Ares Express by Ian McDonald

560 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous reflective slow-paced
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Description

Taking place in the kaleidoscopic future of Ian McDonald's "Desolation Road," this novel is set on a terraformed Mars where fusion-powered locomotives run along the network of rails that is the planet's circulatory system and artificial intelligen...

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Community Reviews

3.81
based on 37 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 66%

emotional: 66%

funny: 66%

hopeful: 66%

inspiring: 66%

reflective: 66%

challenging: 33%

dark: 33%

lighthearted: 33%

tense: 33%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Plot
Plot

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

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