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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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The Götterdämmerung Syndrome years

It's been a long time since the last update. Another year, another peak in greenhouse gas emissions, a "Götterdämmerung Syndrome" year before things get better, in Ministry for the Future parlance.

The Götterdämmerung Syndrome, as with most violent pathologies, is more often seen in men than women. It is often interpreted as an example of narcissistic rage. Those who feel it are usually privileged

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Kim Stanley Robinson’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 492,556 ratings · 35,737 reviews · 248 distinct works • Similar authors

	Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,813 ratings — published 1992 — 9 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 — 40,547 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 3.87 avg rating — 41,028 ratings — published 2020 — 24 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 — 32,896 ratings — published 1996 — 73 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 — 27,428 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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 — 21,613 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 — 15,330 ratings — published 2002 — 2 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
	New York 2140 3.60 avg rating — 15,528 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 — 4,782 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 — 4,857 ratings — published 2018 — 32 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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May-July 2024: Trilogy/Series Poll

Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos: The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion... (Hyperion was a previous BOTM.)

17 votes, 24.3%

C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength (all 3 nominated)

12 votes, 17.1%

Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy: Green Mars, Blue Mars (Red Mars was a previous BOTM)

12 votes, 17.1%

Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel: To Say Nothing of the Dog, Blackout, All Clear (Doomsday Books is a previous BOTM)

8 votes, 11.4%

Brian Aldiss's Helliconia: Helliconia Winter, Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer (2 of 3 nominated)

6 votes, 8.6%

Yoon Ha Lee's Machineries of Empire: Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, Revenant Gun (all 3 nominated)

5 votes, 7.1%

Jane Yolen's Great Alta: Sister Light, Sister Dark, White Jenna, The One-Armed Queen (2 of 3 nominated)

3 votes, 4.3%

John Varley's Gaea Trilogy: Titan, Wizard, Demon (2 of 3 nominated)

3 votes, 4.3%

Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal Parallax: Hominids, Humans, Hybrids (2 of 3 nominated)

2 votes, 2.9%

Nancy Kress's Sleepless Trilogy: Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, Beggars Ride (2 of 3 nominated)

2 votes, 2.9%

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