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Red Mars

by Kim Stanley Robinson · first published 1992

140mentions
56recommended by
121HN commenters
2008–2026first – last mentioned

46% recommend47% neutral7% critical

Why HN recommends it

Detailed hard-SF future history of colonizing and terraforming Mars, from the first 100 scientists to a space elevator and a push for independence; suits readers who want realistic science and politics.

Common criticism: Some find it dry, with thin characters and loose plotting

Summarised by Claude from recommending comments

Science FictionFiction & Literature

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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