Renowned science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson considers a century of Martian SF and picks his ten favorite books in a new essay titled "My 10 Favorite Mars Novels". Robinson's essay is part of a larger Special Report: Why Mars? Why Now? of science articles, videos, slideshows, and podcasts posted on the website of IEEE Spectrum, a technology magazine. Here's a basic list of Robinson's favorite Martian SF books, but be sure to read his essay for cover art and commentary about each book:• Two Planets (1897), by the German author Kurd Lasswitz
• Red Star (1908) and its sequel, Engineer Menni (1913), by the Russian author Alexander Bogdanov
• The Martian Chronicles (1950), by Ray Bradbury
• The Sands of Mars (1951), by Arthur C. Clarke
• Outpost Mars (1952) by Cyril Judd, which was a pseudonym used for works co-written by C. M. Kornbluth and Judith Merril
• Martian Time-Slip (1964), by Philip K. Dick
• Farewell, Earth’s Bliss (1966), by D. G. Compton
• Mars, We Love You (1971), an anthology of short fiction edited by Jane Hipolito and Willis E. McNelly
• Man Plus (1976), by Frederik Pohl
• Genesis: an Epic Poem (1988), by Frederick Turner
Thankfully, Robinson is too modest to include any of his own works.
Kim Stanley Robinson will be a Guest of Honor at Aussiecon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in Melbourne, Australia, in September 2010.
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The Martian Chronicles has to b e my favorite, not counting Red Mars of course Kim!
Hey -- I haven't figured out how to leave a comment on something that's not been posted -- readers might be interested to know that a month ago, the International Astronomical Union approved "Asimov" as the name for a crater on Mars. See, for example, this discussion on the Planetary Society's web site from last week (or, maybe you noted it a month ago and I just missed it... sorry if I did): http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001965/
Antony: The Martian Chronicles is my favorite, too, but KSR has put together a fantastic list. The only thing missing is Leigh Brackett!
Ken: Thanks. Check my post of May 31, 2009. Also, note that I'm thinking of doing a poll about women SF writers and craters on Mars.
Women SF writers and craters on Mars: There is definitely a need for a Brackett Crater. Mars only has 2 craters named for women, neither of which was a SF writer.
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