fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

640 pages | first published 1992

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Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel • Discover the novel that launched one of science fiction’s most beloved, acclaimed, and awarded trilogies: Kim Stanley Robinson’s masterly near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization. For centuri...
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Summary of 2969 reviews

Moods

adventurous 79%
challenging 59%
informative 39%
tense 34%
reflective 33%
inspiring 23%
dark 21%
emotional 19%
mysterious 18%
hopeful 17%
sad 5%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 24%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Character: 20% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 15%

Average rating

3.73

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