Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Red Mars

Mars Trilogy #1

Kim Stanley Robinson

674 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
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Mars – 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 – hand-picked scientists with the skills necessary to create...

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Community Reviews

3.75
based on 7,474 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 80%

challenging: 55%

informative: 42%

reflective: 37%

tense: 37%

dark: 22%

inspiring: 21%

emotional: 20%

mysterious: 17%

hopeful: 16%

sad: 9%

funny: 2%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
22% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

49% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

74% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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