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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 1354 Views
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authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 659 Views
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It is very impressive. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:36:24 AM 1372 Views
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I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1412 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 725 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1375 Views
you can list individual books from series Aeryn - 22/04/2010 06:13:07 PM 1435 Views
Nah... jh - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM 1440 Views
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This is difficult. nossy - 22/04/2010 06:51:00 PM 1415 Views
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on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1442 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 708 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1325 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 1346 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1363 Views
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Two lists, all fiction and scifi/fantasy DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:13:17 PM 1352 Views
Ah crap, I forgot the Silmarillion... *NM* DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:19:09 PM 627 Views
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For the moment... Burr - 23/04/2010 01:39:29 AM 1531 Views
Re: For the moment... GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:59:34 AM 1297 Views
I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1572 Views
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That's typical, I'm afraid. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:35:39 AM 1319 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 1428 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1605 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1444 Views
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You can include all books Aeryn - 23/04/2010 11:08:06 PM 1337 Views
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Here goes. John - 24/04/2010 07:47:33 AM 1533 Views
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