Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Red Mars

Mars Trilogy #1

Kim Stanley Robinson

672 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
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Another timeless masterpiece in the Voyager Classics seriesMars – the barren, forbidding planet that epitomises mankind’s dreams of space conquest.From the first pioneers who looked back at Earth and saw a small blue star, to the first colonists –...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,025 reviews

Moods

adventurous 81%
challenging 58%
informative 44%
reflective 39%
tense 33%
inspiring 22%
dark 21%
emotional 17%
hopeful 17%
mysterious 15%
sad 7%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 25%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 53% | Plot: 23% | Character: 22% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 30% | Yes: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 72% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 13%

Average rating

3.75

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