{"product_id":"the-martians-9780553574012","title":"The Martians","description":"\u003cb\u003eKim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy is one of science fiction's most honored stories, with \u003ci\u003eRed Mars\u003c\/i\u003e winning the distinguished Nebula Award, and both \u003ci\u003eGreen Mars \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlue Mars \u003c\/i\u003ehonored with the Hugo. Now Robinson returns to the realm he has made his own--the planet Mars--in a brilliantly imagined drama with a searing poetic vision.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a training mission in Antarctica to blistering sandstorms sweeping through labyrinths of barren canyons, the interwoven stories of \u003ci\u003eThe Martians\u003c\/i\u003e set in motion a sprawling cast of characters upon the surface of Mars. As the planet is transformed from an unexplored and forbidding terrain to a troubled image of a re-created Earth, we meet the First Hundred explorers--men and women who are bound together by Earth's tenuous toehold on Mars. Presenting unforgettable stories of hope and disappointment, of fierce physical and psychological struggles, \u003ci\u003eThe Martians\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic chronicle of a planet that represents one of humanity's most glorious possibilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Martians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A uniquely rewarding experience of state-of-the-art science fiction.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No one familiar with Robinson's trilogy can read through these final, valedictory stories without feeling moved.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The stories are beautifully written, the characters are well developed and the author's passion for ecology manifests itself on every page.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKim Stanley Robinson is the author of the Nebula and Hugo Award-winning Mars trilogy--\u003cb\u003eRed Mars, Green Mars\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eBlue Mars\u003c\/b\u003e--as well as \u003cb\u003eAntarctica, The Wild Shore, The Gold Coast, Pacific Edge, A Short, Sharp Shock\u003c\/b\u003e, and other novels. He lives in Davis, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899475464466,"sku":"9780553574012","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ed11602-54d3-4acb-940c-ddb4d6487c62.jpg?v=1738357165","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-martians-9780553574012","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}