Mars in fiction

The dramatic red color and rapid apparent motion of Mars as seen in the sky of Earth has always made it an object of interest, and this was only increased by early scientific speculations that its surface conditions might be capable of supporting life. Thus Mars and hypothetical Martians have been the subject of many fictional treatments over the years including:

• The War of the Worlds novel by H. G. Wells
• The [John Carter]? (Barsoom) series by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• [The Martian Chronicles]? by Ray Bradbury
• The Red Mars / Green Mars / Blue Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson