Green Mars (Mars Trilogy) and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more

Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.


or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime Free Trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn More
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Search inside this book
Start reading Green Mars (Mars Trilogy) on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Green Mars [Mass Market Paperback]

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
List Price: CDN$ 11.99
Price: CDN$ 10.79 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 25. Details
You Save: CDN$ 1.20 (10%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 2 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.
Want it delivered Friday, June 21? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.

Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition --   CDN $7.99 --
Hardcover --   -- --
Paperback --   -- --
Mass Market Paperback CDN $10.79   -- --

Book Description

Release Date: May 1 1995 | Series: Mars Trilogy
In the Nebula Award winning Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson began his critically acclaimed epic saga of the colonization of Mars, Now the Hugo Award winning Green Mars continues the thrilling and timeless tale of humanity's struggle to survive at its farthest frontier.

Nearly a generation has passed since the first pioneers landed, but the transformation of Mars to an Earthlike planet has just begun The plan is opposed by those determined to preserve the planets hostile, barren beauty. Led by rebels like Peter Clayborne, these young people are the first generation of children born on Mars. They will be joined by original settlers Maya Toitovna, Simon Frasier, and Sax Russell. Against this cosmic backdrop, passions, rivalries, and friendships explode in a story as spectacular as the planet itself.

Frequently Bought Together

Green Mars + Blue Mars + Red Mars
Price For All Three: CDN$ 31.07

Show availability and shipping details

  • In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 25. Details

  • Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson Mass Market Paperback CDN$ 9.49

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 25. Details

  • Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson Mass Market Paperback CDN$ 10.79

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 25. Details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Product Details

Product Description

From Amazon

Kim Stanley Robinson has earned a reputation as the master of Mars fiction, writing books that are scientific, sociological and, best yet, fantastic. Green Mars continues the story of humans settling the planet in a process called "terraforming." In Red Mars, the initial work in the trilogy, the first 100 scientists chosen to explore the planet disintegrated in disagreement--in part because of pressures from forces on Earth. Some of the scientists formed a loose network underground. Green Mars, which won the 1994 Hugo Award, follows the development of the underground and the problems endemic to forming a new society. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

The sequel to Red Mars details an early 22nd-century Mars controlled by Earth's metanationals, gigantic corporations intent on exploiting Mars. Debate among the settlers--some native-born, some the surviving members of the First Hundred--is divided between the minimalist areoformists, who have come to love Mars in all its harshness, and the terraformists, who want to replicate Earth. As the surface of Mars warms and is seeded with genetically altered plants, the settlers await Earth's self-destruction, which they hope will give them a chance to claim their independence. They travel endlessly over every inch of Mars--no mean feat, since most of the First Hundred are criminals wanted for their roles in the failed revolt of 2061--with each kilometer and each group of settlers they meet described in laborious detail. When they're not traveling, these colonists contemplate the history of which they have been a part and which they can only partially recall as a result of their longevity treatments. With the collapse of Earth society and internecine battles among the metanationals, the Martian settlers liberate their cities and declare their planet free. This wide-ranging novel is loaded with all manner of scientific and historical detail, but the story bogs down under its very breadth and seems almost like a Martian year--twice as long as it needs to be. The next and final volume in the trilogy will be Blue Mars .
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt
Search inside this book:

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?

› Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Best read Mar 13 2013
By Babblefish
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A tad slow paced, but strongly character driven, I would happily say that the Mars trilogy are the best books I have ever read. Lots of science, interesting story telling, believable events, and a nice break from the classic hollywood tension curve.
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
5.0 out of 5 stars Kim Stanley Robinson Does Mars - GREEN Nov 22 2011
By fastreader TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This whole series: RED, GREEN and BLUE, fully explore Mars like we wish we could, but can't afford.

Character development is great as are the various scientific aspects of the books.

Lots of adventure and excitement throughout make it an enjoyable read from start to finish. I've read this series twice now, IT'S THAT GOOD
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
5.0 out of 5 stars Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson July 8 2004
By C. Baker
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This second volume of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy is a very worthy Hugo winner. Although there are elements of RED MARS I did not like (which I'll not go into now), with RED MARS as a background, I found GREEN MARS to be brilliant. If you haven't read Red Mars, don't tackle this volume first.

KSR really did his homework in studying the social scientific aspects of his novel (as he did with the rest). The metanational and transnational corporations are a believable outgrowth of current economic trends and their reactions toward Mars and its denizens in GM logically follows their development in the novel. KSR also did a better job of staking out the various issues and ideologies involved in terraforming, giving the policy and political middle-ground between the Reds and the policy of the Transnational Authorities (which is terraforming as quickly as possible moving toward a viable atmosphere on Mars).

The Part entitled "What is to be Done" was excellently written and extremely realistic (even if I have trouble believing that with all the political elements represented that some didn't opt out because of ideological extremism). That the group left without any real political action plans made the section even more convincing. The culture of the youth born on Mars seen through the eyes of members of the First Hundred shows a wonderful sense of cultural development with all the elements it entails including genetics, the Martian environment, and how they were raised (interacting with the first two). KSR does not do quite as well at developing individual characters in GM but his characterization does lend itself to understanding the motivations of individuals and empathy

The long descriptions of the Martian landscape is at times hard to appreciate given that I have never been to Mars and have never studied photos of Mars' surface and landscape. I like the two places where there were small maps of Mars in the text. The development of large, complex living environments with the limited resources of those outside "the net" or the umbrella of the metanational corporations that control most of Mars is hard to perceive too. But this is easily overlooked at the sake of the larger picture that GM paints.

Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
Want to see more reviews on this item?
Most recent customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece of hard SF...
Let's be clear: this book is long, incredibly in-depth and can be hard work to read. While reading its predecessor, I had to put it down for a while before finishing, and this... Read more
Published on April 5 2004 by "ajdecon"
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Three...
Green Mars is the best of a great Trilogy. Fast paced and once again depicting vividly imagined Martian vistas this book is the quickest read of Robinson's Trilogy. Read more
Published on Oct 3 2003 by themarsman
3.0 out of 5 stars Tolerable middle
Robinson's Mars Trilogy begins as admirably written hard science fiction, based for the most part on physics and geology. Read more
Published on Sep 21 2003 by Isabeau
3.0 out of 5 stars Second volume in Mars series
The colonists revolt has been crushed and Earth's metanational corporations now control the planet. The "first hundred" colonists have been forced underground and bide their time... Read more
Published on July 18 2003 by JW
5.0 out of 5 stars SOMETIMES REVOLUTIONS DO COME TRUE
The first book of Kim Stanley Robinson's epic trilogy, RED MARS, wone the 1993 Nebula Award for Best Novel. This sequel, GREEN MARS, won the 1994 Hugo Award. Read more
Published on Jun 16 2003 by Sesho
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sequel
"Green Mars" is a very well-written sequel, and it will definitely satisfy anyone who really liked "Red Mars". Read more
Published on May 5 2003 by not4prophet
4.0 out of 5 stars A credible future
Green Mars, the sequel to Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars continues the future history of the colonation of our red planet neighbor. Read more
Published on May 1 2003 by B. D. Marcus
5.0 out of 5 stars The "Mars Series" is great for the teenage male in your life
The three books in Kim Stanley Robinson's "Mars Trilogy" are my absolute all-time-favorites. Read more
Published on Mar 28 2003 by book_review_grrl
4.0 out of 5 stars A Generation of Native Martians
Green Mars brings in the next generation of martians, most we meet are of Hiroko's test tube brood. This is the generation which has been raised to take thier place in Mars as... Read more
Published on Nov 23 2002 by Rachel Watkins
1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the time. Tedious and poorly-written.
The book is a bore. The writing is bloated and rambling. I stuck it out and finished "Green Mars" but I wouldn't do it again. Read more
Published on Nov 5 2002 by Roger J. Buffington
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

    Your Shopping Cart is empty.

    Give it purpose—fill it with books, DVDs, clothes, electronics, and more.

    If you already have an account, sign in.

    View Cart (0 items)

      Listmania!

      Create a Listmania! list

      Look for similar items by category

      Feedback

      Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

      Amazon.ca Privacy Statement Amazon.ca Shipping Information Amazon.ca Returns & Exchanges