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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 1024 Views
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authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 516 Views
This is quite difficult. Spriteling - 22/04/2010 03:59:18 PM 1212 Views
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It is very impressive. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:36:24 AM 1057 Views
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I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1079 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 587 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1118 Views
you can list individual books from series Aeryn - 22/04/2010 06:13:07 PM 1099 Views
Nah... jh - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM 1098 Views
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This is difficult. nossy - 22/04/2010 06:51:00 PM 1112 Views
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on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1109 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 552 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1041 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 997 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1052 Views
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Two lists, all fiction and scifi/fantasy DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:13:17 PM 1044 Views
Ah crap, I forgot the Silmarillion... *NM* DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:19:09 PM 491 Views
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For the moment... Burr - 23/04/2010 01:39:29 AM 1232 Views
Re: For the moment... GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:59:34 AM 990 Views
I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1167 Views
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I can't do 10 so I will do 15...that's right, deal with it. Tigr - 23/04/2010 02:43:10 PM 1148 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1183 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1142 Views
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