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7966404 No.7966404 [Reply] [Original]

Is there any better science fiction?

The way it describes the affects of technology on society while still remaining fundamentally a character piece is so good.

Probably too many descriptions of rocks though.

>> No.7966429

>>7966404
I don't have anything negative to say about KSR's abilities as a writer. Personally, though, Red Mars bored me to tears. I gave up half way through. Again, not a knock against people who enjoy him.

>> No.7966438

Does Robinson have any stand-alone novels to read before the Mars Trilogy?

>> No.7966458

>>7966429
Yeah its dry in places. It wasn't until the second book I realised the different perspectives actually concentrate on and describe quite different things quite differently. Even the prose about landscapes is characterisation, I was impressed.

>>7966438
Yeah, I haven't read them though. Probably will eventually, I don't like bingeing on an author though. And the Mars seem the most well-regarded, though a few other have awards too.

>> No.7966610

>>7966404
I'd say Dune and Hyperion edge it out as literature, but it's definitely among the best. It's a shame that most scififags don't like it because it doesn't have enough lasers and big titted aliens for them

>> No.7966631

>>7966610
>most scififags don't like it because it doesn't have enough lasers and big titted aliens for them
No, that's not the problem. Many engaging scifi novels do without any violence, aliens, or tits. It's just that the Mars trilogy can get boring for people who are not into technical descriptions of rocks that go on for ages.