
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatebig & variedsocial commentarydeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive science-fiction novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
Red Mars is the first novel of the Mars trilogy, published in 1992. It follows the beginnings of the colonization of Mars, from the arrival of the First Hundred to the First Martian Revolution.
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- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 592
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