- Mass Market Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Spectra Books; 9th THUS edition (1 Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553572393
- ISBN-13: 978-0553572391
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 716,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Kim Stanley Robinson has earned a reputation as the master of Mars fiction, writing books that are scientific, sociological and, better still, fantastic. Green Mars continues the story of humans settling the planet in a process called "terraforming". In Red Mars, the initial work in the trilogy, the first 100 scientists chosen to explore the planet disintegrated in disagreement--in part because of pressures from forces on Earth. Some of the scientists formed a loose network underground. Green Mars, which won the 1994 Hugo Award, follows the development of the underground and the problems endemic to forming a new society.
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‘If I had to choose one writer whose work will set the standard for science fiction in the future, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson’
New York Times Book Review
‘One of the finest works of American sf’
TLS
‘No other Martian epic comes close: a novel of splendid characters in a brilliantly realized and utterly convincing setting’
Publishers Weekly
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another great epic,
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This review is from: Green Mars (Mars Trilogy) (Paperback)
This book is the continuation of Red Mars, it shows how Mars has been changed by the people and how the people have been changed by Mars. It is an extremely good book, filled with a good plot, some science and the socio-poltical observations I have come to expect from Robinson. Be warned though, this is NOT a light read, in fact it is often very heavy going and the non-scientifically minded might get confused by some of the explanations. However, if you can make your way through it then it is an enjoyable and rewarding read.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
an intelligent and believable sequel, nice characters,
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This review is from: Voyager Classics - Green Mars (Paperback)
The first book in the Mars series brought us into a newly settled world and made us want to be there - although maybe not having to deal with all those fascinating problems with concrete. Green Mars continues developing characters that we met in the first book and tracking the political and ecological developments of a terraforming world. Unlike much sci fi involving habitation of a new planet, Robinson takes an intelligent understanding of anthropology and social theories and applies it to a well written and engaging plot. I will admit now to reading the whole series already and enjoying almost every moment of them and yearning to see the expansive red landscapes and the gradual terraforming mutating the planet, slowly but surely. If you've read the first book(Red Mars), don't worry about the sequel letting you down. If you haven't read the first one, then read it first, or Green Mars won't make sense.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mars book 2,
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This review is from: Green Mars (Mars Trilogy) (Paperback)
Following on from the failed revolution at the end of `Red Mars' this second book in Kim Stanley Robinson's epic trilogy follows the revolutionists as they go underground, while clashes between multinational corporations and ecological disaster on Earth eventually herald the start of another attempt to gain independence for Mars. As with it's predecessor this is at times a rather heavy-going read, with the pace often slowing to a crawl, but for those with the mental stamina this is ultimately a rewarding future history.
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