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The New Mars: The City Dome
The New Mars: The City Dome
The New Mars: The City Dome
John L. Manning Jr.
The CityDome goes up fast with many workers and Nano-tech. Some of the workers are staying at the CityDome and bring their families there to find work. The workers bring their children with them and find that the schools aren't ready, some people do not think Mars is a place for humans to grow. There are many jobs at the CityDome, but they are being filledfast by the people that helped build this big citydome.One of the workers is so overwhelmed by the city that he doesn’t give his family much choice but tomoveto Mars with him. He is surprised that his wife and daughter settle in to life on Mars so easily and they enjoy the activities in this citydome. Three young college graduates get a graduation present that helps them find work on Mars. Their parents wanted to experience Mars and decide to bring their sons as a college graduation present. The three sons bring along there three girl friends with them and they tour the CityDome while their parents stay at the MarsTent complexes. Their parents dream of retiring to or working at Mars with their sons nearby.There are a lot of things happening at Mars. There are races and other extremesports going on in the CityDome and in the MarsTents. The MarsDomes complex is in between the city and the tents, so before the sons go to meet there parents at the tents they stop at the MarsDomes and take a tour of the Science Dome and see how things have developed on Mars. When they meet their parents, they have a lot to talk about as they spend the day in Tent B. Tent B is a sports complex with racing, basketball, golf, and other sports with a big activity restaurant in it.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Science Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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John L. Manning Jr.'s "The New Mars: The City Dome" is a fabrication of reality in every sense of the word. From living quarters to shopping centers to relationships, everything is copacetic. The plot follows three college students, their families, and their girlfriends. Initially on a vacation, they tour the Mars planet that has been newly developed for long term visitation. Basically, the characters serve as venues for the author to describe how each new structure in Mars is "cool." Pages are full of explanations as to what each place does and why it is important.

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