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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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KSR at COP30

Humanity's best hope to combat climate change. Green capitalism's annual gathering. Multilateralism in action. A big circus. Science and policy coming together. Yet more lack of progress. An opportunity for civil society to be heard. An open door to oil and agriculture lobbyists. A semblance of order. A sensation of chaos. The UN COP process is all of that at the same time, a reflectio

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Kim Stanley Robinson’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 513,933 ratings · 38,055 reviews · 259 distinct works • Similar authors

	Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 90,759 ratings — published 1992 — 104 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 — 45,408 ratings — published 2020 — 52 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 — 41,752 ratings — published 1993 — 14 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 — 33,832 ratings — published 1996 — 75 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 — 28,616 ratings — published 2015 — 45 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 3.53 avg rating — 22,281 ratings — published 2012 — 38 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 Years of Rice and Salt 3.77 avg rating — 16,051 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 — 16,116 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 — 4,995 ratings — published 2013 — 16 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 — 5,044 ratings — published 2018 — 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

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