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The Complete Mars Trilogy: Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson
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science fiction hard science fiction / sociological thriller past tense third limited POV ~2,864 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

existential claustrophobic bleak

A dark science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count716,059
Page count~2,864 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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