On the slopes of Cheyenne Mountain above NORAD, in parks and in backyards across half the Earth, in the streets and from windows with the curtains barely parted, people raised their eyes and trembled at the sight of Mars burning with a pale, blue flame in the sky above them. "...the book is reminiscent of a cinematic space epic by James Cameron or Roland Emmerich, in which one gets carried away by the staggering adventure, wonder, and danger of it all—Kirkus Reviews