Mars

Bova's 1992 novel follows Jamie Waterman--a Navaho geologist--on the first manned mission to Mars. The multinational expedition is wrought with political and personal strife, as well as a mysterious illness that strikes the entire land crew and nearly brings the project to a halt. The earnestness and longing of the lead character comes through in Stefan Rudnicki's voice as he narrates the story of Waterman's dogged search for signs of life on the Red Planet. Whether or not there's life beneath the frozen surface of Mars, Rudnicki's spellbinding baritone brings all the members of the international crew to life, providing believable accents for Russian, Brazilian, English, Japanese, and Israeli members of the landing team. S.E.S. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine


Ben Bova is one of science fiction's most important figures. Here he gives us a novel about a near-future trip to Mars manned by an international team of 25. The story gives us a vivid, smart, and entertaining picture of what such a trip could be like. Harlan Ellison shows he is not only a great writer himself, but also a great narrator. He performs several different accents throughout the production, and his narration is infectiously energetic. S.D. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine