Description: "Nearly a generation has passed since the first pioneers landed on Mars, and its transformation to an Earthlike planet is under way. But not everyone wants to see the process through. The methods are opposed by those determined to preserve their home planet's hostile, barren beauty. Led by the first generation of children born on Mars, these rebels are soon joined by a handful of the original settlers. Against this cosmic backdrop, passions, partnerships, and rivalries explode in a story as spectacular as the planet itself"--
Review Quotes: "Dense as a diamond and as sharp; it makes even most good novels seem pale and insignificant by comparison."--The Washington Post Book World
"Grand in scope, meticulous in detail."--The New York Times Book Review