How to Find a Martian

'An imaginative and informative guide to the possibility of past life on Mars and how we might find evidence for it. The descriptions are vivid and compelling; the science is up to date and balanced. I really like this book!' Ian Stewart, coauthor of What Does a Martian Look Like?

‘In How to Find a Martian, leading astrobiologist Sean McMahon tackles that question famously posed by David Bowie, which has become one of the greatest mysteries of modern science: is (or was) there life on Mars? Accessible and authoritative, this is a luminous piece of science writing, covering everything from the history of Mars to how fossils are formed and discovered. A dazzling debut book from a scientist who can really write, who conveys his wisdom and enthusiasm on every page. I predict that when a brilliant young planetary palaeontologist discovers that first fossil on Mars, it is this book that will have inspired them.’ Steve Brusatte, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs and The Story of Birds