From the Nebula Award-winning author of Timescape and Foundation's Fear comes a hard-science thriller about the race to Mars that will tie into NASA's upcoming landing on the planet.

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THE MARS GIRL (Joe Haldeman)

Carmen Dula was just like any other girl. Or she used to be, before she spent six months on the spacecraft, John Carter, as part of the first nine families to settle on Mars. )

Just like any other teenager she was curious about her new home-who wouldnt be?-but she did her schoolwork, enjoyed time with her friends, and she started to explore the red planet with the supervision of her guide and friend, Paul Santos; always within the rules set by the colony.)

Yet the Administrator, Dargo Solingen, seemed to have it out for her. She had no idea...