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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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
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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Gnome Press publishedWork The Sands of Mars