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Title: Built-up and left-hanging
Review: Ben Bova owes me several hours of my life. I kept on reading, expecting answers to questions and possibilities that he stirred. 550 pages later, all I had was irritation. The book dwells too much on the mundane political arguments that go on back at Earth while wonderful adventures await on Mars. He also dwells on racial origins too much. His portrayal of many of the Mars team as predjudiced against all sorts of national and racial backgrounds just doesn't fit. With the familiarity most Americans have with the space programs of today and there extensive, close association training it makes it hard to believe that the characters would be so petty and unproffesional.I see that there is a "Return to Mars" from Mr. Bova. Well guess what; I'm not goin' there.
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