In the early 1900s, many Americans actually believed we had discovered intelligent life on Mars, a science writer David Baron chronicles in The Martians, his bizarre tale of a nation swept up in Mars mania.
[A] romp ... Baron skillfully builds tension around the house of cards Lowell creates. How and when everything will come tumbling down is a powerful narrative driver ... Baron meticulously pieces all of this together ... Prepare to be dazzled.
Engrossing ... Baron seasons his narrative with striking details ... Until we learn more from future missions, his highly enjoyable book makes a strong case for the proposition that brainy Martians exist only in the imagination of Earthlings.
