The Mars Transmission

By Ronald Reed Jackson

In the year 2002, what was initially thought to be random interference in a new type of receiver technology became recognized as a mysterious automated and repeating transmission coming from Mars. As... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1967317208
• ISBN13: 9781967317202
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Keeper & Sol Publishing
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Mars Transmission review

A friend of mine recommended this book. At first I was not interested in reading it because I am not a science fiction fan. But as soon as I began reading it, I could not put it down. I literally read the entire book in one sitting! I would recommend this book to anyone. Very suspenseful, very believable characters whome you will feel that you know.I would love to read more work by Mr Jackson!

"The Mars transmission"

This story is so suspenseful, I didnt want to put it down! i read half of the book in one sitting, couldnt wait to find out what was going to happen next!I felt as if I personally knew the characters, and the imagery was so vivid, I could picture each scene! this story is not only for science fiction lovers, but for anyone who would like to take an adventure to a place never visited before. I would hope to read more Ronald reed Jackson's stories in the future.

Fast Paced Adventure

In 'The Mars Transmission' a profound new technology enables the discovery of a communication from an extraterrestrial source, not light years away, but from our neighboring planet Mars. A rapid mission to Mars is developed (Mars Direct) to seek out the signal source. Having spent years with little success deciphering the meaning of the signal, NASA scientist, Dr. Jesse Wright, receives answers from some unexpected sources. With assistance from a night shift janitor, Tyler Anderson, the meaning of the alien transmission, and a conspiracy to hide that meaning is revealed. Tyler Anderson displays a unique ability to communicate with the transmission source. He inadvertently causes the Mars transmissions to cease when he informs the senders in a broadcast "we are coming". In a perhaps unlikely but surprisingly believable scenario, this ability lands him a position on the first humans to Mars crew. The NASA mission arrives on Mars safely to search for the lost alien signal source. An apparently abandoned yet active alien built complex is discovered nearly six months into the mission on Mars. This is when the highly innovative and adaptable 5 man 2 woman Russian /American crew experience tragedies in their mission. Over 200 miles from their main base, the crew creates a new home, by setting up operation within the discovered underground alien built structure. What seemed like a haven from the harsh Martian environment proves to be even more dangerous in subtle ways. There, it is unclear whether the revealed powerful alien technologies are being used to aid or hinder the crew. The answers WILL surprise you! As a first novel from Ronald Jackson, I found this to be a well done and intriguing story. Certainly worth mentioning, the included CD containing a song titled 'Red Skies' shows exceptional talent from this author / musician, in both medias.

One word to describe it "FANTASTIC!"

Hats off to the author in his debut as a novelist. The Mars Transmission was a fantastic book! The book was very suspenseful and I truly never knew what to expect next. This suspenseful element kept me reading straight through until the very end. It is an easy read that I would recommend to everyone, including people that don't normally fancy sci-fi. I really enjoyed the way the author co-mingled spiritual messages within the story. Great book!

Mars Transmission Story

I found the characters interesting in this novel, particularly the main Character, Tyler.{not Mr. Anderson ;)} The Mars mission was also interesting and seemed reasonably real to me, but it was the characters and story that kept me hooked. There was not really that much hard science, or hard core science fiction in my opinion. I enjoyed the story very much, and found it difficult to find stopping points in the end. Was very surprised by the ending, particularly after seeing so many almost cliche stories about Mars lately. For most main stream readers into adventure stories I would highly recommend this book!