Hope so. But my worry is that Earth will be easily "othered" when they're settled, as will itself "other" the colonies. Standard scifi farehttps://twitter.com/rikwes66/status/871550366189596672 …
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Replying to @asteris
If you're reading what I think you're reading I feel that the "otherness" of Earth caused by the diaspora is inevitable.
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Replying to @nekatomenos
You probably guessed right (but I've seen the same ideas explored in older novels too, eg. the excellent Downbelow Station)
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Replying to @asteris
Another older series that deals with this as part of the wider picture is Red Mars. Though that's more concerned with future of politics
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Replying to @nekatomenos
Er, though I'm drawn to every book featuring the colonization of Mars, that trilogy for some reason repelled me. But Moving Mars was awesome
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Which is a pity because the Red Mars characters must be some of the most deeply thought out I've seen in books in any genre.
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Replying to @nekatomenos
Aha, recommendation acknowledged. I may've had the wrong idea. Don't mind slogging too much, if chars are engaging & developed
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The characters eventually become engaging, but very slowly and lost in all the infuriatingly detailed descriptions of martian landscapes.
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Replying to @nekatomenos
Lol, ok, not promising anything but I'll queue it up. Interestingly enough, Moving Mars had those too, but moved at a fair clip & was epic
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Replying to @asteris
Looks like that's also from a series called, strangely enough, Queen of Angels. The rest any good?
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I only read Moving Mars out of that series, felt pretty standalone to me
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Replying to @asteris
Wouldn't be able to resist reading rest if MM is good. If you're looking for recs, check Lessing's Canopus books.
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