The Martians - Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson in general

longer thinking new thoughts. The magnificent Mars trilogy deployed a great many of the same themes as The Years Of Rice And Salt, as did Antarctica. No question, these are messages that can bear repeating again and again and again, but this is vintage Robinson, deeply satis fying, provocative, elegant, demanding, immensely informative and very necessary. ...

Kim Stanley Robinson in general

Icehenge is a strange novel that is split into three distinct parts, culminating in a trip to Pluto to dig up a "mesmerising icehenge". This monolith-like object is a complete mystery, did an alien race put it there? Or was it the last monument to a group of renegades that voyaged out into deep space decades earlier? The first part follows the activities of a jumped up scientist, now 300 years old, she is caught in the middle of a mutiny on board a dated asteroid-mining ship. The second part is set hundreds of years later with an old scientist trying to find out more about the mutiny previous, and the effect it had on a Mars revolution. With the final ...

Red Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson

It's sometime in the 21st century and man has landed on mars. The first large group are going to make the planet habitable by a large group of humanity. Earth is no longer really in the hands of national political groups but instead huge multinational corporations have bought countries and the whole political structure is based around these companies. The book follows the exploits, hopes, dreams and politics of the group f astronauts as they prepare for their journey, through the two year jourbey itself and as they develop mars for habitation. Robinson has obviously done a huge amount of research on this topic and his attention to detail is admirable without being annoying ...