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Mayan Mars
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780916251710
ISBN: 0916251713
Label: Green Grass Press
Manufacturer: Green Grass Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 279
Publication Date: September 30, 2005
Publisher: Green Grass Press
Studio: Green Grass Press
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Gustavo Chen is recently widowed and trying to forget his pasthe escapes into his teaching and aerospace research and obsessively surfs the La Jolla waves on his time off. An affair with a sexy young student and a mysterious job offer lead him into a world of industrial secrets, indigenous beliefs, and a microscopic extraterrestrial life-form that threatens worldwide disaster.
Journey from the mystical rainforests of the Yucatan to the sunny beaches of San Diego, and across the ocean to Japan in this thrilling science fiction adventurethe story of one mans attempt to stop mutated Martian viruses from coming to earth in the form of a killer plague. Spanning the centuries from 500 AD to the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012, Mayan Mars is an intricate tale of seduction, deception, revenge, and undying love.
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Rating:  - Every man's fantasy and worst fear
Sex, organized crime, academia politics, science fiction, ancient history, globalization -- this page-turning suspense novel has it all condensed in <300 pages. At times, however, the author does a poor job of painting a picture. Some settings are described vividly but others are simply stated. Also, was a large chunk of pages missing from the book? There was no pinnacle. There was build-up leading up to it, but the denoument was rushed into. Still, it was satisfying. Overall this is a great ... Read More
Rating: - Mayan Mars - A Must Read
This novel is an intoxicating cocktail of suspense, mystery, and action. The rich descriptions of Brazil, Peru, and Japan transports the reader through both space and time. With an ambitious approach to examine science vs. nature and the wild vs. civilization, Meyers explores the complicated relationship between man and progress. A must read across all genres.
Rating: - "Mayan Mars", a futuristic novel by Marc Meyers
During my recent visit to Brazil I had great pleasure to meet the author, Prof. Marc Meyers, in person. This motivated me even more to read "Mayan Mars" - I heard of the author and his book earlier. I must admit that I read his book with great interest - as soon as I immersed myself into it, my curiosity increased immensely and I wanted to discover what will happen next. The plot depicts a truly unusual concatenation of science, technology and human emotions; integrating the past, the presence and the ... Read More
Rating: - Antique civilization
Amazing book. The most intersting topic was the capacity of the author to connect the history of an old civilization with a modern science situation. In this manner, we can feel the possibility of the history becomes true.
Rating: - the Trip to Mayan
This book gives us a wonderful trip to Mayan, to its history and its culture. This story combined together the ancient legends, the real life, and the fabulous imagination of future. It also makes us to think about the fate of human being.
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