Just finished re-reading Kim Stanley Robinson's masterful Mars Trilogy. Thoroughly enjoyed it again - so much so that I wanted to review it again! (Note original review).
Once again, perhaps to an even greater degree, I found Robinson's conception of the settlement of Mars, involving issues and conflicts surrounding conservation, development, governance, medical advances, senescence and memory to be comprehensively considered and deeply woven into the narrative. Robinson is justly honored for his rigorous accuracy in the scientific detail - which includes an overflowing vocabulary of technical terms and there are very detailed descriptions of Martian geology or the stages of ecological development from fellfields to climax forests. But these are punctuated by the actions of fascinating characters and unexpected, thrilling episodes.
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