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	Mars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mars has only a quarter the surface area of the Earth and only one-tenth the mass, though its surface area is approximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land because Mars lacks oceans.
		The datum for Mars is defined by the fourth-degree and fourth-order spherical harmonic gravity field, with the zero altitude defined by the 610.5 Pa (6.105 mbar) atmospheric pressure surface (approximately 0.6% of Earth's) at a temperature of 273.16 K. This pressure and temperature correspond to the triple point of water.
		Mars Odyssey determined that there are vast deposits of water ice in the upper three meters of Mars' regolith within 60° latitude of the south pole.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mars_(planet) (3810 words)

	Podkayne of Mars - Heinlein Concordance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mars, couples normally had their children in rapid succession while still young, then had them stored cryogenically to be raised when it was socially and financially more convenient.
		Podkayne Fries and gave her the run of the control room; she promptly took advantage of the opportunity to learn as much as she could about piloting.
		Podkayne Fries, quizzing her about her home and family, but soon started treating her as a personal servant in the belief that she was "teaching her how to behave around her betters".
	www.heinleinsociety.org /concordance/books/pom_hc.htm (1453 words)

	Articles - Podkayne of Mars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Podkayne of Mars is a science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein published in 1963, about a teenage girl named Podkayne and her little brother, an antisocial genius, who leave their home on Mars to take a trip on a spaceliner to see Venus and Earth, accompanied by their uncle.
		Podkayne of Mars starts out as an innocent and somewhat dull story; she is, after all, on a luxury cruise.
		Podkayne, fleeing the area to be destroyed by the bomb, realizes that a semi-intelligent Venerian "fairy" has been left behind, and returns to rescue it, giving her life in the process.
	www.winacea.com /articles/Podkayne_of_Mars (731 words)

	Podkayne of Mars
		Telling the story through her diary, she soon reveals herself as a self-possessed and precocious girl who wants to be a spaceship pilot and is looking forward to going on a tour to Earth.
		Podkayne is a wonderfully entertaining person to have as a guide to this futuristic world and through her eyes, it all comes to vivid, three-dimensional life, rather as through Heinlein had actually been there.
		The conservative atmosphere of Mars; the frontier town, Venusberg, with its gambling hells and corruption; the spaceship cruise where First Class is all old people and Podkayne's own privileged but rather rackety family life.
	www.myshelf.com /teen/fiction/03/podkayneofmars.htm (298 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: PODKAYNE OF MARS : PODKAYNE OF MARS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While accompanying their uncle, a wily politician, on a trip from Mars to Earth, Podkayne and her brilliant but pesky younger brother are caught up in a plot to keep Uncle Tom from an important conference.
		"Podkayne of Mars" is a charming story of a young girl's ambition to become the first female starship captain, and her travels to Venus with her uncle and her sociopathic genius of a younger brother.
		Podkayne might have liked adventure, but she was a warm, empathetic creature, and I cannot imagine her being happy working with numbers and cold space.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671721798?v=glance (2877 words)

	Review: Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I guess it is a sort of crime against humanity to speak ill of Heinlein, but in the case of Podkayne of Mars, I can't resist.
		Podkayne is a nine year old Marswoman (18 earth years) who's making her first journey off planet to visit Earth by way of Venus along with Jubal Harshaw, I mean her Uncle Tom and her mischievious brother Clark.
		What Podkayne ends up being is a morality play that is supposed to make that point that parents should be ready to take on the responsibility of parenting when they decide to have a child.
	www.urbanophile.com /~arenn/sf/reviews/podkayne-of-mars.html (575 words)

	Book Review: Podkayne of Mars
		Podkyane, or Poddy as she likes to be called, is on the Tricorn - a high-speed spaceship that travels from Mars to Venus to Earth and back to Mars again - with her brother Clark and uncle Tom.
		Poddy and Clark are supposedly on a relaxing vacation, but the purpose of the trip is actually so their uncle can attend a political conference to state an important idea.
		Podkayne of Mars has a well-developed, intricate plot.
	www.teenink.com /Past/2000/December/Books/Podkayne.html (368 words)

	Podkayne of Mars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Podkayne of Mars is a science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein published in 1963, about a teenage girl and her little brother, an antisocial genius, who leave their home on Mars to take a trip on a spaceliner to see Venus and Earth, accompanied by their uncle.
		For example, there is an incident in Podkayne of Mars in which Clark is asked "Anything to declare?" and answers "Two kilos of happy dust!" This incident is taken from Heinlein's own travels, as related in Tramp Royale, in which his wife answers the same question with "heroin" substituted for "happy dust."
		In the revised version, Podkayne is injured by the bomb, but recovers, and the moral of the story, as spoken by the uncle, is omitted entirely.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Podkayne-of-Mars.htm (683 words)

	Podkayne of Mars
		Despite the tender age of the main characters (Poddy and Clark are teenagers), the subject matter is serious and quite different from the space adventures that RAH usually wrote for the slicks.
		Ostensibly, the story is about Podkayne's coming-of-age during a pleasure trip from Mars to Earth by the way of Venus.
		For Heinlein, this parental neglect has predictable consequences: Poddy grows up a naive, and not too bright girl with an impossible dream (to become a starship captain), while her brother Clark is an overly intelligent but completely antisocial character.
	www.gotterdammerung.org /books/robert-heinlein/podkayne-of-mars.html (1415 words)

	Heinlein in Dimension, Chapter 4, Part 3
		Heinlein's next three novels, Podkayne of Mars, Glory Road, and Farnham's Freehold, are not at all successful and, unlike Stranger in a Strange Land, command very little in the way of respect.
		Podkayne of Mars is, with Rocket Ship Galileo, the least of Heinlein's juveniles.
		Poddy and Clark set out from Mars to Earth, stopping on Venus on the way, in company with their Uncle Tom, who is to represent Mars at an important triplanetary conference.
	www.enter.net /~torve/critics/Dimension/hd04-3.html (2222 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Return to Mars
		The best thing about Return to Mars is that it captures the flavour of some of the best adventure-type SF that I was fond of as a boy.
		Return to Mars is a sequel to Mars, published in 1992, but it stands very well on its own and I never felt that I needed to have read the earlier book -- which I didn't.
		As the members of the second expedition explore Mars and seek to discover ways to survive, they are beset by a number of problems.
	www.sfsite.com /09b/ret65.htm (708 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Sky So Big and Black (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mars is cast in the light of the seminal Heinlein Libertarian society.
		It's also clear that he likes her a lot, and is really torn up by what has happened, and worried that he may have to treat her again, for some mysterious reason that takes a long time to become clear.
		As Teri 'roos' her way across Mars, the reader is drawn into the story, the endangered planet, and the people who are battling to make it habitable--and to keep it free of Earth's disease.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0765342227 (1690 words)

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		Podkayne of Mars is a short adventure that is weak on characterization, weak on science, and rather weak on plot.
		The idea of having the story developed as a journal is interesting.
		The idea of natives on Mars and Venus leaves a bit to be desired.
	www.garot.com /interesting/books/bp_review.asp?pk=308 (143 words)

	conv_template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Perhaps one way is to see whether Podkayne continues using the techniques of juvenile education Robert Heinlein developed in writing the twelve juvenile novels that preceded Podkayne of Mars.
		She is a "therapy empathist", the implication being that, as we saw hints of in POM, she has outgrown her ambition to be a pilot and eventual captain of a ship.
		Podkayne is the eldest child, just as I am, and was brought up to be and considers herself responsible for her younger sibling(s), just as I was.
	www.heinleinsociety.org /readersgroup/AOL_03-02-2000.html (14161 words)

	Podkayne of Mars -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a particularly fascinating book in that Heinlein was forced to rewrite the ending.
		In his original ending, Podkayne died, and her brother was guilty of essentially murdering her, but was unable, or unwilling, to acknowledge or accept that he had killed his sister.
		The publisher was so afraid of the reaction to a novel in which the hero, a beautiful teenage girl, dies, that they made Heinlein rewrite it so that she survives.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/podkayne_of_mars.htm (341 words)

	MARS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
		Search the MARS Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
		Find graves of people named MARS at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
	www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/M/MARS.htm (101 words)

	Robert A. Heinlein - Summary Bibliography (Long Works)
		Podkayne of Mars (Part 1 of 3) (1962)
		Podkayne of Mars (Part 2 of 3) (1963)
		Podkayne of Mars (Part 3 of 3) (1963)
	isfdb.tamu.edu /cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Robert_A._Heinlein (426 words)

	Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein : Booksamillion.com (0671876716, Paperback)
		Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein : Booksamillion.com (0671876716, Paperback)
		Podkayne Fries thinks that Earth isn't fit for habitation and has one goal--to be the first female starship captain.
		Paddy jumps at the chance to accompany her uncle on a trip to Earth via Venus in order to pump the brains of starship officers.
	www.booksamillion.com /ncom/books?pid=0671876716 (96 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Podkayne of Mars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Poddy Fries, a young Martian, longs to became the first female starship captain, and with her uncle, the Ambassador Plenipotentiary from Mars, she travels to Venus and Earth.
		None of those authors can hold a candle to Heinlein.) She not only describes her journey -- from Mars to Venus en route to Earth -- but also her dreams and desires and her aversion to prejudice.
		Well, PODKAYNE OF MARS was my click moment.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0613015681 (1650 words)

	sffworld.com - Books on Mars
		A book called White Mars by Brian Aldiss was an alternative response to the KS Robinson books.
		November 16th, 2002 01:44 PM As already mentioned Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy is an excellent, realistic, very readable and beautifully written account of the colonisation and terraforming of Mars.
		November 17th, 2002 07:23 PM...and I never pass up a chance to recommend Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars, a series which I think has one Nebula and two Hugos to its name...
	www.sffworld.com /forums/printthread.php?t=3997 (411 words)

	MARS
		Obviously it’s the planet closest to the requirements for human life and a reasonable next step to humanity exploring the solar system- but what is it about the big red stop sign of a traveler that rushes across our night sky that makes us stop and stare?
		After all the big headed Martians of Mars Attacks or Burroughs Martians would stick out like a - well green thumb on that red landscape.
		Maybe that was because we thought of all that vegetation growing along the canals, yes that’s right Mr.
	home1.gte.net /res89guj/id15.html (210 words)

	Especially for Young Adults
		Podkayne is an irrepressible Mars teenager -- almost sixteen in Earth years -- when her uncle takes her on a dream trip to Venus and Earth.
		But in her journal, Podkayne begins to wonder whether her uncle is just a simple tourist or something more.
		The Baen paperback edition (1995) contains both Heinlein's original ending and the ending his publisher "persuaded" him to rewrite for the book's first publication in _____, plus readers' essays on which ending is better and why.
	www.albany.edu /~as1331/ya.html (319 words)

	Podkayne of Mars Summary Study Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Home › English › Podkayne of Mars Summary
		Podkayne of Mars Summary Study Guide consists of 12 pages of summaries and analysis on Podkayne of Mars.
		Get the Podkayne of Mars Short Guide—12 pages in all.
	www.bookrags.com /shortguide-podkayne-of-mars (92 words)

	Mars in Fiction
		A directory of individuals important in shaping our understanding of Mars is available as well.
		Most notable was his description of an extensive system of canals - and the civilization that built them.
		His imaginative extrapolations of life and civilization on Mars helped fuel the dreams of millions and served as inspiration for the careers of many of the 20th century's prominent astronomers and space scientists.
	analyzer.depaul.edu /marsexpedition/fiction.htm (425 words)

	Raven's Reviews: Robert Heinlein
		Certainly one of Heinlein's most endearing stories, Podkayne of Mars is a young girl on her first trip to Earth (via Venus) with her uncle and little brother Clark.
		Her parents are busy with infant triplets, and she wants to learn to captain a starship anyway, so she seizes the chance.
		The hero, then, is a boy whose body was not mutated, but his mind must have been, because he questions the rules of his society and escapes to the decks haunted by mutants, even befriending one of them.
	tatooine.fortunecity.com /leguin/405/pz/roberth2.html (2090 words)

	Podkayne of Mars - Heinlein, Robert A.
		Podkayne of Mars - Heinlein, Robert A. Home
		Tight spine with a light crease, and a crease in the corner.
		The bottom of the back cover is damaged and is very worn at the bottom."the fantabulous secret weapon in the cold war between the worlds"
	www.easychairbooks.com /si/000794.html (54 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Podkayne of Mars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While accompanying their uncle, a wily politician, on a trip from Mars to Earth, Podkayne and her brilliant, but pesky brother are caught in a plot to keep Uncle Tom from an important conference.
		it involves a young girl who wants to become a pilot of a starship and lives on mars.
		Of course the women in those books don't have the innocent child-like character of Podkayne.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0671876716 (951 words)

	Podkayne of Mars Summary / Study Guide
		Tell a friend about Podkayne of Mars eNotes with summary, essays, analysis, and more.
		It is unusual for a male science-fiction writer to write in the voice of a young female.
		Critics have taken Heinlein to task for his treatment of women, especially in the later novels.
	www.enotes.com /podkayne-mars-qn/50696 (95 words)

	Mars_RM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The effect that the Edgar Rice Burroughs books on Mars had on me! l can still remember the excitement of reading them, because of their exotic locale and their fast pace.
		As a 14 year old, l thought the language was exaggerated, but I enjoyed them.
		John Carpenter's 'Ghosts of Mars' Marilyn Manson+Night of the Living Dead+Vampires+Starship Troopers+Road Warrior='Ghosts of Mars.' 'Mars Invades'
	members.optusnet.com.au /aussff/mars_rm.html (151 words)

	sffworld.com - Books on Mars
		As already mentioned Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy is an excellent, realistic, very readable and beautifully written account of the colonisation and terraforming of Mars.
		Don't forget Mars and Return to Mars by Ben Bova.
		...and I never pass up a chance to recommend Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars, a series which I think has one Nebula and two Hugos to its name...
	www.sffworld.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3997 (376 words)

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