Journey to Mars space for them. A Martian revolution disrupts his plans, however; he writes no account of his adventures prior to an attempt to return to the red planet. Gustavus W. Pope (1828–1902) was a physician based in Washington DC, who wrote several books on a range of subjects (including one on Shakespeare's supposed Roman Catholicism). Pope followed his "Journey to Mars" with "Journey to Venus the Primeval World; Its Wondrous Creations and Gigantic Monsters" (1895), in which Hamilton and Suhlamia visit that planet. "Journey to Mars" has been reprinted in two modern editions, from Hyperion Press in 1974 and from Wildside
Komarr (fictional planet) Komarr (fictional planet) Komarr is a fictional planet in Lois McMaster Bujold's "Vorkosigan Saga" series of novels and stories. Discovered centuries prior to the Vorkosigan Saga, Komarr is undergoing a major terraforming project to make the outside air breathable. During this centuries-long program, the Komarrans are confined to domed cities, with controlled air supplies. The outside air is far too rich in carbon dioxide. The planet is also very cold, somewhat similar to Mars. At the time of the Vorkosigan saga, the most complicated life form outside the domes is a genetically modified peat moss. There is also a large