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As the literature of ideas and imagination, Science Fiction and Fantasy simply demands discussion. The Empress of Mars by Kage Baker is this month's book pick. When the British Arean Company founded its Martian colony, it welcomed all settlers. Outcasts, misfits, and dreamers emigrated in droves to undertake the grueling task of terraforming the red planet—only to be abandoned when the BAC discovered it couldn't turn a profit.
This is the story of Mary Griffith, who opened the only place to buy a beer on the Tharsis Bulge. It's the story of Manco Inca, whose attempt to terraform Mars brought a new goddess vividly to life; of Stanley 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. Mary and her struggles and triumphs are at the center of it all, in her bar, the Empress of Mars. Jack McDevitt says, " Of all the gin joints in all the towns on all of Mars, the Empress is the one to visit. Let's raise a round to Kage Baker."

The Empress of Mars (Paperback)

By Kage Baker

$15.99

ISBN-13: 9780765325518
Availability: Temporarily out. Orders usually back in stock in 1-5 days
Published: Tor Books, 2/2010

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