A City on Marsβ β β β β
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith Accessible and intricately researched, with scattered humor to keep the readerβs interest. Getting to space is the easy part. Staying there is going to be a lot more complicated.
Soonishβ β β β β
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith Fascinating, accessible, funny, and still relevant overview of cutting-edge tech, even though it took me 7 years to get around to reading it.
Tales From The Bully Pulpitβ β β β β
Benito Cereno and Graeme MacDonald A sci-fi comedy graphic novel featuring a time-traveling Teddy Roosevelt and the ghost of Thomas Edison, battling a descendant of Adolf Hitler. On Mars. Wearing mecha armor.
Under Alien Skiesβ β β β β
Philip Plait A fun look at what it would be like to visit other planets or star systems, weaving together sci-fi scenarios, the science behind them, and the history of how those discoveries were made.