โ Scribed by Frederik Pohl
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The Nebula Awardwinning masterwork by the author of Gateway
In the not-too-distant future, a desperate war for natural resources threatens to bring civilization to a crashing halt. Nuclear warships from around the globe begin positioning themselves as the American government works feverishly to complete a massive project to colonize Mars. Former astronaut Roger Torraway has agreed to be transformed by the latest advances in biological and cybernetic science into something new, a being that can survive the rigors of Mars before it is terraformed. Becoming Man Plus will allow him to be the linchpin in opening the new Martian frontierbut not without challenging his humanity as no man has ever been challenged before.
A bestselling, Nebula Awardwinning novel when first published more than thirty years ago, this book is now more relevant than ever, as the battle between corporate interests and those who seek to save Earths natural resources steadily escalates. The question of where man will go once the worlds food, water, and oil have run out has yet to be answered. Man Plus by Frederick Pohl is a brilliantly imagined, compelling possible scenario that has enthralled countless readers.
The Nebula Award-winning prequel to Mars Plus. The Man Plus Project begins as a way to explore and colonize Mars by transforming humans into cyborgs. When the international situation on Earth starts to deteriorate alarmingly, it appears that a colony on Mars might be the only hope for survival of the human race. But can humans handle being cyborgs? Reissue.
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : Masterworks of Science Fiction [29]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780765321787
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