Mars in Science Fiction
The novels, films, TV series, and games that imagined Mars before we got there.
Aurora
A generation ship travels to Tau Ceti, confronting the brutal physical and psychological realities of interstellar colonization. Robinson…
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Astronaut Mark Watney is stranded on Mars after his crew evacuates during a dust storm. Using botany and…
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A teenage girl travels with her family to a Mars colony and discovers alien life. Hard SF with…
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The first book of Robinson's landmark trilogy follows 100 colonists on Mars as they begin the centuries-long terraforming…
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Valentine Michael Smith, raised by Martians, returns to Earth and transforms human society with Martian philosophy and culture.
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A satirical science fiction novel involving Mars, fate, and the meaninglessness of human endeavor — told through a…
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Linked stories depicting humanity's colonization of Mars — a meditation on nostalgia, colonialism, and the human tendency to…
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Two boys on Mars discover a conspiracy by the company that administers the colony. One of Heinlein's earliest…
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A future history of humanity spanning two billion years, including periods when humanity is forced to adapt to…
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Confederate soldier John Carter is mysteriously transported to Mars where his Earth physiology gives him superhuman strength in…
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Martians invade England with devastating war machines. Humanity's defenses prove useless; the invaders are defeated by Earth's microorganisms.
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