Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

Published on March 27, 2026

This is the opening of Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars, the New Scientist Book Club read for April, as humans come to the planet to settle it

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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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