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Green Mars

Green Mars

Hard Sci-FiScience Fiction
Pages
736
Published
1997
Language
English

Synopsis

Generations after the first settlers arrived, the terraforming of Mars is well underway, but not without conflict. A new generation, born on the red planet, clashes with those who wish to preserve its original, barren beauty. Original colonists and new rebels alike are drawn into a struggle for the future of Mars, where passions and rivalries ignite against a cosmic stage.

Prose complexity
7/10

Collected in

Book cover of Mars Trilogy
Mars Trilogy

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingComplexAtmosphericReflective
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Genres

Hard Sci-Fi Science Fiction Space Opera Dystopian

About the author

K
Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson (born 1952 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American science fiction writer, best known for the Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars). His fiction centres on ecology, economics and the role of scientists in solving collective problems, and includes the Three Californias trilogy, The Years of Rice and Salt, 2312, New York 2140 and The Ministry for the Future. He holds a PhD in English from the University of California, San Diego, where he wrote on Philip K. Dick, and has...

Characters

Peter ClayborneProtagonist
Maya ToitovnaSupporting
Simon FrasierSupporting
All characters in Green Mars

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read the other books in the series first?

    This novel is the second installment in a trilogy and directly continues the narrative arc and character developments established in Red Mars. Reading the series in order is essential to understanding the complex political and social evolution of the Martian colonies.

  • Is there a difference between this novel and the novella of the same name?

    The author published a novella titled Green Mars in 1985, which is a separate work set in a different fictional universe. While both explore the ethics of terraforming, the novella focuses on a specific expedition to climb Olympus Mons and should not be confused with this full-length novel.

  • What kind of research informed the writing of this book?

    The author engaged in an extensive research period to ground the narrative in scientific, sociological, and political theory. This commitment to detail is a hallmark of the trilogy, which is widely recognized for its realistic approach to the long-term challenges of planetary colonization.