The Sands of Mars
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The Sands of Mars is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores early human colonization and terraforming efforts on the planet Mars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Leslie Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Mars colony governor
ⓘ
Martin Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ scientists on Mars ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Mars colony
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alien life ⓘ scientific exploration ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Mars colonization narratives in science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780575073173 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 200–250 pages ⓘ |
| hasScientificBasis | contemporary mid-20th-century understanding of Mars ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
future technology
ⓘ
human adaptation to extraterrestrial environments ⓘ interplanetary travel ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
science fiction readers ⓘ |
| hasTone | optimistic about space exploration ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkOf | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Martin Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
human colonization of Mars
ⓘ
terraforming ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early realistic depiction of Mars colonization
ⓘ
early treatment of terraforming in fiction ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOf | mid-20th-century space exploration fiction ⓘ |
| portrays |
early human settlement on Mars
ⓘ
social aspects of a Mars colony ⓘ technological challenges of colonization ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | science fiction writer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher | Sidgwick & Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| terraformationMethod | use of native Martian plant life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future (relative to 1951) ⓘ |
| workOf | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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