The Darwinian Extension by Hylton H Smith
The Darwinian Extension is a series of hard science fiction novels by the author Hylton H Smith. Starting in the year 2033, the series tells the story of mans colonisation and eventual terraforming of the Red Planet Mars.
The series is noted for it's technical descriptions, and visualisation of technology in the near future, along with some very interesting ideas and a fairly grand plot.
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The Darwinian Extension: Completion
by Hylton H Smith
The Darwinian Extension: Completion is the third volume in the The Darwinian Extension trilogy, written by Hylton H Smith.
Over twenty years have passed since the Red planet was first colonised and contact was made with an alien intelligence. Much has changed in this time, Mars now has a thin, breathable atmosphere and has warmed considerably - while the colony now exceeds 50 000 inhabitants, with the different species finding compatibility with one another. Earth relations are...
The Darwinian Extension: Transition
by Hylton H Smith
The Darwinian Extension: Transition is the second volume in the science fiction trilogy from author Hylton H Smith, and follows on from the events in Initiation.
Transition begins in the year 2038, 2 years have passed since the return of the Copernicus, the ship carrying the first Mars colonisation mission. Their return has caused a massive religious and political upheaval but has also brought with it massive leaps in technological development.
Alex 2 advises tha...
The Darwinian Extension: Initiation
by Hylton H Smith
The Darwinian Extension: Initiation, is the first volume in a trilogy of novels from author Hylton H Smith.
The Darwinian Extension begins in 2033, with a planned mission to populate Mars. The mission is not one of simple habitation however, but one of true colonisation including terraforming, research and a feasability study on human migration, as earths resources are being stretched to the limit and there is a real fear over the planets ability to sustain the human race.
I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes, to make it up
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