The first novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's massively successful and lavishly praised Mars trilogy. 'The ultimate in future history' Daily Mail
Mars - the barren, forbidding planet that epitomises mankind's dreams of space conquest.
From the first pioneers who looked back at Earth and saw a small blue star, to the first colonists - hand-picked scientists with the skills necessary to create life from cold desert - Red Mars is the story of a new genesis.
It is also the story of how Man must struggle against his own self-destructive mechanisms to achieve his dreams: before he even sets foot on the red planet, factions are forming, tensions are rising and violence is brewing… for civilization can be very uncivilized.
ISBN: | 9780007310166 |
Publication date: | 6th August 2009 |
Author: | Kim Stanley Robinson |
Publisher: | Harper Voyager an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 671 pages |
Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Dystopian and utopian fiction Hard science fiction Science fiction: near future Science fiction: space exploration Narrative theme: Politics Narrative theme: Social issues Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages |