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[alyson]

Red Mars is about the colonization of Mars, from the very first scientific enclave through about thirty years of development, political intrigue, terraformation, philosophy, and social rest/unrest.

This book is probably right up some people's alley; obviously it's written well, and he probably researched the hell out of it too. You should read it if you like science fiction, and you like scientific plausibility, and you like straightforward historical accounts.

But it was a relief to finish it. A hard slog, for me. It was ok.
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[galactic_dev]

In that case, I recommend that you do not read the sequels, as they are not nearly as good (and I loved Red Mars and small snippets of the sequels).

[Eisworth]

I second that opinion...I really loved Red Mars, Green Mars was OK, and Blue Mars was a political science treatise.

I really liked his Three Californias (not really a trilogy) and "Years of Rice and Salt" is one of my favorites because I have a fondness for the history of science.
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Todd Eisworth
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Ohio University

[malabar]

I maintain that Robinson is great at setting up seemingly insoluble dilemmas and then wimping out on their alleged solutions. Pity, really.