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more about #kimstanleyrobinson AgnosticTheocrat: KSR does hard Sci-fi very well, but holy ghost on a cracker, his ideas about government and economics are completely unrealistic. It's like he's good ... more » nodrognelg: The "Galileo's Dream" book is available in shops already, here in Australia at least. I've read it, and it is not good. Virtually unreadable. Galileo ... more » leftatmars: Odd that his telescope can see 3 Thousand years into the future but the title is 2312. Just sayin... more » Lassus: LAUGHTER Redqueenmeg beat me to the happy dance, dammit! I'm so unhappy! However, I am also very happy about this. more » redqueenmeg: *happydance* *gonna go read all the KSR in her library now* more » Honu Harry: Might I say that the block quote says mankind has 'left' Earth not 'abandoned' Earth. Maybe man has abandoned Earth in 100 years in these books, but I... more » reddingofish: The way we are going now I don't see too much space travel even in 300 years. P.K. Dick had it right in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". The o... more » EdificeComplex: In addition to science fiction I'm a huge fan of historical fiction. Put them both together and it's a win in my book. "Gallileo's Dream" sounds like ... more » daveNYC: "By all accounts, it's a fascinating look at the man who may have been the first real scientist." At the very least you've pissed of a large number o... more » Klebert L. Hall: Of course it's easier to write about a dystopia than a utopia. Dystopias are eminently believable, while trying to make a utopia seem like there's a ... more » Pope John Peeps II: The funny thing about the Thomas More's Utopia is that the whole thing isn't what people think it is. It's very subtly satirical in places, and someti... more » RolandCWagner: Needless to say that I agree with you. Even worlds just tending towards utopia are a heavy work, though imho easier to build/use than "real" utopias b... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: KSR has been getting a little preachy lately but I really like his stuff in general. he seems to be trying to right about how we got to the utopia in... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: This is one of the best things I've read in ages. He's right, and he said it well. +1, Kim. #kimstanleyrobinson more » strideo: Most science fiction I've read doesn't necessarily take place in a dystopia or a utopia but in some form of society that is pretty much somewhere in b... more » LittleDragon: Color me intrigued. I like my dystopian stories but am always looking for some one to prove that utopias can be as interesting. #kimstanleyrobinson more » Daveinva: While I count myself as a huge fan of the Mars Trilogy, the unfortunate truth is that every time KSR decided to write about his "utopia" in the novels... more » tonytown: this post actually made me go 'squeeee'. apparently, it won't be out until Dec 29th, though. i'm going to have to build an advent calender just for th... more » Lassus: Ohmigod ohmigod ohmigod... A new Robinson book that's actually out in space? WOOOOHOOOOOO YAY SPACESHIPS #kimstanleyrobinson more » Zyg: Yes, this is somewhat true. But what would you rather read? #kimstanleyrobinson more » -
#kimstanleyrobinson
Kim Stanley Robinson Takes Us Back Out Into The Solar System, 300 Years From Now
Orbit Books signed Kim Stanley Robinson to a three-book deal in both the U.S. and U.K., and the first book of that deal takes place in the year 2312, when the human race has abandoned the Earth. More » -
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Kim Stanley Robinson: Dystopian Fiction Is For Slackers
Gallileo's Dream author Kim Stanley Robinson explains why writing about utopias is much, much harder than writing about dystopias, but also much more worthwhile if we're planning on having descendants around to read our stories in the future. More » -
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Have You Read The Best Books Of 2009 According To Amazon.Com?
Amazon.com's editors have released their list of the top ten science fiction and fantasy books of 2009, and it includes some pleasant surprises. More » -
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Science Fiction Vs. The Literary Establishment, Round One Million
Why hasn't a science fiction novel ever won England's prestigious Booker Prize? Kim Stanley Robinson asked the question in an essay in New Scientist magazine, and now it's become a war of words over the age-old SF-vs-lit issue. More » -
#virginiawoolf
The Science Fiction Writer Who Received Fan Mail From Virginia Woolf
It's one of those literary friendships that seems unlikely on the surface, but then makes endless sense once you dig deeper: Virginia Woolf had a correspondence with Olaf Stapledon, and he inspired her to write more science fiction. More » -
#triviagasm
10 Ways To Rescue The Climate, According To Science Fiction
Hot enough for ya? Our crazy fossil-fuel orgy is driving the planet's temperatures through the roof. Good thing science fiction books and movies have come up with 10 can't-fail solutions (well, maybe they'd work) for stopping global warming. More » -
#alternatehistory
An "Alternate History For Newbies" Primer Makes A Stab At Creating An Allohistory Canon
Interested in diving into alternate history fiction? The Onion AV Club has an unusual recommendation: steer clear of both Philip Roth and Harry Turtledove, and start with a Pulitzer-nominated but seldom-discussed 1972 novel instead. More » -
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Kim Stanley Robinson's Favorite Mars Books
Red Mars author Kim Stanley Robinson names his 10 favorite Mars novels as part of a special Mars issue in the IEEE Spectrum. He charts the evolution of our understanding of the red planet, and the literature of colonization. -
