AR Book Level
4.5
AR Points
14
Word Count
94,798
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
32946 EN
About this book
Rainbow Mars is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven about Hanville Svetz, a time traveler who journeys to the past to retrieve extinct life forms. Along with his dog, who originates from the distant past, and Miya, an astronaut, Svetz investigates why the Martian canals have dried up. The story is set in a future where Earth faces environmental catastrophe similar to what happened on Mars.