Red Mars
Book 1 of Mars Trilogy
Language: English
Publisher: Spectra
Published: Jan 1, 1992
Awards:
Nebula.Best Novel.Winner.1994
List Of Awards:
Nebula
Date Read:
Apr 15, 2004
Form:
Novel
Pages:
673
Read Status:
read
Shelves:
read
Word Count:
211868
Book Details
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Description:
For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light to the surface. Black dust sprinkled on the polar caps will capture warmth and melt the ice. And massive tunnels drilled into the mantle will create stupendous vents of hot gases. But despite these ambitious goals, there are some who would fight to the death to prevent Mars from ever being changed.