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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.

Musing about optopias

First of all, some sad news. Terry Bisson, fellow Bay Area science fiction author and friend of KSR, passed away recently. Coincidentally, KSR had recently chimed in about Bisson in a New Yorker profile. He also wrote an appreciation for Bisson in February's issue of Locus.

The High Sierra

We first start with things around the non-fiction The High Sierra: A Love Story, because we don't talk enough

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Kim Stanley Robinson’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 463,274 ratings · 32,801 reviews · 234 distinct works • Similar authors

	Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 83,752 ratings — published 1992 — 100 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) 3.95 avg rating — 38,932 ratings — published 1993 — 89 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 3.88 avg rating — 34,385 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 31,596 ratings — published 1996 — 70 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 3.77 avg rating — 25,934 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	2312 3.52 avg rating — 20,629 ratings — published 2012 — 48 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 3.75 avg rating — 14,556 ratings — published 2002 — 30 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 3.59 avg rating — 14,667 ratings — published 2017 — 44 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 3.75 avg rating — 4,523 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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 3.38 avg rating — 4,561 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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Series by Kim Stanley Robinson

Mars Trilogy (7 books)
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Science in the Capital (3 books)
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