![]() Robinson’s glittering descriptions of the Martian landscape can leave the reader wanting more - both the original landscape when the First Hundred arrive, and the landscape they shape in the process of terraforming. As civilization is established on Mars, the tools of survival gradually become more sophisticated as well, and these tools eventually create many of the conflicts that propel the characters across the surface of Mars. The tale covers a large tapestry of places, technological marvels, and years. Some come from a chaotic Earth, some are home-grown: massive dirigibles genetically engineered microorganisms for terraforming the planet lightweight “tenting” material capable of providing domes to cover entire cities stealthy rovers space elevators life-extension treatments and on and on. The “First Hundred” astronaut-colonists are sent to Mars aboard a massive rotating spacecraft made of Space Shuttle External Tank segments, and the toys only get better from there. I don’t agree with everything the author says in the book, but I still believe strongly that this book is well worth reading.įrom a technological level, Robinson populates the book with massive, vehicles and tools that NASA and Russia could only dream about in the best of times. Like Dune and other great science fiction epics, the book succeeds on a variety of levels, including technology, environment, and characterization. ![]() Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars falls into this category. ![]() Some books are worth reading more than once. ![]() Publisher: Bantam House Science Fiction (Spectra) ![]()
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