Mars Trilogy
3 primary works • 4 total works Complete
Book 1
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.
Book 2
The storming second volume in the bestselling Mars trilogy - `the ultimate in future history' (Daily Mail)
Mars: the Green Planet. Man's dream of a new world is underway but corrupted. Red Mars is gone, ripped apart by the violent and failed revolution of 2062. The First Hundred have scattered or died, and for the moment their dreams with them. The rebels are underground, dreaming of their utopia.
The transnational corporations have a dream, too. Mars can be plundered - for the benefit of a ravaged Earth. It can be terraformed to suit Man's need - frozen lakes form, lichen grows, the atmosphere slowly becomes breathable. But most importantly, Mars can be owned. On Earth, countries are bought and sold by the transnationals. Why not Mars too?
Man's dream is underway, but so is his greatest test. The survivors of the First Hundred - Hiroko, Nadia, Maya and Simon among them - know that technology alone is not enough. Trust and co-operation are need to create a new world - but these qualities are as thin on the ground as the air they breathe.
Book 3
The blockbusting finale to the most significant science fiction series of the 1990s – ‘the ultimate in future history’ (Daily Mail).
The fight for Martian freedom is on. Will the Earth-based metanationals turn it into an industrial complex and mining colony? Will the U.N use it as a solution for Earth’s over-population? Or will the radical Reds take over Mars and declare it a free state?
A glorious companion volume to Robinson's world-wide bestselling trilogy.
All Colours Mars
Red Mars. Green Mars. Blue Mars...
The Mars trilogy has rapidly assumed the status of modern science fiction classic, capturing the imagination of hundreds of thousands of readers around the world. Now, with The Martians, comes Kim Stanley Robinson essential companion to the Mars series. New novellas and short stories head the collection, featuring many of the trilogy's central characters in events previously only hinted at in the novels. Added to this are works on Martian mythology, poetry, character histories, alternative scenarios to the events that actually took place in the trilogy and finally various pieces which the author omitted in the final edit.
In short, The Martians is a unique collection of previously unpublished fiction, a fascinating
addition to Robinson's oeuvre, and a must for all lovers of the red planet.