{"product_id":"life-on-mars-9781684333042","title":"Life on Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Klose\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Humorous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] dystopian novel too close to today's political world...\" -Lea Wait, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2020 International Book Awards Finalist - Humor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 Best Book Awards Finalist - Humor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife on Mars \u003c\/em\u003etakes a satirical look at evolution vs. Intelligent Design - a sort of feint by anti-evolutionists to get creationism into the classroom by assiduously avoiding the mention of God. Instead, reference is made to a \"higher\" or \"superior\" intelligence. The novel's conceit is this: what if the Intelligent Design folks are right and the evolutionists are wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if a higher intelligence did indeed get the ball of creation rolling, only the intelligence wasn't God but an alien race (\"The Spong\") that had seeded earth as a botanical garden eons ago, only to return to find it contaminated with humans?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn preparation for a \"Treatment\" to correct their error, the Spong assign a human to act as earth's final biographer to provide them with proof of why humans just have to go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46457429426327,"sku":"9781684333042","price":1420.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781684333042.webp?v=1769181605","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/life-on-mars-9781684333042","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}