Mars and the solar system books

Mars and the solar system books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.

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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.

Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
A comprehensive study of the initial colonization, scientific debates, and terraforming of Mars.
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The Martian
Andy Weir
A technical survival procedural focused on botany, chemistry, and engineering after an astronaut is stranded on Mars.
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
Depicts a lunar penal colony's revolution, detailing orbital ballistics, resource economics, and computer networks.
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Leviathan Wakes
James S. A. Corey
Establishes a solar-system-spanning cold war between Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt governed by realistic transit times.
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2001
Arthur C. Clarke
A foundational realistic treatment of interplanetary travel, artificial intelligence, and lunar exploration.
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