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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 1277 Views
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authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 621 Views
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I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1344 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 687 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1315 Views
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This is difficult. nossy - 22/04/2010 06:51:00 PM 1350 Views
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Hm. nossy - 23/04/2010 01:24:41 PM 1338 Views
on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1366 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 666 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1263 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 1242 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1292 Views
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For the moment... Burr - 23/04/2010 01:39:29 AM 1463 Views
Re: For the moment... GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:59:34 AM 1233 Views
I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1506 Views
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That's typical, I'm afraid. rebelaessedai - 24/04/2010 04:35:39 AM 1256 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 1365 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1487 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1374 Views
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