I found the Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars) by Kim Stanley Robinson a very interesting, although of course, fictional account of the terraforming of Mars.
I started Red Mars. I love the setting and engineering but couldn't get through all the political intrigue.
That’s pretty funny - I’m the exact opposite. I couldn’t stand his poetic waxing over 3 pages describing the same looking red gorges over and over and over again, but enjoyed the politics
I loved that it mixes both very well. It's a really accomplished writer.
I loved the first part of it but there was a time skip in there somewhere and I completely lost interest. I never finished it.