William K Hartmann Books In Order

Novels

  1. Mars Underground (1997)
  2. Cities of Gold (2002)

Non fiction

  1. Astronomy: The Cosmic Journey (1969)
  2. Moons & Planets (1972)
  3. The Grand Tour (1981)
  4. The Traveller’s Guide to the Solar System (1981)
  5. Out of the Cradle (1984)
  6. Origin of the Moon (1986)
  7. Desert Heart (1989)
  8. The Cosmic Voyage (1990)
  9. In the Stream of the Stars (1990)
  10. A Traveller’s Guide to Mars (2003)

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William K Hartmann Books Overview

Mars Underground

2032. The human race has established colonies on Mars. For years Dr. Alwyn Stafford researched its biggest mystery: Did life evolve on the Red Planet? The answer, except for simple, long dead microorganisms, was no. Now retired, Stafford stubbornly continues his quest. Rumors say he’s been going farther than ever before into the Martian deserts. Then he goes out and doesn’t return. As the search for him grow, it becomes apparent that the old man found something that will forever change humanity’s place in the cosmos…

Cities of Gold

In 1539, the priest Marcos de Niza was sent by Coronado to explore unknown lands north of ‘New Spain.’ He returned with a report on the Seven Cities of Cibola, fabled ‘Cities of Gold.’ More than four hundred and fifty years later, Kevin Scott, an archaeologist working for a land developer, is told to investigate the route on which de Niza led Coronado’s expedition. Scott discovers documents which prove that de Niza, whose account was discredited, was neither a liar nor a fraud, but a victim of others’ greed. But Scott’s boss only wants to be able to tell investors that the proposed site of ‘Coronado Estates’ is ‘historically important’…
but not so important that development can’t proceed. As Scott becomes ever more frustrated in his attempts to make public his findings, what started as suggestions from the company turn to threats and violence. Hartmann uses actual letters and reports by de Niza, Coronado, and Cort’s to create a novel with the texture of living history. Culminating with the betrayal of de Niza in the sixteenth century and the modern betrayal of Kevin Scott, the result is a powerful indictment of greed and ambition.

Astronomy: The Cosmic Journey

This hybrid text/Web product is a comprehensive introduction to astronomy, covering all of the major topics in a thorough, yet concise approach. The authors take students on a threefold journey through history where they see how humans slowly developed our present picture of the universe; through space, from Earth outward where they see how our expanding frontiers have revealed the geography of our universe; and through cosmic time where they travel back through cosmic time.. Through these themes, the book’s content connects science and the humanities, without treating science as just an assortment of physical facts. The authors thoughtfully link astronomy to human concerns such as stewardship of the Earth and different ways of obtaining knowledge. Astronomy: The Cosmic Journey is comprised of a softcover text and a complete, enhanced, and integrated Web version via WebTutor Advantage Plus that will be continuously updated.

Moons & Planets

Author William Hartmann has fully updated this text, which retains a comparative approach to the principles of planetology, including organization by physical topic rather than by planet. This unique approach promotes an understanding of the unifying principles and processes that cause similarities and differences among the moon and planets. This edition features findings and photos from Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor missions as well as information on new discoveries about Mars, such as underground ice and possible glacial features. The author also includes new results about the ‘Tagish Lake fireball,’ material from the landing of the NEAR spacecraft on asteroid Eros, and updates on satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. The text’s unique math boxes provide flexibility to teach planetary science at a descriptive level or at a moderately advanced level involving algebra and elementary calculus.

The Grand Tour

Anyone with a little extra cash and a plane ticket can take a grand tour of Europe. But a tour of the Solar System? Now that’s an experience deserving of the word grand. Introducing the new edition of the book praised as spectacular London Times, eye boggling Future Life, concise and informative…
the colorful and imaginative paintings steal the show Chicago Tribune, with page after page filled with new color paintings, each the well controlled evocation of a spectacular scene Scientific American. Originally published in 1981 and revised in 1993, The Grand Tour, an astronomy classic with 196,000 copies in print, takes readers on an imaginative trip through every corner of the solar system, in much the same way as Cook s once took travelers on a grand tour of the Continent.

Completely updated and revised and drawing on discoveries made by Voyager I and II, Magellan, Galileo, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mars Global Surveyor Mission and other space initiatives, The Grand Tour is a dazzling journey that combines lush art and up to the minute science. One hundred new paintings give travelers an unprecedented view of phenomena such as Saturn s rings from Saturn itself; the rusty red dune fields of Mars; the rugged surface of Mercury, saturated with impact craters; and the Kuiper Belt of planetesimals, the largest of which is Pluto now considered a half planet. From the vast reaches of Jupiter to tiny frozen Rhea, like a snowball orbiting around Saturn, it is a journey of astonishing proportions.

Out of the Cradle

‘Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in the cradle forever,’ said Russian rocket pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovksy in 1899; his words introduce this lavish and exhilarating vision of the time when man will not merely explore space, but actually live there. In text, photographs, and nearly 100 dazzling paintings, Out of the Cradle offers a startling vision of our future in space, from the authors of the Hugo Award nominee The Grand Tour. The full color paintings depict the human adventure in the cosmos, with habitats and colonies offering the comforts of home, way stations and solar collectors turning vastness into territory, and robot ‘astronauts’ that allow the journey into the unknown go deeper and deeper. With special attention to Mars, the Moon, and satellites Ganymede, Callisto, and Enceladus, Out of the Cradle also features a wealth of supplementary photos, charts, and diagrams.

In the Stream of the Stars

In the Stream of Stars is the first book to bring together rarely seen soviet and American space art. Features essays by Alan Bean, Alexei Leonov, and others, plus introductory essay by Ray Bradbury, and over 200 full color reproductions. Full color throughout author’s tour.

A Traveller’s Guide to Mars

Two events will make the summer of 2003 a remarkable one for amateur astronomers. By late August, Mars will come within 34 million miles of Earth, appearing six times larger and shining 85 times brighter than usual ‘the most striking and spectacular Mars apparition in tens of thousands of years’ The New York Times. And William K. Hartmann, co author of The Grand Tour, Out of the Cradle, and The History of Earth, is publishing A TRAVELER’S GUIDE TO MARS.

Conceived and created like a real Baedecker factual, accessible, heavily illustrated, in a carry around size A TRAVELER’S GUIDE TO MARS brings together all the astonishing information scientists have recently learned about Mars, and conveys it in the engaging, lively style that made Dr. Hartmann the first ever winner of the Carl Sagan Medal for public communication of planetary science. Taken around the planet like tourists, readers will discover mysterious dry riverbeds, the largest volcano in the solar system three times higher than Mount Everest, a possible ancient sea floor, giant impact craters, ‘the face on Mars,’ and other wonders.

Throughout is an Extraordinary selection of photographs, maps, and paintings, including images from Mariner 9 and the Viking explorations, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the ongoing Mars Global Surveyor mission. Four gatefolds show the latest topographic maps of the entire Martian surface. Sidebars advise readers on what to wear and landing procedures. In addition, Hartmann’s ‘My Martian Chronicles’ spotlight his life and times as a planetary scientist.

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