The Empress of Mars: Set in the World of the Company Contributor(s): Baker, Kage (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765325519 ISBN-13: 9780765325518 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera - Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Company (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.56" W x 9.24" (0.77 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When the British Arean Company founded its Martian colony, it welcomed any settlers it could get. Outcasts, misfits, and dreamers emigrated in droves to undertake the grueling task of terraforming the cold red planet--only to be abandoned when the BAC discovered it couldn't turn a profit on Mars. This is the story of Mary Griffith, a determined woman with three daughters, who opened the only place to buy a beer on the Tharsis Bulge. It's also the story of Manco Inca, whose attempt to terraform Mars brought a new goddess vividly to life; of Stanford Crosley, con man extraordinaire; of Ottorino Vespucci, space cowboy and romantic hero; of the Clan Morrigan; of the denizens of the Martian Motel, and of the machinations of another Company entirely; all of whom contribute to the downfall of the BAC and the founding of a new world. But Mary and her struggles and triumphs are at the center of it all, in her bar, the Empress of Mars.Based on the Hugo-nominated novella of the same name, this is a rollicking novel of action, planetary romance, and high adventure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baker, Kage: - Kage Baker was an artist, actor, and director at the Living History Centre and taught Elizabethan English as a Second Language. Her books include In the Garden of Iden, Sky Coyote, and Mendoza in Hollywood, among many others. Born in 1952 in Hollywood, she lived in Pismo Beach, California, the Clam Capital of the World. She died on January 31, 2010. |