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For anyone interested in Mars geology, I highly recommend Kim Stanley Robinson's "Mars" sci-fi trilogy. It has an astounding amount of detail that is largely re
by vogtb 6y ago
For anyone interested in Mars geology, I highly recommend Kim Stanley Robinson's "Mars" sci-fi trilogy. It has an astounding amount of detail that is largely realistic.
- JumpCrisscross 6y agoRobinson’s use of “escarpment” rivals Ian M. Banks’ of “whorls”. Jesting aside, it’s a beautiful series. The landscape descriptions sometimes get tedious. But you find yourself missing the old land as the series progresses, an effect woven brilliantly.
- arethuza 6y ago"The landscape descriptions sometimes get tedious." I find the KSR's descriptions of landscapes one of the best bits of all of his books.
- YeGoblynQueenne 6y agoHow did Banks use "whorls"? I don't remember. I remember him using "escarpment" often, e.g. in The Bridge I think, and also in the "escarpment class" (in the culture novels).
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago> How did Banks use "whorls"? Every atmosphere was whorly. The clouds on Vavatch—that’s when I looked it up. The air whale planet is the last one I remember reading it in respect of.
- YeGoblynQueenne 6y agoHuh. I didn't remember that. To be fair, I had to look up Vavatch. It's been a while since I read the last Banks book. And it really was the last :(