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1) The Martian
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"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he...
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Chronicle of the dark star volume 1
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It is Earth year 2213?but, of course, there is no Earth anymore. Not since it was burned to a cinder by the sun, which has mysteriously begun the process of going supernova far sooner than anyone expected. The human race has fled to Mars, but this was only a temporary solution while we have prepared for a second trip: a 150-year journey to a distant star, our best guess at where we might find a new home.
3) The Martian
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[2015]
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After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 4
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A small mouse and his best friend, a giant flying robot, attempt to save the Earth when an evil Martian monkey and his mechanical creations attack.
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Skippyjon Jones (Picture books) volume 5
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Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua dog, has an adventure on Mars.
7) Morning star
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Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society's mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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First edition.
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"Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell - a regular kid...
10) Life on Mars
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[2017]
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"A young astronaut is trying to find life on Mars, but he's made a very big oversight"--
11) Pandora's star
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Commonwealth saga volume 1
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Critics have compared the engrossing space operas of Peter F. Hamilton to the classic sagas of such sf giants as Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert. But Hamilton’s bestselling fiction—powered by a fearless imagination and world-class storytelling skills—has also earned him comparison to Tolstoy and Dickens. Hugely ambitious, wildly entertaining, philosophically stimulating: the novels of Peter F. Hamilton will change the way you think about science...
12) Black hole sun
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Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
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On the planet Mars, sixteen-year-old Durango and his crew of mercenaries are hired by the settlers of a mining community to protect their most valuable resource from a feral band of marauders.
13) A look at Mars
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Pub. Date
2008
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1st ed.
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Describes Mars's year, environment, surface, and moons, and discusses plans for spacecraft to be sent to the planet.
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First graders from Mars volume 1
Pub. Date
2001
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As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought.
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First graders from Mars volume 2
Pub. Date
2002
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1st ed.
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Pelly feels miserable because she looks different from her Martian classmates, but a glamorous opera singer who visits her class shows Pelly that her differences make her special.
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Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Omnibus edition.
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This is a crossover steampunk fiction mythology. The comic takes characters from both traditional and modern day literature, and puts them in a single shared universe. In this amazingly imaginative tale, Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, and Hawley Griffin, the Invisible Man unite to defeat a deadly menace to London and all Britons! Then, one month later, the skies over England are filled with flaming rockets...
17) Mars needs moms
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Take out the trash, eat your broccoli. Who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when she's nabbed by Martians, who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Milo's quest to save his mom involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planetand taking on the alien nation and their leader. Includes bonus features.
18) Mission to Mars
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[19--]
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Widescreen ed.
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In the year 2020, the first manned mission to Mars has landed safely, but the crew is mysteriously decimated. NASA launches a recovery mission to investigate and bring back any survivors.
19) Tekis
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Pub. Date
2021.
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Primera edici�on: abril 2021.
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Ada, Oli y Kat son las Tekis, tres fant�asticas inventoras. Acompa�nadas de la robot Algoritmo, vivir�an grandes aventuras. El d�ia en que Purpurina desaparece, comienza un fabuloso viaje que las llevar�a, nada m�as y nada menos que... �a Marte!
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