humanity’s dwindling resources at home, the huge, big mystery found on Mars. Then there is all the awesome tech. Yeah, you heard me. The author does a most excellent job of integrating futuristic tech into the story seamlessly.

So let’s get my few criticisms out of the way to make run for me to gush over how much I enjoyed this novel. First, the ladies. None are major characters and none are plot central for more than a glancing moment at a time. The men get to make all the decisions and have all the adventures. In fact, for the first third of the book, the only female characters are an AI named Alexandria and someone’s mum on vidphone conversation. Finally, about halfway through, there’s several more ladies tossed in and they are all highly qualified folks, so I had high hopes that some of them would have plot-central roles in the second half of the book. Alas, they all quickly fall into the background and are there to provide comfort and care as needed. So, obviously, that was my biggest disappointment with the book especially since they each held potential – each has their own personality and background. Honestly, the author knows how to write female characters, so I’m not sure why he underutilized them so extremely in this first book.

The rest of my criticisms are all minor and can be lumped together. There appeared to be little to no cross training among the personnel heading off to Mars, which struck me as odd. Apparently the Mars astronaut suits don’t have built in safety systems and become completely useless if the suit loses contact with the governing AI – again this seemed odd. Redundancy equals safety in outer space, after all. There’s a few other minor things like that, but you get the point.

Now, even with those flaws, this was a hell of a ride. The constant sense of anticipation and mystery were excellent. I was never bored with this book, never rushing ahead because I found this character or that scene boring. The timeline starts in 2044 and then jumps ahead to 2048 and then back and forth a little, showing how the manned mission got pulled together. I thought this was well done and I didn’t find it confusing at all. The chapters and subchapters are nicely time stamped to keep you all straight.

The tech is awesome. I love all the 3D imaging and various surfaces that can be used as touch sensitive computer screens. Then there’s the AIs. Oh yeah. Nicely done indeed! I really liked that there were various types of AIs created for different purposes and having different limitations and skill sets. This of course gave them individual personalities. First, there are the brothers Remus and Romulus who are each embodied in their own unmanned space satellite. They were created to go out and scan Mars, looking for and analyzing water and mineral sources. Alexandria is a kind of chatty world-wide info AI that can be accessed by most humans. Copernicus works with the Mars Project and the related agencies, like NASA. Donovan is the AI for the CIA (and he is just a tad spooky). The author also added in genetically modified food crops to be grown on Mars and also gene manipulation for the Mars astronauts to give them greater tolerances to extreme conditions. I felt that all the tech was plausible and well used in the story.

The caste is large but not unwieldy. It was great to see that the mission to Mars was a world effort. Tatyana Vodevski, Harrison Raheem Assad, Xao-Xong Liu, YiJay, Aguilar, Ralph Marshall, Vivianna Calise, Elizabeth Kubba, James Floyd, Julian Thomas, etc. As you can see, lots of personalities to mix it up with. If this ever goes to audiobook, the narrator will have to be skilled in numerous accents.

Then there is the big mystery on Mars discovered by Romulus and Remus. From the title of the book, you might have already guessed that something was found on Mars that no one was expecting. Folks back on Earth have a variety of responses to this. It’s not all flowers and swaying in a large circle. It was great to see such a realistic response from the mass of humanity to this discovery. So after this big discovery is made, the Mars manned mission gets additional funding and is rushed into being. Further discoveries are made and one was beyond what I expected but was excellently executed. Now, I can’t wait to jump into Book 2 to see what else our Mars astronauts stumble across!
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