5/13/2023 0 Comments Mars trilogy![]() One theme of the terraforming narrative is that of ‘throwing together,’ the combination of elements from many disciplines to establish the technical, social, political and economic basis for creating self-sustaining life-support systems on other planets. ![]() As in Ecotopia, the alternative practices experimented with in the new space of Mars begin to establish a feedback loop with the Earth of the text. As Carol Franko explains, ‘fiction is for the crucial realm for the human activity of asserting and testing values’ (1997, 59). Its portrayal of Mars colonisation mirrors the structure of secessionist politics seen in such works as Ecotopia, which it uses to explore alternative socio-political arrangements. This trilogy engages in a dialogue over the cultural meaning of Mars, space exploration and terraforming. ![]() 2312 (2012) is set in a far-future solar system made habitable by a plethora of space habitats and terraformed planets, but it is with Robinson’s groundbreaking Mars trilogy ( 1996c 1996b 1996a) that this study of terraforming ends. Kim Stanley Robinson’s Science in the Capitol trilogy (2004 2005 2007) explores socio-political responses to climate change on Earth in a near-future setting, and features instances of geoengineering as a form of climate change mitigation. ![]()
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