Kim Stanley Robinson est un auteur américain de science-fiction dont l'œuvre explore fréquemment des thèmes écologiques et sociologiques. Nombre de ses romans découlent de ses propres fascinations scientifiques, comme en témoigne son œuvre célébrée, inspirée par un intérêt de longue date pour Mars. Son écriture est souvent qualifiée de « science-fiction littéraire ».
This exploration of the Sierra Nevadas offers a unique perspective on one of the world's premier hiking and camping destinations. Renowned novelist Kim Stanley Robinson delves into the natural beauty and ecological significance of these mountains, blending personal narrative with environmental insights. The work is praised for its originality and depth, making it a compelling read for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.
Featuring a diverse array of 23 short stories, this collection offers a blend of inspiration, humor, and drama, all while exploring themes of sustainability and societal transformation. Each narrative, crafted by various authors, invites readers to envision a hopeful future and consider the pathways to achieving a more sustainable world. The stories range from fantastical to tragic, providing a rich tapestry of perspectives that aim to uplift and motivate.
From the internationally bestselling author of the Mars Trilogy and New York 2140Before Kim Stanley Robinson terraformed Mars, he wrote three science fiction novels set in Orange County, California, where he grew up. These alternate futures―one a post-apocalypse, one an if-this-goes-on future reminiscent of Philip K. Dick, and one an ecological utopia―form a whole that illuminates, enchants, and inspires--collected here as Three Californias .What if... there was a limited nuclear war that left the United States blockaded, fragmented, the few survivors living in the ruins of a once-great nation?What if... this goes on, and technology continues to accelerate, and power continues to be consolidated into corporate culture, a developer’s dream world gone an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls, and designer drugs?What if... a revolution happens, and the US addresses climate change in a responsible way. Is a future green Utopia all that great when you’re young and in love?This Tor Essentials edition of Three Californias includes an introduction by Francis Spufford, bestselling author of Golden Hill and Red Plenty .“[Robinson] invites us to share his characters’ intensely personal, intensely local attachment to what they have. The result may shame you into entertaining new hope for the future.”― The New York Times on Pacific Edge
The new novel from visionary SF writer Kim Stanley Robinson tells the compelling story of the first colony on the moon
As the sea level rose, every street became a canal. every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in madison square, however, new york in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city.
GREEN EARTH takes the stories first told in FORTY SIGNS OF RAIN, FIFTY DEGREES BELOW and SIXTY DAYS AND COUNTING and combines them in a fully updated, compressed and compelling single volume.
"Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans may not be enough to survive"-
Na severním pólu Pluta stojí záhada: obrovský kruh vztyčených ledových bloků, vystavěných na způsob pozemského Stonehenge – jenže desetkrát větších, osaměle zářících na samotné výspě Sluneční soustavy. Co je to? Kdo je tam postavil? Tajemství se patrně skrývá v chaotických desetiletích marsovské revoluce, ve ztracených vzpomínkách těch, kdo žijí celá staletí. Mohla tudy letět jistá kosmická loď, už desítky let zapomenutá – pokud na ní přežila posádka. A pokud tato loď vůbec kdy existovala...
An award-winning and bestselling SF writer, Kim Stanley Robinson is widely acknowledged as one of the most exciting and visionary writers in the field. His latest novel, 2312, imagined how we would be living 300 years from now. Now, with his new novel, he turns from our future to our past - to the Palaeolithic era, and an extraordinary moment in humanity's development. An emotionally powerful and richly detailed portrayal of life 30,000 years ago, it is a novel that will appeal both to his existing fans and a whole new mainstream readership.
