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Larry Richardson
Biography
TCOM1 was written for the most part while the author was traveling and working in the Canadian Arctic during 2006-2011 and has been edited often since then (as recently as 2019) to keep abreast of developments in the exploration of Mars and to 'fix' some story lines (George Lucas did it!). The author's experiences as a technician, technologist, Military Officer, Project Manager and late-to-the fold Pink Floyd/Roger Waters and melodic progressive music fan have greatly influenced the two TCOM books. He is still a consultant to the Defense Communications Industry and still travels frequently to the Canadian Arctic, in all seasons.
TCOM2 continues the story of Sam Aiken on Mars. It was written between 2011 and 2018 and underwent many changes in that time that made it less in the style of TCOM1 and turned it into something else. It does answer many of the questions left unanswered in TCOM1 (some intentionally, some not) but it is not the same in terms of pacing and the attempt to mimic classic sci-fi of the nineteen thirties, forties and fifties (although there is some of that too). Music influenced the writing of TCOM1 in some ways, mostly subtly. Music is present in TCOM2, for a different reason.
Orion is the story of the 1970s nuclear powered spaceship that appears in TCOM1 and TCOM2.
TCOM2 continues the story of Sam Aiken on Mars. It was written between 2011 and 2018 and underwent many changes in that time that made it less in the style of TCOM1 and turned it into something else. It does answer many of the questions left unanswered in TCOM1 (some intentionally, some not) but it is not the same in terms of pacing and the attempt to mimic classic sci-fi of the nineteen thirties, forties and fifties (although there is some of that too). Music influenced the writing of TCOM1 in some ways, mostly subtly. Music is present in TCOM2, for a different reason.
Orion is the story of the 1970s nuclear powered spaceship that appears in TCOM1 and TCOM2.
Where to find Larry Richardson online
Website: http://colonisationofmars.com/
Books
Orion
by Larry Richardson
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 107,830.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: May 6, 2021
by
Larry Richardson.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Military
We live in a world of 'what if?'.
What if America actually did send a mission to Mars in a nuclear pulse-powered spaceship in the seventies? While this was planned in our world it did not happen for a number of reasons. This book is not about the engineering and production of the ship; it is more about the motivation of the governments of that world, about the voyage and the lives of the crew.
The Colonisation of Mars 2 (TCOM 2)
by Larry Richardson
Price:
Free!
Words: 108,180.
Language:
English.
Published: July 2, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General
The Humans are returning and they are coming in their thousands, but this time they are not coming as explorers, but as settlers, and the Martian AIs, divided against and within themselves find that they are displaced in new and alarming ways. They must adapt and the planet must adapt with them, but unknown to the arriving droves, something ancient is stirring within the Martian crust.
The Colonisation of Mars
by Larry Richardson
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 140,710.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: July 24, 2011
by
Larry Richardson.
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(4.00 from 4 reviews)
This book is about a one way trip to Mars in 2040 by 150 senior, 'expendable' scientists to finally establish a permanent Martian colony. It is a book about loss, about regret, about being the last human on Mars and serves as a cautionary tale to Mars astronaut wannabes. See
colonisationofmars.com