For eons, sandstorms have swept the barren desolate landscape of the red planet. For centuries, Mars has beckoned to mankind to come and conquer its hostile climate. Now, in the year 2026, a group of one hundred colonists is about to fulfill that destiny. John Boone, Maya Toitavna, Frank... read more
Red Mars starts in 2026 with the first colonial voyage to Mars aboard the largest interplanetary spacecraft ever, the Ares, with a crew of whom are to be the first hundred colonists, composed for the most part of Russians and Americans. The book details the construction of the first settlement... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Part One: Festival Night
Part Two: The Voyage Out
Part Three: The Crucible
Part Four: Homesick
Part Five: Falling Into History
Part Six: Guns Under the Table
Part Seven: Senzeni Na
Part Eight: Shikata Ga Nai
Followed by Green Mars.
Preceded by The Caves of Steel, and followed by Lucifer's Hammer.
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