Kim Stanley Robinson Livres

Quelle serait l'histoire du monde si l'Europe avait disparu au Moyen Age, ravagée par la peste ? L'Islam et la Chine seraient alors devenues les civilisations dominantes, découvrant l'Amérique, se faisant la guerre, inventant le chemin de fer et l'atome, cherchant à l'emporter, à imposer la foi de Mahomet, Bouddha ou Confucius. A travers les destins de trois personnages, Kim Stanley Robinson dépeint de façon étonnamment réaliste sept cents ans de l'histoire d'un univers foisonnant, où les aventures individuelles se mêlent à la trame historique, et se répondent à travers les siècles et les continents. Une uchronie époustouflante par l'auteur de la trilogie martienne.

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.

John Brunner's classic novel of ecological catastrophe, now more relevant than ever.

An early novel from Science Fiction legend Kim Stanley Robinson, The Memory of Whiteness is now available for the first time in decades.In 3229 A.D., human civilization is scattered among the planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system. Billions of lives depend on the technology derived from the breakthroughs of the greatest physicist of the age, Arthur Holywelkin. But in the last years of his life, Holywelkin devoted himself to building a strange, beautiful, and complex musical instrument that he called The Orchestra.Johannes Wright has earned the honor of becoming the Ninth Master of Holywelkin's Orchestra. Follow him on his Grand Tour of the Solar System, as he journeys down the gravity well toward the sun, impelled by a destiny he can scarcely understand, and is pursued by mysterious foes who will tell him anything except the reason for their enmity.

The time is early in the 23rd century. Mars has been terraformed and is now politically independent. Meanwhile on Earth, there is terminal overpopulation, reduced resources and the bitter nationalism that these problems create. The concluding volume in the "Mars" trilogy.

Cast out from her native village, 11-year-old Lale finds a surrogate mother in the charismatic Despotana of Tamurin who maintains a school for orphaned girls. There Lale finds a home and a profession that may cost her everything

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

Set in 2026, this narrative chronicles the colonization of Mars, showcasing the ambitious efforts of a hundred colonists led by John Boone, Maya Toitovna, Frank Chalmers, and Arkady Bogdanov. These pioneers aim to terraform the red planet, transforming its hostile environment into a habitable one. For some, Mars represents a thrilling challenge, igniting acts of bravery and madness, while others see it as a treasure trove to exploit. Genetic "alchemists" view Mars as a canvas for groundbreaking biomedical advancements that could redefine life and death. The colonists employ innovative techniques, such as deploying giant satellite mirrors to reflect sunlight onto the surface, using black dust to capture warmth and melt polar ice, and drilling deep tunnels into the Martian mantle to release hot gases. Amidst this monumental endeavor, personal rivalries, romances, and friendships emerge and dissolve, as some factions are willing to fight fiercely to preserve Mars in its original state. This brilliantly imagined saga explores the complexities of human evolution and the duality of progress, presenting a future that is both awe-inspiring and fraught with challenges.

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.