Red Mars [Mass Market Paperbound]

Inhismostambitiousprojecttodate，award-winningauthorKimStanleyRobinsonutilizesyearsofresearchandcutting-edgescienceinthefirstofthreenovelsthatwillchroniclethecolonizationofMars.Foreons，sandstormshavesweptthebarrendesolatelandscapeoftheredplanet.Forcenturies，Marshasbeckonedtomankindtocomeandconqueritshostileclimate.Now，intheyear2026，agroupofonehundredcolonistsisabouttofulfillthatdestiny.JohnBoone，MayaToitavna，FrankChalmers，andArkadyBogdanovleadamissionwhoseultimategoalistheterraformingofMars.Forsome，Marswillbecomeapassiondrivingthemtodaringactsofcourageandmadness;forothersitoffersandopportunitytostriptheplanetofitsriches.Andforthegenetic"alchemists，"Marspresentsachancetocreateabiomedicalmiracle，abreakthroughthatcouldchangeallweknowaboutlife...anddeath.ThecolonistsplacegiantsatellitemirrorsinMartianorbittoreflectlighttotheplanetssurface.Blackdustsprinkledonthepolarcapswillcapturewarmthandmelttheice.Andmassivetunnels，kilometersindepth，willbedrilledintotheMartianmantletocreatestupendousventsofhotgases.Againstthisbackdropofepicupheaval，rivalries，loves，andfriendshipswillformandfalltopieces--fortherearethosewhowillfighttothedeathtopreventMarsfromeverbeingchanged.Brilliantlyimagined，breathtakinginscopeandingenuity，RedMarsisanepicscientificsaga，chroniclingthenextstepinhumanevolutionandcreatingaworldinitsentirety.RedMarsshowsusafuture，withbothgloryandtarnish，thataweswithcomplexityandinspireswithvision.