''The Sirens of Mars'' is a 2020 non-fiction book by

Sarah Stewart Johnson Sarah Stewart Johnson is an American biologist, geochemist, astronomer and planetary scientist. She joined Georgetown University in 2014 and is currently the Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Biology and the Science, Technology, and ...

, focused on the search for life on Mars.

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The book combines elements of memoir from Johnson with the history and science of attempts to discover life on Mars. The book grew out of miscellaneous notes and observations written down by Johnson which she determined were valuable but not necessarily suitable for strictly scientific publications.

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'' referred to the book as a "...vivid, poetic account that leaves readers eager to see what's next in the quest to find extraterrestrial life." Hannah Wakeford, writing for '' BBC Sky at Night'', suggested the book could have been improved with the addition of more maps and photographic material. She did, however, refer to it as "...a must-read for fans of our Martian neighbour".

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