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Hm. nossy Send a noteboard - 23/04/2010 01:24:41 PM
Keeps showing up in lists. I don't feel like googling. Tell me why it's great and what it's aboot

I'm sure jh or shrike will be better able to tell you, but I can simply say that I love science and character/story-line development, and Robinson is very good at both. I'm sure I know nothing about what colonization of Mars would really entail, but Red Mars feels like you're reading what could actually happen, and about the personalities that would really be involved. Imo, that makes it better than typical sci-fi. It's just really well done.
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My real list. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:36:11 PM 1163 Views
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authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 577 Views
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I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1234 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 645 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1232 Views
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on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1251 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 617 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1172 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 1141 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1201 Views
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I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1415 Views
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Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1325 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1295 Views
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Here goes. John - 24/04/2010 07:47:33 AM 1342 Views
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