Blue Mars

by Kim Stanley Robinson

First published 2021

The red planet has vanished. Mars now blooms green and fertile, transformed from barren wasteland into a world where humans thrive. The original First Hundred colonists find themselves caught in bitter conflict between two factions. The Reds fight to restore Mars to its ancient desert form. The Greens push forward with terraforming, reshaping the planet for human settlement. Back on Earth, catastrophic flooding devastates an already crowded and poisoned world. With humanity's home planet failing, Mars becomes the species' final refuge. The transformed world faces explosive population growth as desperate refugees arrive. War threatens to tear apart both the terraformed landscape and the communities that call it home. The colonists must choose between preserving an alien world or securing humanity's future among the stars.

Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, space, climate-change

Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: Mars, Earth

Period: Future

800 pages · Paperback · Del Rey

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