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Marsbound by Joe Haldeman

Carmen Dula and her family are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime - to join a group of scientists to live in a colony on Mars. After months of training, they embark on a long ride on the Elevator to go on the spaceship that will take them to Mars - and their new home.

Aboard the Elevator and the ship, Carmen falls for the dashing pilot, Paul, though he's not supposed to be fraternizing with the young college student. Once they arrive at Mars, Carmen finds herself the whipping boy for one of the colony leaders, Dargo, who is annoyed by all of the young people on the station and by Carmen's romance with Paul. Finally fed up with Dargo, Carmen seeks some alone time on Mars' surface and an accident leads her to the biggest discovery of all - life on Mars.

But these aliens are not native Martians, they too were sent to colonize the planet many years ago and keep watch on their Earth neighbors. But by who? What does the Martians' mysterious Creators want with Earth. And when contact is finally made, no one is sure if the Creator or Martians can be trusted.

A fun thriller with easily accesible science-fiction themes, Haldeman's voice is contemporary and interesting, for those who like science fiction and for those who don't.

"Marsbound" is published by Ace. It is $24.95 and 296 pages long.

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