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24 alternatives to Red Mars

A future history of Martian colonization

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Red Mars launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
America's Forgotten Mars Mission▲91
A visual essay, from Hardbound
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Earth and Space▲56
Photographs from the Archives of NASA
2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →
3
Wait But Why - How (and Why) SpaceX Will Colonize Mars▲67
The past and the future of space exploration.
2015 · waitbutwhy.com · its alternatives →
4
Homo Deus▲105
A Brief History of Tomorrow
2017 · ynharari.com · its alternatives →
5
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future▲67
Young readers' edition
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56
Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth▲60
How will humanity survive?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Deep Survival▲62
Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Diamond Age▲81
Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
12
Deep▲64
Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Wheels Stop▲63
The tragedies and triumphs of the space shuttle program
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Wait▲74
The art and science of delay
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Technotopia▲96
A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →
16
The Martian▲200
An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Cosmopolis▲66
The hidden agenda of modernity
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Earth: A Primer▲76
A science book/app for playful people
2015 · earthprimer.com · its alternatives →
19
Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61
Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
A History of Silicon Valley▲71
The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
redbook.io▲61
Readings in Database Systems (5th edition)
2015 · redbook.io · its alternatives →
22
Presence▲81
Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Tools for Thought▲69
The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Time Travel: A History▲63
A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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