Synopsis
An expedition from Earth to Mars finds an interesting Martian society and buildings. They are attacked by an army of the Martians and their ship is damaged.
History
First publication: Analog, February 1976
Review
Bear imagines a very alien sort of society for his Martians, based around an idea of ecological cycles on Mars. None of this holds with what we know of Mars today, but it makes a really fascinating story. Recommended.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
Tangents, hardcover, Warner Books / SFBC, 1989-10-00
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear, hardcover, Tor, 2002-09-00
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact February 1976, edited by Ben Bova, magazine, Conde Nast, 1976-02-00
