In the middle of this chaos, a scientific breakthrough is made, a method of ‘increased longevity’ which offers immortality to humans, yet the wealthy and privileged take advantage of the discovery, while the poorer and more vulnerable are forced to go without. Meanwhile, the nations of Earth are hostile towards the settlers on Mars, viewing them as a security threat, while the newly-built nations on Mars view the corporations on Mars with suspicion. They are worried about the impact of new laws that potentially restrict their ability to exploit resources and gain profit. One particular group decides to push for a constitution for Mars, and to appoint delegates to a new government, who will be tasked with making laws.Īt the same time, hostility arises from the large multinational corporations that control resources on the newly terraformed world. This causes shock to the settlers, who are now faced with many choices. The book opens with the death of Sax Russell, a scientist and revolutionary who has been critical in the terraforming of Mars and who has died of old age. The novel follows the various inhabitants of the now inhabited and terraformed Mars, who are attempting to create a new society, free of the flaws of old Earth. Set in the far future of the 24th century, it is the final book in the Mars Trilogy, following Red Mars and Green Mars. Blue Mars is a science fiction novel written by Kim Stanley Robinson.

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