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Blue Mars

By: Kim Stanley Robinson
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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 Acclaimed visionary author Kim Stanley Robinson is a Hugo and Nebula Award-winner. Blue Mars is the final volume in Robinson's seminal science-fiction trilogy, which began with Red Mars and continues with Green Mars.

The once red and barren terrain of Mars is now green and rich with life - plant, animal, and human. But idyllic Mars is in a state of political upheaval, plagued by violent conflict between those who would keep the planet green and those who want to return it to a desert world.

Meanwhile, across the void of space, old, tired Earth spins on its decaying axis. A natural disaster threatens to drown the already far too polluted and overcrowded planet. The people of Earth are getting desperate. Maybe desperate enough to wage interplanetary war for the chance to begin again.

Blue Mars is a complex and completely enthralling saga - as convincing and lushly imagined a future as anyone has ever dreamed. Richard Ferrone narrates this sweeping epic with engaging personality and finesse.

©1996 Kim Stanley Robinson (P)2002 Recorded Books Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction Solar System Mars Socialism

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Critic reviews

"Robinson's achievement here is on a par with Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and Herbert's Dune." ( Publishers Weekly)
"A well-written, thoughtful conclusion to the trilogy." ( Library Journal)
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it is interesting that how all the leaders are women with a suporter passionate man :-)

strong woman

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First the story goes away from our heroes and I felt like loosing interest. But at the end it all comes back together. nice and beautifull

beautifull

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... but quite a satisfying ending to this epic story nonetheless.

There were parts that dragged and sometimes I think that this book served as a place for KSR to satisfy his itch to expostulate on his research into fascinating subjects like memory, politics, biology and the like. But I’m kind of a nerd and KSR does a great job of making it really interesting even if it contributes absolutely nothing to the plot/story.

I could’ve lived without the extended side track to other parts of the solar system with a character we’d only just met and who didn’t last very long after that.

Those are the reasons for the deduction of a star on Story.

Over all, the whole series is definitely worth taking on and enjoyable as a whole!

Lots left to the imagination...

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Not sure if it’s me or the book but I found it rather confusing, I still enjoyed it but felt like It was written in a foreign language at times. As I mentioned it could easily have just been me

Confusing

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Firstly, let me highlight Richard Ferrone's performance here. The Mars Trilogy covers so much ground not once did the performance falter.

The story's scope can only be described as epic, from the launch of the first 100 to the final scene there is enough characterisation to keep you interested as the hard science hits.

The End of a long and detailed saga.

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