# A City on Mars

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- Book: [A City on Mars](https://www.bookquiver.com/kelly-weinersmith/a-city-on-mars) ([A City on Mars.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kelly-weinersmith/a-city-on-mars.md))
- Authors: [Kelly Weinersmith](https://www.bookquiver.com/kelly-weinersmith)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4199-334-8
- Published: 2023-11-07
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

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 humour 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.