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Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Bantam Books, New York. 1993-96. 3 volumes. 519 pgs, 535 pgs, 609 pgs. Signed and inscribed by Kim Stanley Robinson (to Ian Valentine) on the FFEP of each volume. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy is one of science fiction's most honored series, with Red Mars winning the distinguished Nebula Award, and both Green Mars and Blue Mars honored with the Hugo. A modern-day classic of the genre, this epic saga deftly portrays the human stories behind Earth's most ambitious project yet: the terraforming of Mars. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Red Mars is the first novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy. It is a tale of the colonization of Mars by humans in the late 21st century and their struggle to form a stable society and terraform the planet. The novel combines elements of political intrigue, personal drama, and ethical questioning relative to colonization, governance, and environmental change. It is known for its detailed and scientifically plausible depiction of the process of terraforming Mars.