Red Planet
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Red Planet

by Robert A. Heinlein

1949•Science fiction•207 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearbig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyfighting evil

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is expansive and pacy. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

Jim Marlow and his strange-looking Martian friend Willis were allowed to travel only so far. But one day Willis unwittingly tuned into a treacherous plot that threatened all the colonists on Mars, and it set Jim off on a terrfying adventure that could save--or destroy--them all

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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 fictionAdventureRescue/escape/jeopardyFighting evil

Subjects

Science fictionLife on other planetsHuman-alien encountersMartiansBoysJuvenile fictionSpace coloniesAmerican Science fiction

Details

Author
Robert A. Heinlein
Published
1949
Pages
207
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