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Loading... The Martians (1999)by Kim Stanley Robinson
None. 1   auntmarge64 | Jul 24, 2011 |  These stories, some of which poignantly explore alternate timelines, are perfect companions to KSR's masterful Mars trilogy. (  ) wanack | Sep 15, 2010 | ZB5  mcolpitts | Aug 1, 2009 | I read this book long after finishing the original trilogy. These stories seemed kind of random, and none really stood on their own as a great short story. Rather, they were little asides that add some colour to the main collection. I may have found these more interesting if I had read them immediately after the initial trilogy. (  ) Qorvus | Jun 22, 2009 | A great companion to the Mars Trilogy (some parts of which I found a trial to get through). A wistful nostalgic feeling pervades the book -- perhaps a KSM is trying to add a hint of Ray Bradbury's 'Martian Chronicles' to his Martian literature. (  )1 questbird | May 13, 2009 | no reviews | add a review Is a supplement to
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0553574019, Mass Market Paperback)The Martians 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 Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars). 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, The Martians fleshes out some of his more interesting characters and also adds depth to their world.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. 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 The Martians 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. --Craig E. Engler (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:01:06 -0500) Twenty-eight stories, including poetry, devoted to life on Mars. The story, Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars, is on the effect of the planet's gravity on the game of baseball, Jackie on Zo, is about childbirth on Mars, and Green Mars is on climbing a mountain.… (more) |
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This fourth book is a series of short stories, some poems, and even a few scientific reports (all done within the Martian world Robinson created), and they add some interesting alternatives and information on major and minor characters and theories. If you've read the trilogy proper, do tack this on to your TBR list. If not, don't, because it will make little sense. (