2312
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3.5 • 49 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
'Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats . . . fans of the Mars books will delight in this novel; new readers will be astonished by the depth, breadth and power of Robinson's invention' - SUNDAY TIMES
'Polymathic, visionary brilliance' - FINANCIAL TIMES
Winner of the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Novel
The year is 2312. Scientific advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer our only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system, on moons, planets and in between. But in 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront our past, present and future.
The first event takes place on Mercury, in the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. For Swan Er Hong, it will change her life. Once a designer of worlds, now Swan will be led into a plot to destroy them.
2312 is a bold vision of humanity's future and a compelling portrait of those individuals who will shape its events.
Novels by Kim Stanley Robinson:
Icehenge
The Memory of Whiteness
A Short, Sharp Shock
Antarctica
The Years of Rice and Salt
Galileo's Dream
2312
Shaman
Aurora
New York 2140
Red Moon
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Robinson (Galileo's Dream) delivers a challenging, compelling masterpiece of science fiction. In a spectacularly depicted future of interplanetary colonization, humanity has spread across the entire solar system, from miniature biomes in hollowed-out asteroids to a moving city racing the fatal rays of the sun on Mercury. Mercurian artist and biome designer Swan Er Hong is struggling to cope with her grandmother's death and an unexpected meteor strike when she gets caught up in a scientific conspiracy that touches on both the political and economic schemes of space-based humans, including Saturn's ring-surfing moon dwellers and the secretive factions controlling slowly terraforming Venus, as well as the quasi-independent quantum computers called qubes. As Swan, the saturnine diplomat Fitz Wahram, and interplanetary investigator Jean Genette delve into the possible connections among a series of mysterious incidents, Robinson's extraordinary completeness of vision results in a magnificently realized, meticulously detailed future in which social and biological changes keep pace with technological developments.
Customer Reviews
Great read
A excellent, and refreshing, look at the future of humanity and the direction we're headed. A must read for fans of speculative sci-fi, and for those who love a good dose of social commentary. Such a good book I had to buy a physical copy to ensure it stayed in my library for good.
Interesting future images, awful novel !
Some interesting imagery of the world in 200 yrs but horrible novel. Patchy plot,terrible characters, bizarre pseudochapters or some sort of random
thought bubbles. Really not sure why I wasted my time in reading to the conclusion. It was obvious the author felt the same way as she just summarised all the "action " at the end. Don't waste your money. This is a lemon.
A perfect novel
Until I read this book, The Mars Trilogy was, for me, an unequalled masterpiece of possible near future sci-fi. Though much shorter than the trilogy, 2312 is every bit as satisfying.