{"product_id":"9780007310173","title":"Green Mars","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Robinson, Kim Stanley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScience fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 6 August 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperVoyager) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 784 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 132 x 43 | 548g\u003cp\u003eThe second novel in Kim Stanley Robinson’s massively successful and lavishly praised Mars trilogy. ‘The ultimate in future history’ Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 and sold by the transnationals. Why not Mars too?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Man’s dream is underway, but so is his greatest test. The survivors of the First Hundred – Hiroko, Nadia, Maya and Simon among them – know that technology alone is not enough. Trust and co-operation are need to create a new world – but these qualities are as thin on the ground as the air they breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robinson, Kim Stanley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51596835750072,"sku":"9780007310173","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780007310173.jpg?v=1753872244","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780007310173","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}