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Mars Trilogy Reading Order
Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson has 3 main books (1992–1996), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with Red Mars (1992) and read the numbered books in order.
Mars Trilogy books in order
Your reading speed
- 10 h 22 min
- 11 h 29 min
- 13 h 44 min
- 7 h
Main books together: 2,032 pages, about 35 h 35 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Mars Trilogy: common questions
- How many books are in the Mars Trilogy series?
- There are 3 main books in Mars Trilogy, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is Blue Mars (1996).
- What order should I read Mars Trilogy in?
- Read Mars Trilogy in its numbered order: Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars.
- What is the first Mars Trilogy book?
- The first book is Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 1992.
- How long does it take to read the whole Mars Trilogy series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 2,032 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 35½ hours of reading, or about 72 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the Mars Trilogy novellas?
- The 1 novella or companion book (The Martians) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.