Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.5
Points
14.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
94798
Points per Word
0.000148
Page Count
384
Points per Page
0.036458
Description
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.