Kim Stanley Robinson /
Award-winning epics like the Mars Trilogy and groundbreaking alternative histories like 'The Days of Rice and Salt' have brought Kim Stanley Robinson to the forefront of contemporary science fiction. Mixing subject matter from a dizzying number of fields with his own complex ecological an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Modern masters of science fiction.
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| Summary: | Award-winning epics like the Mars Trilogy and groundbreaking alternative histories like 'The Days of Rice and Salt' have brought Kim Stanley Robinson to the forefront of contemporary science fiction. Mixing subject matter from a dizzying number of fields with his own complex ecological and philosophical concerns, Robinson explores how humanity might pursue utopian social action as a strategy for its own survival. Robert Markley examines the works of an author engaged with the fundamental question of how we, as individuals, as a civilization and as a species, might go forward. By building stories on huge time scales, Robinson lays out the scientific and human processes that fuel humanity's struggle toward a more just and environmentally stable world or system of worlds. His works invite readers to contemplate how to achieve, and live in, these numerous possible futures. They also challenge us to see that science fiction's literary, cultural and philosophical significance have made it the preeminent literary genre for examining where we stand today in human and planetary history. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 231 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780252042751 0252042751 9780252084584 0252084586 |