false 40364 11 <I>The Martians</I> is a collection of stories, alternate histories, poems, and even the complete text of a planetary constitution based on Kim Stanley Robinson's award-winning Mars trilogy (composed of <I>Red Mars</I>, <I>Green Mars</I>, and <I>Blue Mars</I>). For those unfamiliar with the series, The Martians from the title are the humans who have colonized and terraformed the Red Planet over the course of several generations. While Robinson told their story at considerable length in his novels, <I>The Martians</I> fleshes out some of his more interesting characters and also adds depth to their world.<p> When it's at its best, this collection presents stand-alone stories of life, love, and work on our celestial neighbor, ranging from the tale of an expedition seeking to conquer Olympus Mons in "Green Mars" to a folksy story of friendship and baseball in "Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars." Unfortunately, some of the material here can be tough going for those unfamiliar with Robinson's Mars milieu. For instance, the ending piece, "Purple Mars," is apparently an autobiographical snippet about the day Robinson finished writing the final novel. That's great stuff for someone who has been following the entire Mars saga from beginning to end, but newcomers will probably not know what to make of it.<p> Still, there is enough material here to interest anyone on the lookout for some good Mars stories. Although Robinson has made his name by writing fat novels that span dozens of generations and characters, in <I>The Martians</I> he proves that he is also adept at shorter pieces. It's a fine if somewhat uneven collection that serves to round out the Mars universe while providing some excellent reading. <I>--Craig E. Engler</I> 669196 book 1999 The Martians total:245|5:29|4:73|3:105|2:34|1:4| 245 824 361 10 40364 0553574019 9780553574012 233 10 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433712m/40364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40364.The_Martians 4 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 02:02:46 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 02:02:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40364 0553574019 9780553574012 233 10 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433712m/40364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40364.The_Martians 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 18:45:53 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 18:52:56 -0800 2009 40364 0553574019 9780553574012 233 10 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433712m/40364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40364.The_Martians 0 0 false Wed Aug 19 15:34:36 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 15:34:55 -0700 2009 40364 0553574019 9780553574012 233 10 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433712m/40364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40364.The_Martians 3 0 false Fri Jun 19 08:36:44 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 08:37:28 -0700 2009 40364 0553574019 9780553574012 233 10 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433712m/40364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40364.The_Martians 2 0 false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 18:25:04 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 11:17:31 -0800 2009 40364 0553574019 9780553574012 233 10 3.36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433712m/40364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40364.The_Martians 3 0 false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 07:02:27 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 18:58:32 -0700 2009
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