Kim Stanley Robinson

A glorious companion volume to Robinsonâ??s world-wide bestselling trilogy.

A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers. Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our new home. AURORA.

Aurora is the critically acclaimed new novel from one of SF's most powerful voices, telling the incredible story of mankind's first voyage beyond the solar system in search of a new home

Future Washington is a collection of stories by noted science fiction writers from around the world, and the political spectrum, which looks at possible futures for the U.S. capital.

The final novel in Kim Stanley Robinson’s massively successful and lavishly praised Mars trilogy. ‘The ultimate in future history’ Daily Mail Mars has grown up It is fully terraformed – genetically engineered plants and animals live by newly built canals and young but stormy seas. It is politically independent. A brave and buzzing new world. Most of the First Hundred have died. Those that remain are like walking myths to Martian youth. Earth has grown too much Chronic overpopulation, bitter nationalism, scarce resources. For too many Terrans, Mars is a mocking utopia. A dream to live for, fight for… perhaps even die for.

A "sublime" and "radically original" exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder). Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life--more than a hundred trips--and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth. Over the course of a vivid and dramatic narrative, Robinson describes the geological forces that shaped the Sierras and the history of its exploration, going back to the indigenous peoples who made it home and whose traces can still be found today. He celebrates the people whose ideas and actions protected the High Sierra for future generations. He describes uniquely beautiful hikes and the trails to be avoided. Robinson's own life-altering events, defining relationships, and unforgettable adventures form the narrative's spine. And he illuminates the human communion with the wild and with the sublime, including the personal growth that only seems to come from time spent outdoors. The High Sierra is a gorgeous, absorbing immersion in a place, born out of a desire to understand and share one of the greatest rapture-inducing experiences our planet offers. Packed with maps, gear advice, more than 100 breathtaking photos, and much more, it will inspire veteran hikers, casual walkers, and travel readers to prepare for a magnificent adventure.

Hvordan skal vi håndtere de igangværende klimaforandringer? I Fremtidsministeriet gennemspilles forskellige scenarier, der kan sikre planetens og menneskehedens overlevelse. Romanen, der udspiller sig i en nær fremtid, følger Mary Murphy, lederen af et internationalt organ kendt som “Fremtidsministeriet”, hvis mission er at takle klimakrisen på vegne af fremtidige generationer. Sammen med sine kolleger er Mary primus motor i at udtænke løsninger og afprøve dem med aktører i det internationale samfund. Historien væver øjenvidneberetninger og økonomiske, politiske og teknologiske løsninger sammen til en dramatisk historie om klimaaktivisme, økoterrorisme, Davos og global krisehåndtering i en verden ude af balance. Kim Stanley Robinsons værk er et af tidens vigtigste indlæg i diskussion om, hvordan vi rent praktisk kan løse den planetariske krise. Fremtidsministeriet er blevet hyldet af aktører på både venstre-og højrefløjen og en dybtfølt opfordring til kilmahandling nu! Om forfatteren:Kim Stanley Robinson er en af de mest fremtrædende og indflydelsesrige, nulevende amerikanske forfattere. Født i 1952 i Waukegan, Illinois, har han gennem sin lange karriere udgivet over 20 romaner og adskillige noveller, som udforsker både fremtiden og samtidens store spørgsmål. Han er især kendt for sin epokegørende Mars-trilogi og værker som Antarctica, New York 2140 og Aurora. Robinsons bøger er oversat til 24 sprog og kendt for sine visionære iscenesættelser af især økologiske, kulturelle og politiske emner. Han har en særlig evne til at forene videnskabelig realisme og grandiose scenarier med sociale problemstillinger. Robinsons værker er forankret i omhyggelig forskning og insisterer på at forstå de komplekse konsekvenser af de globale klimaforandringer og de mange andre relaterede kriser. Med årene og ikke mindst med Fremtidsministeriet er han også blevet en prominent aktør og stemme i den aktuelle klimadebat, hvor han blandt andet diskuterer de planetære grænser, social retfærdighed og alternative måder at indrette samfundet på. Robinson har vundet nogle af de største litterære priser, herunder Hugo-prisen og Nebula-prisen. Hans evne til at kombinere videnskabelig præcision med etisk refleksion og stærke karakterer har gjort ham til en favorit blandt både kritikere og læsere.

SF titan Kim Stanley Robinson's breakout novel, now in a Tor Essentials edition with a new introduction by Henry Farrell Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Decades before his massively successful The Ministry for the Future (2020), Kim Stanley Robinson wrote one of SF's greatest meditations on extended human lifespan, the limitations of human memory, and the haunted confabulations that go with forgetting. On the North Pole of Pluto there stands an enigma: a huge circle of standing blocks of ice, built on the pattern of Earth's Stonehenge--but ten times the size, standing alone at the edge of the Solar System. What is it? Who could have built it? The secret lies in the chaotic decades of the Martian Revolution, in the lost memories of those who have lived for centuries. This new Tor Essentials edition of Icehenge includes a new introduction by Henry Farrell, co-author of Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy.

I Kim Stanley Robinsons cli-fi-roman från 2020, Framtidsministeriet, prövar han möjligheten till en positiv utgång på världens klimatproblematik. Det är en påläst och verklig skildring av de ofta mörka moraliska frågor vi behöver leva oss in i för att kunna vända utvecklingen. Historien tar sin början vid en klimatkonferens i Bogota 2025, där 189 länder tillsammans formar en ny institution Framtidsministeriet, som ska företräda kommande generationers medborgare. Redan några månader senare ställs organisationen på prov efter en extrem värmebölja nära Indiens gräns mot Nepal. Katastrofen resulterar i miljontals döda och får politiska och ekonomiska följder världen över. Men sakta men säkert sätts ett slags samhällsomvälvande maskineri i rullning. Läsaren får följa ett långsamt men ihärdigt förändringsarbete, som leder oss bort från användningen av fossila bränslen och överkonsumtion, och så småningom mot en större social och global rättvisa. Det är en process där våldet och ekoterroristernas agerande trots att det sker i berättelsens fond, har en avgörande betydelse för att tända gnistan. Robinsons roman är idag redan en klassiker och måste-läsning för den känslomässiga förberedelse vi behöver för att gå vidare och inte minst för hoppet om vår gemensamma framtid. "Robinsons bok behandlar ekoterrorism, storskalig manipulering av jordens klimat (geoengineering), asymmetrisk krigföring, ekologiskt jordbruk och penningpolitik. Den handlar om våld, makt, pengar. Det är oerhört befriande. (...) Men den bär en enorm rikedom av kunskap om ekonomi, politik, teknik och mänsklig psykologi. Den är krass och ofta rolig. Den är realistisk och därmed nattsvart. Den är hoppfull och visionär. (...) det är den viktigaste bok jag läst i år." Aftonbladet, Karin Pettersson"Rekommenderas!" Science fiction bokhandeln"Om litteraturen har något berättigande i en allt varmare värld är det Robinson som visar vägen: den socialistiska klimatromanen är äntligen här." Aftonbladet, Andreas Malm"Greppet att likställa naturkatastroferna med mänskliga våldsdåd och terrorattacker är effektfullt. Men mitt i misären finns det också en hoppfullhet i det arbete som krävs, och i romanen görs, för att rädda det som finns kvar av jorden och mänskligheten. Robinsons roman är relevant medryckande, och trots sitt omfång förvånansvärt tillgänglig." BTJ, Martin Dahlén"en hoppingivande idéroman om modet att vara optimistisk. (...) Boken, som sträcker sig över flera decennier, kryllar av dylika mänskliga berättelser som tillsammans bildar ett kollektivt lapptäcke om ett liv i positiv förändring. 'Samhället finns inte', sa Margaret Thatcher. 'Framtidsministeriet' visar att Järnladyn hade fått saker om bakfoten." Göteborgs-Posten, Oscar Westerholm"När en roman är sexhundra sidor lång frågar man sig gärna om längden är motiverad. Här är svaret faktiskt ja. (...) Kanske är det också kittlingen i att ändå välja hopp som trots allt gör Framtidsministeriet till nödvändig läsning." SvD, Per Klingberg"en modern klassiker inom klimatfiktionen (...). Det rör sig alltså om en bildande roman, med ett kalejdoskop av olika perspektiv på jordens framtid. Ändå är den inte svårläst, särskilt inte i Nika Abiris lättdruckna översättning - en bragd med tanke på romanens längd och myllret av fackuttryck." Aftonbladet, Jerry Määttä"Klimatforskningens byråkrater möter eko-terrorism i denna moderna Cli-Fi-roman. Tung läsning. Men väl värd att ta sig igenom." Bokboxen, Årets bästa böcker 2024, Johan Zillén"det inledande kapitlet (är) ett slag i magen (...). Den här tegelstenen, som berättas ur flera människors perspektiv, är både en hoppfull idéroman och en väldigt konkret skildring av åtgärder som faktiskt skulle kunna bromsa in klimatkrisen." Bokmässans programchef Oskar Ekström, tre favoriter ur 2024 års utgivning

Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life-more than a hundred trips-and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth.Over the course of a vivid and dramatic narrative, Robinson describes the geological forces that shaped the Sierras and the history of its exploration, going back to the indigenous peoples who made it home and whose traces can still be found today. He celebrates the people whose ideas and actions protected the High Sierra for future generations. He describes uniquely beautiful hikes and the trails to be avoided. Robinson's own life-altering events, defining relationships, and unforgettable adventures form the narrative's spine. And he illuminates the human communion with the wild and with the sublime, including the personal growth that only seems to come from time spent outdoors.The High Sierra is a gorgeous, absorbing immersion in a place, born out of a desire to understand and share one of the greatest rapture-inducing experiences our planet offers. Packed with maps, gear advice, more than 100 breathtaking photos, and much more, it will inspire veteran hikers, casual walkers, and travel readers to prepare for a magnificent adventure.

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel - Discover the novel that launched one of science fiction's most beloved, acclaimed, and awarded trilogies: Kim Stanley Robinson's masterly near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization. "A staggering book . . . the best novel on the colonization of Mars that has ever been written."--Arthur C. Clarke For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light onto its surface. Black dust sprinkled on the polar caps will capture warmth and melt the ice. And massive tunnels drilled into the mantle will create stupendous vents of hot gases. But despite these ambitious goals, there are some who would fight to the death to prevent Mars from ever being changed.

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel - One of the most enthralling science fiction sagas ever written, Kim Stanley Robinson's epic trilogy concludes with Blue Mars--a triumph of prodigious research and visionary storytelling. "A breakthrough even from Kim Stanley Robinson's] own consistently high levels of achievement."--The New York Times Book Review The red planet is no more. Now green and verdant, Mars has been dramatically altered from a desolate world into one where humans can flourish. The First Hundred settlers are being pulled into a fierce new struggle between the Reds, a group devoted to preserving Mars in its desert state, and the Green "terraformers." Meanwhile, Earth is in peril. A great flood threatens an already overcrowded and polluted planet. With Mars the last hope for the human race, the inhabitants of the red planet are heading toward a population explosion--or interplanetary war.

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel - Kim Stanley Robinson's classic trilogy depicting the colonization of Mars continues in a thrilling and timeless novel that pits the settlers against their greatest foes: themselves. "One of the major sagas of the latest] generation in science fiction."--Chicago Sun-Times Nearly a generation has passed since the first pioneers landed on Mars, and its transformation to an Earthlike planet is under way. But not everyone wants to see the process through. The methods are opposed by those determined to preserve their home planet's hostile, barren beauty. Led by the first generation of children born on Mars, these rebels are soon joined by a handful of the original settlers. Against this cosmic backdrop, passions, partnerships, and rivalries explode in a story as spectacular as the planet itself.

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE READS OF THE YEAR 'If I could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future' Ezra Klein, Vox 'A great read' Bill GatesThe Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis.'A novel that presents a rousing vision of how we might unite to overcome the greatest challenge of our time' TED.com'A breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity' Booklist (starred review)'Gutsy, humane . . . a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet' Publishers Weekly (starred review)'A sweeping epic about climate change and humanity's efforts to try and turn the tide before it's too late' Polygon (Best of the Year)'Steely, visionary optimism' Guardian

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR "The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I've ever read." --Jonathan Lethem "If I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future." --Ezra Klein (Vox) The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis. "One hopes that this book is read widely--that Robinson's audience, already large, grows by an order of magnitude. Because the point of his books is to fire the imagination."―New York Review of Books "If there's any book that hit me hard this year, it was Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future, a sweeping epic about climate change and humanity's efforts to try and turn the tide before it's too late." ―Polygon (Best of the Year) "Masterly." --New Yorker " The Ministry for the Future] struck like a mallet hitting a gong, reverberating through the year ... it's terrifying, unrelenting, but ultimately hopeful. Robinson is the SF writer of my lifetime, and this stands as some of his best work. It's my book of the year." --Locus "Science-fiction visionary Kim Stanley Robinson makes the case for quantitative easing our way out of planetary doom." ―Bloomberg Green

2020 upended every aspect of our lives. But where is our world heading next? Will pandemic, economic instability, and social distance lead to deeper inequalities, more nationalism, and further erosion of democracies around the world? Or are we moving toward a global re-awakening to the importance of community, mutual support, and the natural world? In our lifetimes, the future has never been so up for grabs. The New Possible offers twenty-eight unique visions of what can be, if instead of choosing to go back to normal, we choose to go forward to something far better. Assembled from global leaders on six continents, these essays are not simply speculation. They are an inspiration and a roadmap for action.With essays by: Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Pollan, Varshini Prakash, Vandana Shiva, Jack Kornfield, Mamphela Ramphele, Justin Rosenstein, Jack Kornfield, Helena Nordberg-Hodge, David Korten, Tristan Harris, Eileen Crist, Francis Deng, Riane Eisler, Arturo Escobar, Rebecca Kiddle, Mike Joy, Natalie Foster, Jess Rimington, Jeremy Lent, Atossa Soltani, Mark Anielski, Ellen Brown, John Restakis, Zak Stein, Oren Slozberg, Anisa Nanavati, and Fr. Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam