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Title: A trip to Mars with a few science roadbumps
Review: I liked the book, in general, but about every fifty pages Bova's superficial science knocks me right out of the story. In the middle of the story, there's a meteor storm, which affects the characters like a machine-gun attack. AARGH! This ancient meteor-shower menace was already a cheap cliche (and unrealistic, to boot) back in the days of Flash Gordon. Then there's the ending, which makes me wonder if Bova paid any attention to what he described his characters as drinking. If you're not a science nit-picker like me, however, it's a good read. (And I really like the half-Navajo main character.)
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