Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1992.
In 2027, the Ares, the biggest space-worthy craft ever built by man, reaches high orbit around Mars. Inside is a crew who will become the first 100 people to land on the planet's surface. Their mission: terraform a frozen wasteland with no atmosphere into a new Eden. The future of human civilization depends on their success.
'Red Mars is the ultimate in future history' Daily Mail 'One of the undisputed leaders of the field in contemporary science fiction' Guardian 'If I had to choose one writer whose work will set the standard for science fiction in the future, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson...' New York Times 'One of the finest works of American sf' Times Literary Supplement 'Absorbing, impressive, fascinating! Utterly plausible' Financial Times 'A mighty trilogy! forecasting every detail and facet, triumph and tragedy, crucial breakthroughs and trivialities of humanity's colonization of another world' Daily Mail 'A staggering book. The best novel on the colonization of Mars that has ever been written.' Arthur C. Clarke.
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1992.
In 2027, the Ares, the biggest space-worthy craft ever built by man, reaches high orbit around Mars. Inside is a crew who will become the first 100 people to land on the planet's surface. Their mission: terraform a frozen wasteland with no atmosphere into a new Eden. The future of human civilization depends on their success.