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Red Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson

Published 1992 by HarperCollins · 519 pages

Hugo · 1993

Finalist

Nebula · 1994

Winner
Science Fiction

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This book appeared on the awards’ ballots in different years. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.

Kim Stanley Robinson on these ballots

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

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Synopsis

The First Hundred colonists arrive on Mars to make the planet habitable. Over several decades, disagreements about terraforming, corporate control from Earth, and whether Mars should be preserved or transformed build toward revolution.

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Hard SFSpace OperaDystopian
Ecology & ClimatePolitics & RevolutionColonialism & Empire

Details

Series
Mars Trilogy · Book 1
Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9780553092042