Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel • Discover the novel that launched one of science fiction’s most beloved, acclaimed, and awarded trilogies: Kim Stanley Robinson’s masterly near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization. “A staggering book . . . the best novel on the colonization of Mars that has ever been written.”—Arthur C. Clarke For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of … the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light onto its surface. Black dust sprinkled on the polar caps will capture warmth and melt the ice. And massive tunnels drilled into the mantle will create stupendous vents of hot gases. But despite these ambitious goals, there are some who would fight to the death to prevent Mars from ever being changed.
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This is a wonderful portrayal of what it would be like to colonize Mars. Those new to science fiction would do well to read Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy of which Red Mars is the first book. Green Mars and Blue Mars follow. Those who love the genre shouldn’t miss it.
Never thought I would be as intrigued by a more political sci-fi book but this did it. Red Mars is an enjoyable read exploring the terraforming of Mars and the geo-politics of Earth-Mars relations.
LIke the other two books in this trilogy, Green Mars and Blue Mars, a sweeping saga of the tragic interface between personal ambition, raw political power and a particular brand of naive idealism that may be the most toxic force in the universe. The depth of the details, the unflinching exploration of every corner of the initial premise leads to …
The kind of book that convinces a generation that something near impossible is most certainly possible. For that he gets the highest praise as a sci-fi author.
Such a futuristic, but realistic story. The entire series is a combination of science, technology, macro economics and sociology… what should our world be like if we could start over???
The best of the trilogy, but all are worthwhile.
Part of a wonderful trilogy. All the books are great
Awesome series!
The Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson is without a doubt a must for anyone who loves to read or write about this planet. Certainly it is a huge work from many points of view.
This first book focuses on the first colonization of the planet imagined in the very near future in respect of our present, while the book was written back in 1993. Then …
I read this and the sequels to this years ago. Love Kim Stanley Robinson’s books. Four stars because the books are great, the writing is good and has great character development which is hard to find these days. Good sci fi author, no fantasy in sight (thankfully). The books hook you into the stories right from the beginning and leave you …
This is the first of three books in this series of Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars. Each book covers over a hundred years. It is informative to watch the terraforming proceed and the characters develop. It could happen.
Pioneers of Mars colonization with conflicting visions of their future struggle make a home and a new civilization there.
YAWN
If you are curious about human colonisation of another world and how we might do it differently, trying to avoid repeating the tragedies of Earth and like to mix your hard science with politics, this is a novel you should read. If what Kim has envisioned came to pass, I would be first to sign for a one way trip.
So well written that I have since purchased and read EVERY book written by Kim Stanley Robinson
I did not like this book
The worst book I have ever read.
Red Mars is a great world building work by both the writer and the characters. I have a big problem with the main viewpoint character being a murderer. I eventually finished Red Mars, but being put in that immoral position has put me off reading other books by Stanley Robinson.
very readable series. very realistic. i enjoyed the series, and at the end, i believed we could colonize Mars.
Wonderfully detailed – almost exhaustive. Read all three in the series and would have read more.