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Blue Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson

Published 1996 by Bantam Books · 609 pages

Hugo · 1997

Winner
Science Fiction

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10 award entries · 7 books · 4 wins · 1985–2018

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Synopsis

As Mars becomes habitable, its inhabitants struggle to build a society amid conflict among the original settlers, immigrants from Earth, and native-born Martians. Political revolution, terraforming, and radical life extension reshape the planet. The conclusion of the Mars trilogy.

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Details

Series
Mars Trilogy · Book 3
Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9780553101447