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Oct 05, 2015pabody rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I have been a sci-fi devotee for 30 years, and can honestly say this novel ranks among the great of the genre. I still haven't changed my mind, though I've read hundreds of books since I first dived in to Red Mars 15 years ago. The previous comment remarks "I don't really want my science fiction realistic and scientific." I will overlook the obvious contradiction in terms of the latter point and address the former: If it's not at least partly believable, i.e. "realistic", then it ain't sci-fi; it's fantasy. The characters of the First Hundred are achingly human and the final scene never fails to bring me close to tears.