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Green Mars

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In the Nebula Awardwinning Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson began his critically acclaimed epic saga of the colonization of Mars, Now the Hugo Awardwinning Green Mars continues the thrilling and timeless tale of humanity's struggle to survive at its farthest frontier.

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Nearly a generation has passed since the first pioneers landed, but the transformation of Mars to an Earthlike planet has just begun The plan is opposed by those determined to preserve the planets hostile, barren beauty. Led by rebels like Peter Clayborne, these young people are the first generation of children born on Mars. They will be joined by original settlers Maya Toitovna, Simon Frasier, and Sax Russell. Against this cosmic backdrop, passions, rivalries, and friendships explode in a story as spectacular as the planet itself.

Themes
environment
Setting
Mars
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 624 pages

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