Red Mars
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Red Mars

by Kim Stanley Robinson

1992•Science fiction•592 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatebig & variedsocial commentarydeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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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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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionPoliticalRobots/ai/spaceSocial commentaryDeep rivalryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

MarsScience fictionTerraformingNation buildingAmerican Science fictionSpace coloniesPlanetsEnvironmental engineering

Details

Author
Kim Stanley Robinson
Published
1992
Pages
592
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