The best thing about the trilogy is that it’s loaded with economic and political stuff. Robinson develops a whole gift-based economy that’s used among members of the underground. Barter is often used since there isn’t currency, with enclaves specializing and swapping for stuff. Property rights are a constant issue, and evolve as the planet is [...]

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Posted by isaac on Tuesday, July 20th, 2004 at 11:57 am.

As part of my quest to read each and every novel that’s either won a Nebula or Hugo award, I’ve been making my way through Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy: Red, Green, and Blue. I’m halfway through Blue Mars now. They’re hard science fiction at its best, richly detailed, precisely researched, and really long. [...]

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Posted by isaac on Friday, July 16th, 2004 at 5:25 pm.