| Mars, our closest planetary neighbor has always been | | | | to recommend Kim Stanley Robinson's books; Red |
| the topic of Science Fiction almost since the Genre | | | | Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars. |
| was created. There are many authors who've taken | | | | "The Mars Trilogy" By Kim Stanley Robinson; Spectra |
| up the cause to write about Mars and the future of | | | | Publishing Company; First Edition (1993) |
| human colonies and the concept that we may one | | | | These books have us look in depth at the geology |
| day inhabit this planet. Some Sci Fi writers have | | | | of Mars and the story takes place with the first 100, |
| written about Mars as if humans or our genetic | | | | these are colonists sent there to terra form the |
| relatives once inhabited both planets. | | | | planet's surface. First the surface is red, then green |
| I've enjoyed reading many authors and their science | | | | Mars eventually emerges, next Blue Mars. The |
| fiction accounts of Mars. I, like you have enjoyed the | | | | colonists there eventually get their own independence |
| movies as well. I have read all the Ben Bova books | | | | from Earth. The vision involved in terra forming is |
| on the red planet which are all quite good. Still, out of | | | | very clear and makes the series that much better. |
| all the writers of this neighboring world, I would have | | | | |