The colonization and terraforming of Mars by a diverse group of scientists and their struggle for independence.
"Red Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson is a science fiction novel that follows the epic journey of the first 100 colonists on Mars, known as the "First Hundred." These colonists, a diverse group of scientists, engineers, and visionaries from different countries and backgrounds, are tasked with transforming Mars into a habitable planet for human settlement through the process of terraforming.
Title: Red Mars Author: Kim Stanley Robinson Publishing Year: 1992 Publisher: Bantam Books Length: 23 hours and 51 minutes
Please note that "Red Mars" is a serious and thought-provoking science fiction novel, and it does not contain light-hearted quotes in the conventional sense.
"Red Mars" does not directly reference other books. It stands as a self-contained work that does not rely on external literary references.