The second novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's massively successful & lavishly praised Mars trilogy. ' The ultimate in future history' Daily Mail Mars can be plundered
- for the benefit of a ravaged Earth. It can be terraformed to suit Man's needs
- frozen lakes form lichen grows the atmosphere slowly becomes breathable. But most importantly Mars can be owned. On Earth countries are bought & sold by the transnationals. Why not Mars too? Man's dream is underway but so is his greatest test. The survivors of the First Hundred
- Hiroko Nadia Maya & Simon among them
- know that technology alone is not enough. Trust & co-operation are need to create a new world
- but these qualities are as thin on the ground as the air they breathe.