Blue Mars by Robinson Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley Robinson

Book 3 of Mars Trilogy

Language: English

Publisher: Spectra

Published: Jun 2, 1997

Description:

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 The ultimate fate of Earth as well as the possibility of new explorations into the solar system stand in the balance Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel Soon to be a series on Spike TV One of the most enthralling science fiction sagas ever written Kim Stanley Robinson s epic trilogy concludes with Blue Mars a triumph of prodigious research and visionary storytelling The red planet is no more Now green and verdant Mars has been dramatically altered from a desolate world into one where humans can flourish The First Hundred settlers are being pulled into a fierce new struggle between the Reds a group devoted to preserving Mars in its desert state and the Green terraformers Meanwhile Earth is in peril A great flood threatens an already overcrowded and polluted planet With Mars the last hope for the human race the inhabitants of the red planet are heading toward a population explosion or interplanetary war Praise for Blue Mars A breakthrough even from Robinson s own consistently high levels of achievement The New York Times Book Review Exhilarating a complex and deeply engaging dramatization of humanity s future The Philadelphia Inquirer Blue Mars brings the epic to a rousing conclusion San Francisco Chronicle Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel Soon to be a series on Spike TV One of the most enthralling science fiction sagas ever written Kim Stanley Robinson s epic trilogy concludes with Blue Mars a triumph of prodigious research and visionary storytelling The red planet is no more Now green and verdant Mars has been dramatically