* THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Scientific American’s #1 Book for 2023 * A New York
Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Times Best Science and Environment Book of 2023 * A
Tor.com Best Book of 2023 *Exceptional. . . Forceful engaging and funny . . . This book will
make you happy to live on this planet — a good thing because you’re not leaving anytime soon.”
—New York Times Book ReviewFrom the bestselling authors of Soonish a brilliant and hilarious
off-world investigation into space settlementEarth is not well. The promise of starting life
anew somewhere far far away—no climate change no war no Twitter—beckons and settling the
stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed bestselling authors Kelly
and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space
settlements but after years of research they aren’t so sure it’s a good idea. Space
technologies and space business are progressing fast but we lack the knowledge needed to have
space kids build space farms and create space nations in a way that doesn’t spark conflict
back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space A City on Mars investigates
whether the dream of new worlds won’t create nightmares both for settlers and the people they
leave behind. In the process the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you’ve ever
wondered about and many you’ve never considered:Can you make babies in space? Should
corporations govern space settlements? What about space war? Are we headed for a housing crisis
on the Moon’s Peaks of Eternal Light—and what happens if you’re left in the Craters of Eternal
Darkness? Why do astronauts love taco sauce? Speaking of meals what’s the legal status of
space cannibalism?With deep expertise a winning sense of humor and art from the beloved
creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest
questions humanity will ever ask itself—whether and how to become multiplanetary.Get in we’re
going to Mars.
