Mars trilogy
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1) Red Mars
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Series
Mars trilogy volume 1
Language
English
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In the year 2026, a group of one hundred colonists is about to attempt to conquer the barren, desolate landscape of Mars.
2) Green Mars
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Series
Mars trilogy volume 2
Language
English
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"Nearly a generation has passed since the first pioneers landed on Mars, and its transformation to an Earthlike planet is under way. But not everyone wants to see the process through. The methods are opposed by those determined to preserve their home planet's hostile, barren beauty. Led by the first generation of children born on Mars, these rebels are soon joined by a handful of the original settlers. Against this cosmic backdrop, passions, partnerships,...
3) Blue Mars
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Series
Mars trilogy volume 3
Language
English
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The red planet is red no longer, as Mars has become a perfectly inhabitable world. But while Mars flourishes, Earth is threatened by overpopulation and ecological disaster. Soon people look to Mars as a refuge, initiating a possible interplanetary conflict, as well as political strife between the Reds, who wish to preserve the planet in its desert state, and the Green "terraformers". The ultimate fate of Earth, as well as the possibility of new explorations...
4) The Martians
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Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Twenty-eight stories, including poetry, devoted to life on Mars. The story, Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars, is on the effect of the planet's gravity on the game of baseball, Jackie on Zo, is about childbirth on Mars, and Green Mars is on climbing a mountain.