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fwiw I found Red Mars to be a pretty boring, badly-written space soap opera (and murder mystery for who-knows-what-reason) with caricatured ethnicities.

• nickff 10y ago
  Having read the trilogy (as well as "2312"), I must agree that it was poorly written, with some very poorly constructed characters. Having said that, and despite my distaste for and disagreement about the political outcomes, the technical vision was very interesting.
  • justrossthings 10y ago
    Any recommendations? I am about to finish Red Mars
    • nickff 10y ago
      In terms of expansive universes, I would recommend the "Revelation Space" series, though it is much higher-level than the Mars trilogy. I am also a big fan of the action-oriented "Expanse" series (by James S.A. Corey), as well as the crowd favorites: "The Martian" and the "Foundation" series.
    • kchoudhu 10y ago
      Left field suggestion: The Honor Series. Start with "On Basilisk Station".