I'm still digging this portrayal of humanity's fledgling expansion beyond Earth: the various terraforming efforts driven and sabotaged by the competing, world-conquering corporations and the many nuanced groups/individuals who have embraced Mars as their home -- especially the generations of those born on the red planet, evolving into a new species! Curious to see what a "free" Mars coalesces into -- can capitalism really be escaped; are pharonic projects still feasible; should humans (of whatever flavor) dream and mold on a cosmic scale? ( )

Although the story meandered around quite a bit, sometimes seemingly without purpose, the pay off in the end was worth it. A great followup to Red Mars that continues to fuel my imagination. I look forward to reading Blue Mars. ( )

I didn't like this 2nd book in the trilogy as much as the first one ("Red Mars"). I suspect that is partly due to the fact that I read them too close together. However, my main complaint is the same one I made in my review of the previous book - Robinson gives both too much detail and too little simultaneously. We hear Maya's thoughts about things in endless detail and repetition but, just as in "Red Mars", when an important event happens (important both in the big picture and in the personal lives of the main characters) such as the killing of Margaret during the rescue of Sax, there is no follow through. I like the science part of the science fiction but the personal side of the story detracts rather than adds to the book for me.

I guess that I will continue on to the final book but not right away. ( )

Quite an enjoyable listen. Lots of super interesting facts thrown in. ( )

Superb!!!! KS Robinson is really a *great* writer. ( )