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Kim Stanley Robinson A Martian Romance (Unabridged)
This bittersweet story takes us to a bleak and wintry Red Planet, where the terraforming effort has gone terribly wrong. A group of original colonists set sail in an...
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HarperCollins Sixty Days and Counting
Pages: 400, Hardcover, HarperCollins
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HarperCollins Forty Signs of Rain
Pages: 368, Paperback, HarperCollins
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Voyager Green Mars (Voyager Classics S.)
Kim Stanley Robinson has earned a reputation as the master of Mars fiction, writing books that are scientific, sociological and, better still, fantastic. <I>Green Mars</I> continues the story of humans settling the planet in a process called terraforming. In <I>Red Mars</I>, 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. <I>Green Mars</I>, 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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HarperCollins The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson's ambitious exploration of alternative history in <I>The Years of Rice and Salt</I> poses the daunting question How would our world have developed without Europe? (Or, rather, without European culture?) When the scouts of the Mongol leader Temur the Lame (Tamburlaine) enter Hungary in 1405, they find only emptiness and death. Plague has swept Europe off the gameboard of history. <p> The centuries that follow are initially dominated by expanding Islamic nations and the monolithic Chinese empire. It's a grand chronicle of rising and falling cultures, with individuals forever struggling to make a difference to the slow-motion landslide of events. Extra continuity is given by a touch of fantasy as the Buddhist wheel of reincarnation brings back the same characters (coded by initials) again and again with varied roles, relations and sexes. Their stories are touching and very human. <p> Episodes of our own history are artfully echoed. America is discovered by Chinese ships from the west, with fateful effects for the native tribes and the Inka theocracy further south. The scientific ideas of da Vinci's Renaissance are reflected by the Alchemist of Samarkand, reluctantly devising fresh weapons of war. New forms of government arise. Islamic splinter groups move into empty Europe and in that softer climate develop dangerous notions like feminism. A First World War eventually comes, later than we'd expect but horribly prolonged. <p> Then Muslim scientists begin to see the implications of the mass-energy theories of a savant from the Indian subcontinent:<p> <blockquote>Invisible worlds, full of energy and power: sub-atomic harems, each pulsing on the edge of a great explosion...There was no escaping the latent violence at the heart of things. Even the stones were mortal.</blockquote> <p> This immense tapestry of history that never happened is constantly illuminated by the small comedies, tragedies, romances and triumphs of memorably real individuals. <I>The Years of Rice and Salt</I> is a brave new landmark in alternate history, deservedly shortlisted for the British SF Association and Arthur C Clarke awards. --<I>David Langford</I>
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Voyager Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy)
The final volume of a trilogy that began with <I>Red Mars</I> and continued with <I>Green Mars</I>, <I>Blue Mars</I> completes the story of the First Hundred, a pioneering group of explorers who have overseen a terraforming project that transformed Mars from a lifeless planet into a world habitable by humans. An anti-ageing breakthrough has kept the First Hundred alive for three centuries and in that time, their motives, desires and passions have evolved in ways that parallel the changes on Mars itself. Conceptually complex and daring, the publication of <I>Blue Mars</I> marks the completion of a modern science fiction masterpiece.
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Voyager Green Mars (Mars Trilogy)
Kim Stanley Robinson has earned a reputation as the master of Mars fiction, writing books that are scientific, sociological and, better still, fantastic. <I>Green Mars</I> continues the story of humans settling the planet in a process called terraforming. In <I>Red Mars</I>, 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. <I>Green Mars</I>, 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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HarperCollins The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson's ambitious exploration of alternative history in <I>The Years of Rice and Salt</I> poses the daunting question How would our world have developed without Europe? (Or, rather, without European culture?) When the scouts of the Mongol leader Temur the Lame (Tamburlaine) enter Hungary in 1405, they find only emptiness and death. Plague has swept Europe off the gameboard of history. <p> The centuries that follow are initially dominated by expanding Islamic nations and the monolithic Chinese empire. It's a grand chronicle of rising and falling cultures, with individuals forever struggling to make a difference to the slow-motion landslide of events. Extra continuity is given by a touch of fantasy as the Buddhist wheel of reincarnation brings back the same characters (coded by initials) again and again with varied roles, relations and sexes. Their stories are touching and very human. <p> Episodes of our own history are artfully echoed. America is discovered by Chinese ships from the west, with fateful effects for the native tribes and the Inka theocracy further south. The scientific ideas of da Vinci's Renaissance are reflected by the Alchemist of Samarkand, reluctantly devising fresh weapons of war. New forms of government arise. Islamic splinter groups move into empty Europe and in that softer climate develop dangerous notions like feminism. A First World War eventually comes, later than we'd expect but horribly prolonged. <p> Then Muslim scientists begin to see the implications of the mass-energy theories of a savant from the Indian subcontinent:<p> <blockquote>Invisible worlds, full of energy and power: sub-atomic harems, each pulsing on the edge of a great explosion...There was no escaping the latent violence at the heart of things. Even the stones were mortal.</blockquote> <p> This immense tapestry of history that never happened is constantly illuminated by the small comedies, tragedies, romances and triumphs of memorably real individuals. <I>The Years of Rice and Salt</I> is a brave new landmark in alternate history, deservedly shortlisted for the British SF Association and Arthur C Clarke awards. --<I>David Langford</I>
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HarperCollins Fifty Degrees Below
Pages: 400, Paperback, HarperCollins
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Voyager Icehenge
Voted one of the best science fiction novels of the year in the 1985 Locus Poll, <I>Icehenge</I> is an early novel by Kim Stanley Robinson (author of the trilogy comprising <I>Red Mars, Green Mars</I>, and <I>Blue Mars</I>) and takes place in the same universe. The story is part mystery and part psychological drama, divided into three distinct sections. <p> In the year 2248, Mars is ruled by a Politburo-like committee that actively discourages dissent as well as travel and exploration of other planets. Scientist Emma Weil becomes involved in a covert plot to convert a stolen ship into a self-supporting spaceship. She turns down a chance to accompany the starfarers, and returns to her beloved Mars where she joins the revolution already in progress. <p> Three centuries later, archaeologist Hjalmar Nederland unearths a governmental cover-up of the true facts behind the old revolution. At the same time, a Stonehenge-like monument is discovered on the north pole of Pluto, and Nederland sets out to prove his theory that the monument is connected to revolutionaries and their contemporaries who left for the stars. Seventy years later, his great-grandson Edmond Doya becomes convinced that Icehenge is a hoax, and attempts to disprove Nederland's theory. <p> In addition to futuristic issues such as interstellar travel and the terraforming of Mars, Robinson's characters grapple with politics, careers, families and ageing. <I>Icehenge</I> is a worthy introduction to the author's winning combination of hard science and believable characterization. --<I>Bonnie Bouman </I>
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Voyager Blue Mars (Voyager Classics S.)
The final volume of a trilogy that began with <I>Red Mars</I> and continued with <I>Green Mars</I>, <I>Blue Mars</I> completes the story of the First Hundred, a pioneering group of explorers who have overseen a terraforming project that transformed Mars from a lifeless planet into a world habitable by humans. An anti-ageing breakthrough has kept the First Hundred alive for three centuries and in that time, their motives, desires and passions have evolved in ways that parallel the changes on Mars itself. Conceptually complex and daring, the publication of <I>Blue Mars</I> marks the completion of a modern science fiction masterpiece.
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Voyager The Martians
<I>The Martians</I> is a collection of stories, alternate histories, poems and even the complete text of a planetary constitution based on Kim Stanley Robinson's award-winning Mars trilogy (composed of Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars). For those unfamiliar with the series, The Martians from the title are the humans who have colonised and terraformed the Red Planet over the course of several generations. While Robinson told their story at considerable length in his novels, <I>The Martians</I> fleshes out some of his more interesting characters and also adds depth to their world.<p> When it's at its best, this collection presents stand-alone stories of life, love and work on our celestial neighbour, ranging from the tale of an expedition seeking to conquer Olympus Monsin in Green Mars to a folksy story of friendship and baseball in Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars. Unfortunately, some of the material here can be tough going for those unfamiliar with Robinson's Mars milieu. For instance, the ending piece, Purple Mars, is apparently an autobiographical snippet about the day Robinson finished writing the final novel. That's great stuff for someone who has been following the entire Mars saga from beginning to end, but newcomers will probably not know what to make of it.<p> Still, there is enough material here to interest anyone on the lookout for some good Mars stories. Although Robinson has made his name by writing fat novels that span dozens of generations and characters, in <I>The Martians</I> he proves that he is also adept at shorter pieces. It's a fine if somewhat uneven collection that serves to round off the Mars universe while providing some excellent reading. --<I>Craig E. Engler</I>
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