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English
Bantam
03 October 2000
Series: Mars Trilogy
"Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy is one of science fiction's most honored stories, with Red Marswinning the distinguished Nebula Award, and both Green Mars and Blue Mars honored with the Hugo. Now Robinson returns to the realm he has made his own-the planet Mars-in a brilliantly imagined drama with a searing poetic vision.

From a training mission in Antarctica to blistering sandstorms sweeping through labyrinths of barren canyons, the interwoven stories of The Martiansset in motion a sprawling cast of characters upon the surface of Mars. As the planet is transformed from an unexplored and forbidding terrain to a troubled image of a re-created Earth, we meet the First Hundred explorers-men and women who are bound together by Earth's tenuous toehold on Mars. Presenting unforgettable stories of hope and disappointment, of fierce physical and psychological struggles, The Martiansis an epic chronicle of a planet that represents one of humanity's most glorious possibilities.

Praise for The Martians

""A uniquely rewarding experience of state-of-the-art science fiction.""-The New York Times Book Review

""No one familiar with Robinson's trilogy can read through these final, valedictory stories without feeling moved.""-The Washington Post

""The stories are beautifully written, the characters are well developed and the author's passion for ecology manifests itself on every page.""-Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

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Imprint:   Bantam
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 170mm,  Width: 107mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   255g
ISBN:   9780553574012
ISBN 10:   0553574019
Series:   Mars Trilogy
Pages:   448
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Martians

As is the norm with Robinson's work, the stories are beautifully written, the characters are well developed, and the author's passion for ecology manifests on every page. <br>-- Publishers Weekly, starred review<br><br>Praise for the novels of Kim Stanley Robinson: <br><br>Antarctica <br><br> Robinson has succeeded not only in drawing human characters but also in bringing Antarctica to life. Whatever happens in the outer world, Antarctica--both the book and the continent--will become part of the reader's interior landscape. <br>-- The Washington Post Book World <br><br> If I had to choose one writer whose work will set the standard for science fiction in the future, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson. <br>-- The New York Times Book Review <br><br> Forbidding yet fascinating, like the continent it describes...Echoes Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air. <br>-- People <br><br>Red Mars, winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel: <br><br> An absorbing novel...a scientifically informed imagination of rare ambition at work. <br>-- The New York Times Book Review <br><br>Green Mars, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel: <br><br> Dense as a diamond and as sharp; it makes even most good novels seem pale and insignificant by comparison. <br>-- The Washington Post Book World <br><br>Blue Mars, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel: <br><br> A complex and deeply engaging dramatization of humanity's future...Exhilarating. <br>-- The Philadelphia Inquirer


  • Winner of Locus Awards (Collections) 2000

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