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Blue Mars

Blue Mars

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  • Author：Kim Stanley Robinson
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The final novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's massively successful and lavishly praised Mars trilogy。 `The ultimate in future history' Daily Mail Mars has grown up It is fully terraformed - genetically engineered plants and animals live by newly built canals and young but stormy seas。 It is politically independent。 A brave and buzzing new world。 Most of the First Hundred have died。 Those that remain are like walking myths to Martian youth。 Earth has grown too much Chronic overpopulation， bitter nationalism， scarce resources。 For too many Terrans， Mars is a mocking utopia。 A dream to live for， fight for。。。 perhaps even die for。

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MM ，

The hype around this book has been unquestionable and， admittedly， that made me eager to get my hands on it。 I suggest you join NovelStar’s writing competition happening right now until the end of May。 You can also publish your stories there。 just email our editors hardy@novelstar。top， joye@novelstar。top， or lena@novelstar。top。

Christian ，

wow， what a triumph。 a titanic， sprawling compendium of evocative concepts， explored in distinct narrative sections focusing on a single character at a time。 i'd have guessed the novel colonial politics of red mars or the exciting revolutionary themes of green mars would have marked the high points of the trilogy， but not so！ what drives progress after the revolution？ more importantly， what becomes of the revolutionary？ this is the conceit of blue mars， surpassing its predecessors by centering t wow， what a triumph。 a titanic， sprawling compendium of evocative concepts， explored in distinct narrative sections focusing on a single character at a time。 i'd have guessed the novel colonial politics of red mars or the exciting revolutionary themes of green mars would have marked the high points of the trilogy， but not so！ what drives progress after the revolution？ more importantly， what becomes of the revolutionary？ this is the conceit of blue mars， surpassing its predecessors by centering the characters above the science to great effect。 incredibly moving。 。。。more

Jenevra ，

It was a floppy end to what was a really interesting trilogy。 Red Mars was a hard read， but interesting。 Green Mars really ramped things up with the introduction of the Martian culture， Earth's problems， the longevity treatment， the revolution， and the birth of the Martian government。 Blue Mars could have been a really good followup， or an interesting expansion into the rest of the solar system， but instead it was a rambly， storyless flop。 I wish this trilogy had a better end。 It was a floppy end to what was a really interesting trilogy。 Red Mars was a hard read， but interesting。 Green Mars really ramped things up with the introduction of the Martian culture， Earth's problems， the longevity treatment， the revolution， and the birth of the Martian government。 Blue Mars could have been a really good followup， or an interesting expansion into the rest of the solar system， but instead it was a rambly， storyless flop。 I wish this trilogy had a better end。 。。。more

George Sink ，

Overall I can see why this is considered a classic series in sci-fi。 The final volume pulled together so many stories and threads， and continued Robinson's vision of the people and possibilities filling his Martian landscape。 While some of his characters got on my nerves， I think he tied it all together quite well and mixed in a healthy dose of science and philosophy。 If you're a fan of hard science fiction or interested in Mars itself， this trilogy would be a great place to start。 Overall I can see why this is considered a classic series in sci-fi。 The final volume pulled together so many stories and threads， and continued Robinson's vision of the people and possibilities filling his Martian landscape。 While some of his characters got on my nerves， I think he tied it all together quite well and mixed in a healthy dose of science and philosophy。 If you're a fan of hard science fiction or interested in Mars itself， this trilogy would be a great place to start。 。。。more

Alan Newman ，

Full of ideas， speculative science， political intricacy but essentially plotless。 Admirable for its ambition， but often a slog。 Sad to see the First 100 fading into senescence。

Jonathan Gross ，

I really enjoyed the whole trilogy。 It's exactly the kind of sci-fi I like- no gaping plot holes， well developed characters， and it explores some really interesting ideas in memorable ways。 I really enjoyed the whole trilogy。 It's exactly the kind of sci-fi I like- no gaping plot holes， well developed characters， and it explores some really interesting ideas in memorable ways。 。。。more

Zach Meier ，

I won't lie， this series isn't for everyone。 60-80% of these books consist of long winded descriptions of Martian surface features and it gets very very boring IMO。 Also KSR has a tendency to ramble。 There's a paragraph that literally goes on for five pages at one point。 Not exaggerating。 That being said， this series is all about a leftist political revolution and it is genuinely interesting to read and think about。 Also （spoilers ahead） the bit near the end where Sax and Ann patch things up aft I won't lie， this series isn't for everyone。 60-80% of these books consist of long winded descriptions of Martian surface features and it gets very very boring IMO。 Also KSR has a tendency to ramble。 There's a paragraph that literally goes on for five pages at one point。 Not exaggerating。 That being said， this series is all about a leftist political revolution and it is genuinely interesting to read and think about。 Also （spoilers ahead） the bit near the end where Sax and Ann patch things up after decades and centuries of mutual antagonism had me tearing up which is a rare feat in my case， especially from a book。 。。。more

Plamen Uzunov ，

Готина фантастика， но не бих казал научна。 А по-скоро анти-утопия。 И то не защото не ми хареса - много ми хареса， просто тези неща чисто математически， икономически и от гледна точка на човешки ресурс， няма как да станат в близките 200-300 години。。。 или по-скоро никога。 Илън Мъск не е първия， дошло му на акъла да колонизира Марс。。。 както и подобни четива ни карат най-малкото да мечтаем и да се стремим към успехи и към нещо по-добро като цяло。

Anthony ，

Slightly better than Green Mars， but not by much。 Some great moments， but mostly it was just like Green Mars， except longer。 I am just glad to be done with it， and not have to look at this trilogy again。

Dan ，

I think that the Mars trilogy is as much about trauma， recovery and the desirability thereof as it is about terraforming vs。 ecology。

resonant。interval ，

honestly there was alot of filler in this trilogy。。。it could have been one book - the pacing would have been much better imo。 but captivating overall concept， though a bit dated in some aspects these days。 looking forward to Shaman， Aurora， and Green Earth （i think green Earth will be what i wanted from Ministry for the Future）

Nicholas ，

Just an achingly beautiful novel and a wonderful ending to a great trilogy。 No doubt it has influenced a lot of Martian fiction since Red Mars‘ debut in 1992。 With the tragedy， grief， humor， and familiarity detailed comes a sense that there is a complete universe past the pages （or in my case spoken audio） and you can really imagine the characters。The final words will echo for some time to come， summing up over 100 hours of listening， and would a dream to experience the final scene of the trilog Just an achingly beautiful novel and a wonderful ending to a great trilogy。 No doubt it has influenced a lot of Martian fiction since Red Mars‘ debut in 1992。 With the tragedy， grief， humor， and familiarity detailed comes a sense that there is a complete universe past the pages （or in my case spoken audio） and you can really imagine the characters。The final words will echo for some time to come， summing up over 100 hours of listening， and would a dream to experience the final scene of the trilogy。On Mars。 On Mars。 On Mars。 On Mars。 。。。more

David N ，

It needs to be said， these books fucking slap。 The synthesize of optimistic， future projected science， politics， and philosophy with a grand scope but rooted in relatable characters。 What more could we ask for， honestly？

Vijay Krishnamoorthy ，

A suitable conclusion to the epic trilogy。 Having said that this was probably the weakest of the 3 books - the character development and emotional journey was the best， but the book was too sprawling and could have done with some editing。 I liked the notes of optimism that suffuse this book。 Could have done with a little less of geology and speculation about interstellar space travel。 The section on the urgency of aging and what drives it was beautifully written

Lance Schonberg ，

It’s strange。 I liked this book the most of the three， but at the same time it left me flat when I finished it。There was less infodumping in this volume， but not none。 Perhaps because a lot of that was out of the way。The characterization was stronger and deeper than in the first two books， but not all of the characters seemed to contribute measurably to the overarching plot。Which might be my real issue with the book。 I’m actually not at all sure I can say there was an overarching plot in this on It’s strange。 I liked this book the most of the three， but at the same time it left me flat when I finished it。There was less infodumping in this volume， but not none。 Perhaps because a lot of that was out of the way。The characterization was stronger and deeper than in the first two books， but not all of the characters seemed to contribute measurably to the overarching plot。Which might be my real issue with the book。 I’m actually not at all sure I can say there was an overarching plot in this one， just a tying up of a few loose threads and a lot of world exploration。 Blue Mars has the same basic structure as both of the first two books in the trilogy: spend some significant amount of time with a character， get to know them， watch how there part in events advances the overall narrative。Unlike in Red Mars and Green Mars， though， it didn’t feel like a lot of the characters really did that。 We certainly got the getting to know them part， but they mostly don’t contribute to the narrative outside their own story。 The background issue of the possibility of war between Earth and Mars keeps getting mentioned， but doesn’t really play until the end where it get solved in an almost， “Oh， yeah， we should take care of that，” fashion in a few pages。The individual stories are an interesting exercise in world and culture building—and there’s a lot of it， much of it interesting—but there’s not a lot of real connection between most of them for me。 It’s more a collection of stories all set in the same universe than it is a novel-length story of its own。To sum up: lots of character， lots of detail （maybe a little too much）， not a lot of story。 I liked it for the characters， but I would have liked it a lot more if things had been woven together more。 。。。more

Nathan Miller ，

Phew！ This trilogy was something of a marathon。 And it took reading the excellent nonfiction book "Mapping Mars" by Oliver Morton to notice that the story in these novels is not necessarily about what Mars does to the characters， but what the character do to Mars。 After this epiphany， and learning that Robinson has been closely involved in the Mars Underground， I began to enjoy and appreciate this trilogy better。 I still found the characters hard to relate to， and I still found the pacing a bit Phew！ This trilogy was something of a marathon。 And it took reading the excellent nonfiction book "Mapping Mars" by Oliver Morton to notice that the story in these novels is not necessarily about what Mars does to the characters， but what the character do to Mars。 After this epiphany， and learning that Robinson has been closely involved in the Mars Underground， I began to enjoy and appreciate this trilogy better。 I still found the characters hard to relate to， and I still found the pacing a bit ponderous much of the time。 But the author's passion for and knowledge of Mars， and his insight into all those complicated issues explored in the pages， is obvious。 。。。more

Terry Pearce ，

It should have ended about two codas before it did， but he really brings it home here。 Without spoilers， there's some stuff as the book turns for the home straight that you're wondering， where is he going with this？ And then he uses it to pull everything from the 2000+ pages together， both in terms of story and character and in terms of theme and what being human is all about。 Just a stunning achievement， the whole thing， really。 So much sci-fi tends towards the dystopian， and I do enjoy that to It should have ended about two codas before it did， but he really brings it home here。 Without spoilers， there's some stuff as the book turns for the home straight that you're wondering， where is he going with this？ And then he uses it to pull everything from the 2000+ pages together， both in terms of story and character and in terms of theme and what being human is all about。 Just a stunning achievement， the whole thing， really。 So much sci-fi tends towards the dystopian， and I do enjoy that too， but for a view of the future to be so optimistic and yet so believable and readable as this， is pretty special。 。。。more

Hallie ，

Slogged my way through because I can't leave a book unfinished。 There are brilliant moments， but it just isn't my style of science fiction。 Slogged my way through because I can't leave a book unfinished。 There are brilliant moments， but it just isn't my style of science fiction。 。。。more

Charles Laing ，

This may be one of the worst science fiction。 Books I've ever read。 Red Mars was very interesting， a bit slow， bit detailed and had a coherent story with a purpose。 Green Mars wasn't as good but I could still follow the narrative even though it was way more detailed on the areogrophy of Mars than the political drama。 Blue Mars had no decernable plot and no point other than to use random characters to diacribe more features of the planet。。。then as of right he author was finally tired of boring me This may be one of the worst science fiction。 Books I've ever read。 Red Mars was very interesting， a bit slow， bit detailed and had a coherent story with a purpose。 Green Mars wasn't as good but I could still follow the narrative even though it was way more detailed on the areogrophy of Mars than the political drama。 Blue Mars had no decernable plot and no point other than to use random characters to diacribe more features of the planet。。。then as of right he author was finally tired of boring me， it just ended。 No point， no conclusion， no reason to read。 。。。more

Matthías Ólafsson ，

Probably my least favourite of the three （Green Mars definitely set the standard） but it's still an epic end to a fantastic trilogy。 Probably my least favourite of the three （Green Mars definitely set the standard） but it's still an epic end to a fantastic trilogy。 。。。more

John ，

3rd volume of the epic trilogy。 The detailed love for the planet is still there， but the scope is increasing， with visits elsewhere around the solar system as humanity gradually starts to escape flooded and overpopulated Earth。 A visit to Earth is wonderfully evocative， and I wish it had lasted longer。（view spoiler）[。。。Quality drops off in 2nd half of this volume though。 I feel that the main arc was complete by the middle， but KSR felt compelled to create a 3rd volume as thick as the other two。 3rd volume of the epic trilogy。 The detailed love for the planet is still there， but the scope is increasing， with visits elsewhere around the solar system as humanity gradually starts to escape flooded and overpopulated Earth。 A visit to Earth is wonderfully evocative， and I wish it had lasted longer。（view spoiler）[。。。Quality drops off in 2nd half of this volume though。 I feel that the main arc was complete by the middle， but KSR felt compelled to create a 3rd volume as thick as the other two。 He attempts to tie up various loose ends in the character arcs， with mixed results。 As rambling as the rest of the trilogy certainly is， it didn't feel flabby until this final bit。 I was also surprised by a couple of strikingly misogynistic moments， which seemed out-of-character for this writer。 Nevertheless there were some good bits。 The end of Jackie's （and her daughter's） arc was very affecting， and Michel's deeply sad。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Rita Carla Monticelli ，

Uno sguardo sul futuro， ma senza tramaCompletare la lettura di questo libro è stato davvero difficile。 Probabilmente， se non avessi acquistato l’edizione cartacea， non sarei andata oltre le prime 30-50 pagine。 Eppure avevo letto i precedenti， “Red Mars” e “Green Mars”， e pensavo di essere preparata。Be’， mi sbagliavo。“Red Mars” effettivamente aveva una bella trama intrigante， che iniziava con un omicidio e poi ci riportava indietro per ricostruire ciò che era accaduto。 Era ricco di parti di pura Uno sguardo sul futuro， ma senza tramaCompletare la lettura di questo libro è stato davvero difficile。 Probabilmente， se non avessi acquistato l’edizione cartacea， non sarei andata oltre le prime 30-50 pagine。 Eppure avevo letto i precedenti， “Red Mars” e “Green Mars”， e pensavo di essere preparata。Be’， mi sbagliavo。“Red Mars” effettivamente aveva una bella trama intrigante， che iniziava con un omicidio e poi ci riportava indietro per ricostruire ciò che era accaduto。 Era ricco di parti di pura speculazione scientifica nell’ambito dell’astronautica e della colonizzazione di Marte。 Certo， erano lunghe， ma erano ben equilibrate con gli eventi narrati e， visto che le trovavo interessanti， la loro lettura era andata avanti senza intoppi。 Meno interessanti erano quelle relative ad argomenti psicologici， che infatti non mi vergogno affatto di dire di aver saltato。 Ma nonostante tutto aveva una trama che， bene o male， si sviluppava nell’arco di tutto il romanzo。 C’era un po’ di intrigo， persino di suspense， che mi faceva venire voglia di continuare a leggere per scoprire cosa sarebbe accaduto dopo （o cosa era accaduto prima）。 Nonostante non avessi apprezzato il finale， non avevo dubbi di trovarmi di fronte a un romanzo con tutti gli elementi necessari per essere definito tale。Con “Green Mars” le cose si sono fatte più difficili。 L’autore si è soffermato più nelle singole storie， una per parte， che finivano nel momento in cui iniziavo ad affezionarmi ai personaggi。 Il minore apprezzamento che ho avuto nel leggere questo libro mi ha indotto a ritardare di diversi anni la lettura dell’ultimo della trilogia。 Ho iniziato a leggerlo solo perché ce l’avevo già e mi sembrava doveroso giungere alla fine della storia。Ciò che non mi sarei aspettata era l’assenza di una vera e propria storia。“Blue Mars” è un tentativo di Robinson di immaginare il futuro della conquista della spazio da parte dell’umanità， partendo da Marte per poi andare oltre。 Il worldbuilding è， infatti， eccezionale e rappresenta il motivo per cui ho deciso di dare al libro tre stelline， invece delle due che riflettono meglio le mie sensazioni。Robinson ha sicuramente fatto delle ricerche pazzesche per scriverlo。 E mostra una fantasia immensa。 Non posso che inchinarmi di fronte a questi due aspetti。Inoltre， con la sua bellissima prosa， descrive un Marte terraformato sicuramente affascinante。Si è però dimenticato che stava scrivendo un romanzo， che， come tale， necessita di una trama， in cui i personaggi devono avere uno scopo da raggiungere， dei conflitti da affrontare e una crescita di qualche tipo， e soprattutto che chi legge si aspetta un arco narrativo。E invece no。Ogni parte è raccontata dal punto di vista di un personaggio， ma di fatto non accade nulla o almeno nulla di rilevante。 Ci si continua a spostare avanti nei decenni e a passare da un racconto all’altro degli sviluppi politici e della descrizione dei luoghi。 Attraverso numerose lunghe pagine， fitte di resoconti， tutto viene raccontato e quasi nulla mostrato。 Le poche vere scene， cioè quelle in cui i personaggi interagiscono o addirittura dialogano， non aggiungono nulla narrazione， poiché non ce n’è veramente una。 I personaggi sono di fatto solo un elemento di contorno。Il motivo per cui ci ho messo più di quattro mesi per leggere questo libro è perché mi ha annoiato terribilmente。E， quando non mi annoiavo， provavo un senso di tristezza per gli scorci di esistenza （spesso deprimenti） dei personaggi che l’autore buttava lì， di tanto in tanto， per evitare di trasformare il libro in un saggio speculativo sul futuro。 。。。more

Paolo Gini ，

Libro veramente difficile da commentare anche se nel mio giudizio decisamente il migliore dei tre della serie。 È evidente l'enorme sforzo fatto dall'autore per essere molto preciso sul piano scientifico e la caratterizzazione dei personaggi è notevole， importante anche l'approfondimento degli aspetti politici e lo sforzo per tratteggiare la nuova società marziana。 Con tutto ciò il romanzo non è riuscito a coinvolgermi se non molto raramente， soprattutto nella parte finale。 Alcune parti con inter Libro veramente difficile da commentare anche se nel mio giudizio decisamente il migliore dei tre della serie。 È evidente l'enorme sforzo fatto dall'autore per essere molto preciso sul piano scientifico e la caratterizzazione dei personaggi è notevole， importante anche l'approfondimento degli aspetti politici e lo sforzo per tratteggiare la nuova società marziana。 Con tutto ciò il romanzo non è riuscito a coinvolgermi se non molto raramente， soprattutto nella parte finale。 Alcune parti con interminabili descrizioni della geologia （o meglio areologia） o della biologia o del paesaggio le ho trovate francamente molto tediose。In ogni caso non è sicuramente una lettura semplice， richiede impegno e concentrazione ed è un esempio di come anche nella fantascienza si possano produrre opere con ambizioni che vanno oltre l'intrattenimento veloce。 。。。more

Brent ，

4。5

Jon Beach ，

Great hard science but the people part seemed to slip pretty hard on this one。 Still really enjoyed the series and would strongly recommend it。

Marcus ，

EpicFantastic trilogy！ The scope of KSR’s story is enormous and a pleasure to get lost in。 The 3rd novel is far more political than the first， with less exposition on the technologies and science involved， but it does explore interesting questions regarding the societal impact of a habitable Mars and the prospect of future generations living far longer than currently possible。 I recommend the entire trilogy。

Jason ，

SatisfyingA satisfying conclusion to Robinson's Mars trilogy。 I sometimes think Robinson is too optimistic about human nature， but then I think of how people help each other in times of tragedy and think "Maybe it could happen that way。" I hope so，at any rate - he imagines such a wonderful future。 SatisfyingA satisfying conclusion to Robinson's Mars trilogy。 I sometimes think Robinson is too optimistic about human nature， but then I think of how people help each other in times of tragedy and think "Maybe it could happen that way。" I hope so，at any rate - he imagines such a wonderful future。 。。。more

Kyle ，

Blue Mars is jazz in space。

James Vair ，

3。5/4

M。M。 Strawberry Library & Reviews ，

Sigh。 I absolutely loved Red Mars， and enjoyed Green Mars。 Blue Mars was not without its fantastic （and I do mean fantastic parts） but it was also slogged down with some really slow-moving parts。 It's pretty clear that in Red Mars， one of the issues that led to the bigger problem on Red Mars was overpopulation， and I feel that humanity was just basically given a free pass at the end of the trilogy because now humans are expanding to planets beyond Mars。The whole series could have been pared down Sigh。 I absolutely loved Red Mars， and enjoyed Green Mars。 Blue Mars was not without its fantastic （and I do mean fantastic parts） but it was also slogged down with some really slow-moving parts。 It's pretty clear that in Red Mars， one of the issues that led to the bigger problem on Red Mars was overpopulation， and I feel that humanity was just basically given a free pass at the end of the trilogy because now humans are expanding to planets beyond Mars。The whole series could have been pared down to two books， and focused less on politics。 However， I will say that as a sci-fi fan， to my fellow sci-fi fans out there， do give this series （or at least the first book） a try。 。。。more

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