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Kim Stanley Robinson

Born

in Waukegan, Illinois, The United States

March 23, 1952

Website

http://kimstanleyrobinson.info/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He has published 22 novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his Mars trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award. The Atlantic has called Robinson's work "the gold standard of realistic, and highly literary, science-fiction writing." According to an article in The New Yorker, Robinson is "generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living science-fiction writers." ...more

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Kim Stanley Robinson's Blog

Kim Stanley Robinson isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.

In which we look at more things that happened

Despite the earlier post's list of lists, there was still a lot of catching up to do with all things KSR. Here is a list of interviews that were not covered previously, and as you will see they span the whole range from 2025 all the way to... the 1990s!

Oxford Ministry for the Future

The Hertford College Oxford Ministry for the Future organized another event where KSR participated in earlier this ye

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Kim Stanley Robinson’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 495,328 ratings · 36,015 reviews · 246 distinct works • Similar authors

	Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 88,183 ratings — published 1992 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 40,705 ratings — published 1993 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ministry for the Future 3.86 avg rating — 41,581 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 33,016 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurora 3.78 avg rating — 27,586 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2312 3.52 avg rating — 21,710 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Years of Rice and Salt 3.76 avg rating — 15,417 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New York 2140 3.60 avg rating — 15,614 ratings — published 2017 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shaman 3.77 avg rating — 4,813 ratings — published 2013 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Moon 3.37 avg rating — 4,882 ratings — published 2018 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mars Trilogy (3 books)
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One Second After by William R. Forstchen

4 votes, 14.3%

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