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Search for more speculative fiction		 The Mars trilogy of Kim Stanley Robinson. Three enormous, well-researched tomes about the colonisation of Mars by humans.

The colonisation is a multi-cultural venture, the conflict comes from the different agenda and values of the colonists. It raises the issues of conservation and makes one wonder about the moral questions. Yes, terraforming makes uninhabitable lands habitable, but do we have any right to literally change the face (and ecosystem) of any planet we can get to?

A rather poignant point made is how quickly the beauty of the wild, unexplored plains becomes just more dreary dirt on the side of the road.

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 Red Mars

A remarkable book about the colonisation of Mars. Carefully researched and thought out, it is the first of a trilogy (Green Mars, then Blue Mars) and covers the arrival of the first colonists on Mars, the impact that they have on that environment immediately (the difference between the wild and the tamed) and the terraforming activity as they begin to make Mars a home.

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Green Mars continues the story of colonisation, with the descendants of the original colonists almost clones, with the same behaviours, mistakes, and even similar actions. Very deja vu.

One of the concerns this story addresses is the implacability of corporate greed, and the willingness of governments (the supposed representatives of the people to put material/capitalist interests above human rights and human life.
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Blue Mars completes the trilogy.
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