I'm just about to finish Kim Stanley Robinson's "Green Mars" and will be reading "Blue Mars" afterwards. Anybody read this series? Despite it being "hard" science fiction, and him going quite technical at times, I'm rather enjoying.
I haven't read much else by KSR (Only "Years of Rice and Salt") so I'm open to suggestions for other good KSR stories.
Posted by rcorporon (Member # 2879) on :
Nobody has read these?
Posted by InarticulateBabbler (Member # 4849) on :
When I first saw this post, I thought it was about Ben Bova's Mars, which I liked very much.
But no, I haven't read the books you're referring to.
Posted by aspirit (Member # 7974) on :
I completed Red Mars and started Green Mars years ago. The technical elements were what carried me that far. I quit because I'd started to despise the characters for reasons I've either forgotten or never understood.
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Posted by rcorporon (Member # 2879) on :
I could see why... most of them fall in "shades of grey" and there aren't too many "good guys."
KSR sure knows his geology though .
Posted by phillowe (Member # 8598) on :
Mars exploration/colonization is one of my favorite subjects in sci/fi. I thoroughly enjoyed these books. I think I read them all inside two weeks (though I haven't read the book of shorts set in the same universe). The great part about the series was the broad, and well researched, information. There really was something for everyone.
I got a little lost/bored with the chapters that went really deep into pschology, but the other technical stuff sucked me in.
I have "Years of Rice and Salt" but haven't had a chance to finish it. I started, got interupted by an apartment move. I need to restart and finish. I think the majority of his other work is climate change related.
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