'It was a desert. A vista of reddish rocks and drifted sand,arid and hot,extending to the limits of their view. A dreary waste upon which nothing moved or grew . . .'For British pilot Dale Curtance the Keuntz Prize - to be awarded to the first person to take a spaceship to another planet and back - is the ultimate challenge. Not only has he to build a ship to survive the journey,assemble a top-notch crew and choose a destination,he's also got to beat the Russians and Americans.Soon the GLORIA MUNDI blasts off from Salisbury Plain,bound for Mars. There's only one problem - a stowaway called Joan. Not only does her presence wreck calculations and threaten the mission,but her tale suggests that Mars may be a more dangerous destination than they ever expected.'Perhaps the best writer of science fiction England has ever produced'Stephen King
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241977026Number of pages: 192Weight: 138 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 12 mm
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