The Martians

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Martians
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kim Stanley Robinson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:480
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 111
Category/GenreAnthologies
Science fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780006497028
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperVoyager
Publication Date 3 April 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A glorious companion volume to Robinson's world-wide bestselling trilogy. All Colours Mars Red Mars. Green Mars. Blue Mars. The Mars trilogy has rapidly assumed the status of modern science fiction classic, capturing the imagination of hundreds of thousands of readers around the world. Now, with The Martians, comes Kim Stanley Robinson's essential companion to the Mars series. New novellas and short stories head the collection, along with texts on the Martian constitution, maps and Martian inspired poetry. In short, The Martians is a unique collection of previously unpublished fiction, a fascinating addition to Robinson's oeuvre, and a must for all lovers of the red planet.

Author Biography

Kim Stanley Robinson was born in 1952 and, after travelling and working around the world, has now settled in his beloved California. He is widely regarded as the finest science fiction writer working today, noted as much for the verisimilitude of his characters as the meticulously researched hard science basis of his work. He has won just about every major sf award there is to win.

Reviews

Praise for Kim Stanley Robinson: 'The ultimate in future history' Daily Mail 'One of the finest works of American SF' The Times 'Essential reading for the colonists of the next century' Arthur C. Clarke