
As the New Scientist Book Club reads Kim Stanley Robinson’s science-fiction novel in April, George Bass digs into why this 1992 book still feels so relevant today
Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Red Mars
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2026 marks the dawn of a momentous era: humankind taking our first steps towards colonising Mars.
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