Blue Mars (1996) (edit title/settings)

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• Maya Toitovna: An emotional woman who is working as a hydrologist on Mars.
• Nadezhda "Nadia" Chernyshevski: One of the "First Hundred", a Russian engineer.
• Saxifrage "Sax" Russell: An American physicist, he is a brilliant and creative scientist, and is greatly respected for his intellectual gifts. However, he is socially awkward and often finds it difficult to understand and relate to other people. Russell is a leader of the Green movement, the goal of which is to terraform Mars.
• Ann Clayborne: One of the "First Hundred", an American geologist and leader of the "Red" Movement for the preservation of Mars.
• Hiroko Ai: A Japanese expert on biology, agriculture, and ecological systems.
• Michel Duval: One of the "First Hundred", a French psychologist tasked with monitoring the psychological welfare of the First Hundred.
• Vladimir "Vlad" Taneev: One of the "First Hundred", a Russian biological scientist. The oldest of the First Hundred. Head of all medical treatment and research projects on Mars.
• Desmond "Coyote" Hawkins: A Trinidadian stowaway, he is a friend and supporter of Hiroko, and a fervent anarchist communist.
• Zoya Boone: Jackie's daughter
• Art Randolph: a former Praxis employee working on a Mars constitution

Organizations edit see section history

• Praxis: a pseudo-metanational working with the Mars government

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Glossary edit see section history

• metanational: sometimes called only metanat, is a symbiosys of a transnational and a state (usually a poor one)

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Terraforming: The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying a planet's atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to those of Earth to make it habitable by terran organisms.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Green Mars.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Kim Stanley Robinson (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Don Dixon (Cover Artist) - Cover art

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) (Finalist, 1996: Best SF Nove)
• James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Finalist, 1996, Long Listed)
• Locus Science Fiction Award (1997, Winner)
• Hugo Award (1997: Best Novel)
• Arthur C. Clarke Award (Finalist, 1997: Best Novel)
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (Finalist, 1997, #2)
• SF Chronicle Award (Finalist, 1997: Best Novel)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3568.O2893 B55 1996
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction › Space Opera
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history