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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 1276 Views
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authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 620 Views
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I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1341 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 686 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1314 Views
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Nah... jh - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM 1365 Views
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This is difficult. nossy - 22/04/2010 06:51:00 PM 1347 Views
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on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1363 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 665 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1258 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 1240 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1289 Views
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Two lists, all fiction and scifi/fantasy DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:13:17 PM 1271 Views
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For the moment... Burr - 23/04/2010 01:39:29 AM 1462 Views
Re: For the moment... GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:59:34 AM 1230 Views
I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1503 Views
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That's typical, I'm afraid. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:35:39 AM 1254 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 1362 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1484 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1371 Views
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Here goes. John - 24/04/2010 07:47:33 AM 1457 Views
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