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Hm. nossy Send a noteboard - 23/04/2010 01:24:41 PM
Keeps showing up in lists. I don't feel like googling. Tell me why it's great and what it's aboot

I'm sure jh or shrike will be better able to tell you, but I can simply say that I love science and character/story-line development, and Robinson is very good at both. I'm sure I know nothing about what colonization of Mars would really entail, but Red Mars feels like you're reading what could actually happen, and about the personalities that would really be involved. Imo, that makes it better than typical sci-fi. It's just really well done.
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My real list. callandor1000 - 22/04/2010 03:36:11 PM 1014 Views
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authors? *NM* Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:14:01 AM 513 Views
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I would. Some people would not. nossy - 23/04/2010 02:47:38 AM 1066 Views
represent for Dune and Ender's Game..yo. *NM* Jessie - 25/04/2010 01:37:55 AM 582 Views
I'll try. jh - 22/04/2010 04:20:53 PM 1104 Views
you can list individual books from series Aeryn - 22/04/2010 06:13:07 PM 1091 Views
Nah... jh - 22/04/2010 07:55:03 PM 1086 Views
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This is difficult. nossy - 22/04/2010 06:51:00 PM 1101 Views
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on ode to engineering and world-building - the literal kind Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:34:56 PM 1099 Views
Wow cool, thank you *NM* ironclad - 23/04/2010 03:29:49 PM 546 Views
Off the top of my head, I'd say these: Vodalus - 22/04/2010 08:20:07 PM 1030 Views
Re: Off the top of my head, I'd say these: GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:10:10 AM 986 Views
A bit late... Vodalus - 30/04/2010 01:33:13 AM 1044 Views
I never thought this would be so hard! Maria - 22/04/2010 09:10:03 PM 1178 Views
Two lists, all fiction and scifi/fantasy DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:13:17 PM 1031 Views
Ah crap, I forgot the Silmarillion... *NM* DREWRULESWOT! - 22/04/2010 11:19:09 PM 487 Views
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For the moment... Burr - 23/04/2010 01:39:29 AM 1221 Views
Re: For the moment... GateKeeper - 23/04/2010 01:59:34 AM 981 Views
I'm about to start Anathem Brian - 23/04/2010 02:35:15 AM 1153 Views
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I can't do 10 so I will do 15...that's right, deal with it. Tigr - 23/04/2010 02:43:10 PM 1136 Views
Alright I'll do the cutting for you. Aeryn - 23/04/2010 02:58:43 PM 1173 Views
Nice try. Tigr - 23/04/2010 03:08:58 PM 1129 Views
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