by Aleksandr Makarov
Quiet paths, glowing crystals, and the whisper of the wind—this is Mars as a gentle fairy tale. Secrets of the Red Planet is crafted for family read-alouds before bed. Each chapter invites you to pause, point, and talk together about what you see and feel. Perfect for children 6–10: no frightening scenes, no pressure to be a hero—just warmth, curiosity, and small miracles waiting to be noticed.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:09 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:09 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
13%
Two or more lists
4%
Likely threshold order: Sci-fi → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Sci-fi (9%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#836 of 12,412 · 786 below RS #50
By genre
beats 21% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 64% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
