A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

A Hugo Award winner for best related work, A City on Mars is a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement. It explores whether the dream of new worlds won't create a nightmare for settlers and the people they leave behind. With deep expertise, a winning sense of humour, and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the Weinersmiths investigate whether and how to become multiplanetary.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024 ONE OF THE TIMES,SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW SCIENTIST BEST SCIENCE BOOKS OF THE YEAR A HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST RELATED WORK 2024 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE #2 MOST GIFTED BOOK IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM From the bestselling authors of Soonish ,a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement , "Earth is not well." The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, no Twitter - beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of original research, and interviews with leading space scientists, engineers, and legal experts, they aren't so sure it's a good idea. Space tech and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the deep knowledge needed to have space-kids, build space-farms, and create space nations in a way that doesn't spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, "A City on Mars" investigates whether the dream of new worlds won't create a nightmare, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. With deep expertise, a winning sense of humor, and art from the beloved creator of "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal," the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself - whether and how to become multiplanetary.

Weight: 332g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780141993300