Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyimaginarybig & variedemotionally undemandingsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a fresh science-fiction novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.3 / 5
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About This Book
The red planet is red no longer, as Mars has become a perfectly inhabitable world. But while Mars flourishes, Earth is threatened by overpopulation and ecological disaster. Soon people look to Mars as a refuge, initiating a possible interplanetary conflict, as well as political strife between the Reds, who wish to preserve the planet in its desert state, and the Green "terraformers".
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- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 784
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