Is this the best terraforming novel of all time? Review and Ranking of "Red Mars" by KSR.

Tonight I review Kim Stanley Robinson's 1993 Nebula award winning Novel "Red Mars". I provide a plot overview, discuss my likes, my dislikes, make some recommendations and then I rank it on our ever growing SF Shed Ladder.

Over the last year i have reread over 40 Hugo and/or Nebula award winning Science Fiction and Fantasy novels, and I have been ranking them on the ever growing SF Shed Ladder.

I use the following criteria to help me rank these wonderful novels.
1. Concept (how interesting/unique is the SF or F concept)
2. Execution of the concept
3. Characters (interesting character arcs, relatable, interesting)
4. Writing (how much did i enjoy the writing)
5. How memorable are these novels (the memory test)
6. Plot (interesting twists and turns)
7. Ending (does the ending satisfy)

Playlist of all the Hugo Winning Novels
   • Hugo Winners  

Playlist of all the Nebula Winning Novels
   • Nebula Winners  

SHED LADDER RANKINGS

1 Hyperion Dan Simmons
2 Dune Frank Herbert
3 Gateway Frederik Pohl
4 Way Station Clifford Symak
5 Doomsday Book Connie Willis
6 To Your Scattered Bodies Go Philip Jose Farmer
7 A Case of Conscience James Blish
8 Tehanu Ursula Le Guin
9 The Forever War Joe Haldeman
10 The Dispossessed Ursula Le Guin
11 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula Le Guin
12 This Immortal Roger Zelazny
13 The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke
14 Stranger in a Strange Land Robert Heinlein
15 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert Heinlein
16 Starship Troopers Robert Heinlein
17 Ringworld Larry Niven
18 The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe
19 The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick
20 The Demolished Man Alfred Bester
21 Moving Mars Greg Bear
22 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge
23 The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi
24 Redshirts John Scalzi
25 Flowers for Algenon Daniel Keyes
26 Rite of Passage Alexei Panshin
27 Among Others Jo Walton
28 The Uplift War David Brin
29 A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge
30 Startide Rising David Brin
31 The City and the City China Mieville
32 Man Plus Frederik Pohl
33 Babel-17 Samuel R Delany
34 Where Late the Sweet Bird Sang Kate Wilhelm
35 Double Star Robert Heinlein
36 A Memory Called Empire Arkady Martine
37 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie
38 The Terminal Experiment Robert J. Sawyer
39 Forever Peace Joe Haldeman
40 The Quantum Rose Catherine Asaro
41 The Einstein Intersection Samuel R Delany
42 The Big Time Fritz Leiber
43 The Falling Woman Pat Murphy
44 The Fifth Season N.K Jemisin