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1 online resource. |
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data file rda |
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Modern masters of science fiction |
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Modern masters of science fiction.
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| Summary |
"Award-winning epics like the Mars Trilogy and groundbreaking alternative histories like The Days of Rice and Salt have brought Kim Stanley Robinson to the forefront of contemporary science fiction. Mixing subject matter from a dizzying number of fields with his own complex ecological and philosophical concerns, Robinson explores how humanity might pursue utopian social action as a strategy for its own survival. Robert Markley examines the works of an author engaged with the fundamental question of how we -- as individuals, as a civilization, and as a species -- might go forward. By building stories on huge time scales, Robinson lays out the scientific and human processes that fuel humanity's struggle toward a more just and environmentally stable world or system of worlds. His works invite readers to contemplate how to achieve, and live in, these numerous possible futures. They also challenge us to see that SF's literary, cultural, and philosophical significance have made it the preeminent literary genre for examining where we stand today in human and planetary history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"I saw through time" : falling into other histories -- Three futures for California : the Orange County Trilogy -- Terraforming and eco-economics in the Mars Trilogy -- "How to go forward" : catastrophe and comedy in the science in the Capital Trilogy -- "Our one and only home" : humankind in the solar system -- "Working in the next present" in Aurora and New York 2140. |
| Note |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Robinson, Kim Stanley -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Robinson, Kim Stanley. (OCoLC)fst00127228
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Science fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
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Science fiction, American. (OCoLC)fst01108635
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Markley, Robert, 1952- Kim Stanley Robinson. [Urbana, Ill.] : UIP, [2019] 9780252042751 (DLC) 2019006666 |
| ISBN |
9780252051616 (electronic book) |
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