--- product_id: 8580389 title: "Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy)" price: "£17.71" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8580389-blue-mars-mars-trilogy store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy) **Price:** £17.71 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy) - **How much does it cost?** £17.71 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8580389-blue-mars-mars-trilogy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy) [Robinson, Kim Stanley] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy) Review: "Well, here we are." After almost 20 years, Blue Mars inspires as much today as it did the day it was published. - Its common to hear that science-fiction is a genre of ideas, and Blue Mars is no exception. Bear in mind, this means there is a lot of exposition, but Robinson makes it organic and engaging. I don't know the reason why this book is the least-well-received of the Mars Trilogy, since not only do I consider it a great work of science-fiction but also a great novel in its own right. Robinson's style is in some ways comparable to Hemingway, and because of that the story is both easily comprehensible and possesses a complexity that goes grossly under-examined. I was awed by Robinson's scope, moved by the struggles and triumphs of characters I've been with throughout the series, and consider it the best addition of the trilogy. Almost 20 years since first being published, I can say that in 2015 this book not only holds up, but continues to be the baseline against which future additions to the body of science-fiction should be measured. I'd say it should be read in schools, but at more than 700 pages, it is a beast of a book. If you want an example of how fiction ought to be written, Blue Mars is it. For the shear amount of content present in a single volume, the value of this book alone is beyond compare. Thanks to desertcart, I only paid a few dollars for the entire series, and even less for this particular volume, and it's worth far more than that. I'll probably buy it again in hardcover just to have. I mean think about it, how much are you going to spend on a mass-market paper back, a few bucks? It's totally worth it. I wouldn't even just recommend this book to fans of science-fiction, but to anyone interested in a well-crafted story, complex characters, and an exotic setting that becomes more real as the story progresses. In a genre clogged with thinly veiled, semi-autobiographical, exhausted hero-journeys, this novel - and the series as a whole - sets itself apart from anything encountered in science-fiction today. It truly is "a landmark". Buy it. You will not - will not! - regret it. Review: A satisfying conclusion - First, the faults: As other reviewers note, this book needed a better editor. As with the first two books of the series, there are commas in sentences that they don't belong in, and this can get frustrating. There are also some sections in which Robinson goes into vast detail about a specific technology that after 2 books and hundreds of pages into the 3rd - just kill the pacing. After so long a time, being so deep into a story, the characters and plot need to be focused on more than the scientific breakthroughs. Also, as others have noted, Robinson starts to really push our suspension of disbelief: the colonization of other planets and asteroids kind of pushes it. On to the good stuff: Robinson really knows his stuff, and part of the appeal of this series is how very dense it is, packed with the kind of details that make you believe in the world you're reading about. From science to politics to philosophy to human interactions, the world(s) Robinson creates really feel fully developed. The best part of this book, for me, is when the story's focus shifts to its final act. Instead of asking, "what would the science, culture, and politics of a colonized mars be like?", the story asks: "What happens when you've lived for 230 years?" The troubles of the first hundred, now considered "superelderly," is described in a fascinating way. Some reviewers feel the plot-line of Hiroko is dropped. Actually, this is a great part of Blue Mars, because it's not about Hiroko, but the perception of Hiroko. The question for the reader is not, "Is she alive or not?" The question is, "Why do some think she's alive and some not? What are their reasons? What does the 'myth' of Hiroko mean to them?" Not every loose end is tied up (after all, in life, this can never happen), yet the overall story is brought to a satisfying conclusion. The Mars Trilogy is the tale of the First Hundred, ultimately, and we get a very good picture of what becomes of them. After almost 2000 pages, I found following their journeys was a very, very worthwhile experience, and I recommend it with no reservations. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #851,690 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #159 in Hard Science Fiction (Books) #765 in Science Fiction Adventures #820 in Space Operas | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,827 Reviews | ## Images ![Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Q1stgykFL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Well, here we are." After almost 20 years, Blue Mars inspires as much today as it did the day it was published. *by B***K on June 13, 2015* Its common to hear that science-fiction is a genre of ideas, and Blue Mars is no exception. Bear in mind, this means there is a lot of exposition, but Robinson makes it organic and engaging. I don't know the reason why this book is the least-well-received of the Mars Trilogy, since not only do I consider it a great work of science-fiction but also a great novel in its own right. Robinson's style is in some ways comparable to Hemingway, and because of that the story is both easily comprehensible and possesses a complexity that goes grossly under-examined. I was awed by Robinson's scope, moved by the struggles and triumphs of characters I've been with throughout the series, and consider it the best addition of the trilogy. Almost 20 years since first being published, I can say that in 2015 this book not only holds up, but continues to be the baseline against which future additions to the body of science-fiction should be measured. I'd say it should be read in schools, but at more than 700 pages, it is a beast of a book. If you want an example of how fiction ought to be written, Blue Mars is it. For the shear amount of content present in a single volume, the value of this book alone is beyond compare. Thanks to Amazon, I only paid a few dollars for the entire series, and even less for this particular volume, and it's worth far more than that. I'll probably buy it again in hardcover just to have. I mean think about it, how much are you going to spend on a mass-market paper back, a few bucks? It's totally worth it. I wouldn't even just recommend this book to fans of science-fiction, but to anyone interested in a well-crafted story, complex characters, and an exotic setting that becomes more real as the story progresses. In a genre clogged with thinly veiled, semi-autobiographical, exhausted hero-journeys, this novel - and the series as a whole - sets itself apart from anything encountered in science-fiction today. It truly is "a landmark". Buy it. You will not - will not! - regret it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A satisfying conclusion *by B***H on January 27, 2008* First, the faults: As other reviewers note, this book needed a better editor. As with the first two books of the series, there are commas in sentences that they don't belong in, and this can get frustrating. There are also some sections in which Robinson goes into vast detail about a specific technology that after 2 books and hundreds of pages into the 3rd - just kill the pacing. After so long a time, being so deep into a story, the characters and plot need to be focused on more than the scientific breakthroughs. Also, as others have noted, Robinson starts to really push our suspension of disbelief: the colonization of other planets and asteroids kind of pushes it. On to the good stuff: Robinson really knows his stuff, and part of the appeal of this series is how very dense it is, packed with the kind of details that make you believe in the world you're reading about. From science to politics to philosophy to human interactions, the world(s) Robinson creates really feel fully developed. The best part of this book, for me, is when the story's focus shifts to its final act. Instead of asking, "what would the science, culture, and politics of a colonized mars be like?", the story asks: "What happens when you've lived for 230 years?" The troubles of the first hundred, now considered "superelderly," is described in a fascinating way. Some reviewers feel the plot-line of Hiroko is dropped. Actually, this is a great part of Blue Mars, because it's not about Hiroko, but the perception of Hiroko. The question for the reader is not, "Is she alive or not?" The question is, "Why do some think she's alive and some not? What are their reasons? What does the 'myth' of Hiroko mean to them?" Not every loose end is tied up (after all, in life, this can never happen), yet the overall story is brought to a satisfying conclusion. The Mars Trilogy is the tale of the First Hundred, ultimately, and we get a very good picture of what becomes of them. After almost 2000 pages, I found following their journeys was a very, very worthwhile experience, and I recommend it with no reservations. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This ended up being a fabulous story! *by R***N on October 6, 2017* In the first book, I was overwhelmed by the scientific terms used, though I looked them up as I came to them. Of course, these words and others I didn't know were in the next two books. But, I'm not sure if it was less, or I got used to them. This was an adventure! I'm thinking this could be possible. I never thought that before, but why not? The colonization of Mars was fascinating and some people took off from there to other places. I really loved seeing a planet of people finding non-violent ways of dealing with problems. I also loved that science was strongly a part of this society. It was fascinating seeing people working on solving problems and being a very important part of society. It was good to see politics finally being put into the hands of the people. I'd love to be a part of all that. So I looked up the author and found many books written, but even one to cap off this trilogy called the Martians. 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