Red Mars

Red Mars opens with a tragic murder, an event that becomes the focal point for the surviving characters and the turning point in a long intrigue that pits idealistic Mars colonists against a desperately overpopulated Earth, radical political groups of all stripes against each other, and the interests of transnational corporations against the dreams of the pioneers.This is a vast book: a chronicle of the exploration of Mars with some of the most engaging, vivid, and human characters in recent sci