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A hilarious, reality-checking splash of cold water on the sci-fi dream of escaping Earth's problems. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A City on Mars.
- curious
- grounded
- playful
- sobering
- 01
Soonish
Kelly Weinersmith
A hilarious, comic-studded joyride through the weird, wild, and highly improbable technologies of tomorrow.
- 02
How To
Randall Munroe
A delightfully overcomplicated manual that uses extreme, apocalyptic physics to solve the most mundane of daily problems.
- 03
How we'll live on Mars
Stephen Petranek
A thrilling, pragmatic roadmap to humanity's next great frontier that makes science fiction feel like tomorrow's news.
- 04
Packing for Mars
Mary Roach
A hilariously grounded look at the deeply unglamorous, bodily realities of sending fragile humans into the void.
- 05
99% Invisible City
Roman Mars; Kurt Kohlstedt
A delightful pair of x-ray glasses for the built environment that turns a simple walk down the street into a treasure hunt.
- 06
The future of humanity
Michio Kaku
An exhilarating, mind-expanding leap into the cosmos that makes the impossible feel like tomorrow's news.
- 07
The case for Mars
Robert Zubrin · 1996
A pragmatic, step-by-step blueprint that transforms interplanetary colonization from distant science fiction into an achievable near-term reality.
- 08
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
A high-stakes, science-fueled puzzle box that unexpectedly blossoms into a deeply heartwarming story of interstellar friendship.
- 09
What If?
Randall Munroe
A delightful exercise in taking the most ridiculous questions imaginable and answering them with rigorous, cheerfully apocalyptic science.
- 10
Stranger Planet
Nathan W. Pyle
A delightfully literal, alien perspective on the mundane absurdities of being human.
- 11
Artemis
Andy Weir
A fast-paced, science-heavy lunar heist fueled by snark, swagger, and high-stakes engineering.
- 12
QualityLand
Marc-Uwe Kling
A hilarious, terrifyingly plausible romp through a hyper-capitalist future where algorithms know you better than you know yourself.
