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The Martian ChroniclesSeries
series30 books1946
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, about space colonization, set in mars and near future.
Start with The Million Year Picnic →
Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series
series36 books1982
Hard science fiction, about terraforming, set in far future.
“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue
Start with Red Mars →
Man PlusSeries
series2 books1976
Tense in tone, about robots.
“Thomas T. Thomas wrote the sequel Mars Plus, continuing the story of the Martian colony years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Man Plus →
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
The Songs of Distant EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1986
Hard science fiction, about survival, set in other star systems and far future.
“Of all of his novels, Clarke stated that this was his favourite.”
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Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
Adventurous in tone, about aliens and coming of age, set in far future.
“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
from the catalogue