Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy.
His work delves into ecological and sociological themes regularly, and many of his novels appear to be the direct result of his own scientific fascinations, such as the 15 years of research and lifelong fascination with Mars which culminated in his most famous work. Due to his fascination with Mars, he became a member of the Mars Society.
Easton Press Kim Stanley Robinson books
Escape from Kathmandu - signed first edition - 1989Pacific Edge - signed first edition - 1990
Red Mars - signed first edition - 1993
Blue Mars - signed first edition - limited to 1300 copies - 1996
Antarctica - signed first edition - limited to 1100 copies - 1998
The Martians - signed first edition - 1999
Green Mars - Masterpieces of Science Fiction - 2000
The Years of Rice and Salt - signed first edition - 2001
Forty Signs of Rain - signed first edition - 2004
Fifty Degrees Below - signed first edition - limited to 900 copies - 2005
Sixty Days and Counting - signed first edition - 2007
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Author Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson was born in Waukegan, Illinois but grew up in Southern California. In 1974 he earned a B.A. in literature (University of California, San Diego). In 1975 he earned a M.A. in English from Boston University. He earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, San Diego in 1982. His doctoral thesis, The Novels of Philip K. Dick, was published in 1984.
Robinson
is an enthusiastic mountain climber, and mountain climbing appears in
several of his works, most notably Antarctica, Mars trilogy, "Green
Mars" (a short story found in The Martians) and Forty Signs of Rain.
In 1982 he married Lisa Howland Nowell, an environmental chemist. They have two sons. Robinson has lived in Washington, D.C., California, and Switzerland (during the 1980s).
In 1982 he married Lisa Howland Nowell, an environmental chemist. They have two sons. Robinson has lived in Washington, D.C., California, and Switzerland (during the 1980s).
Career
Robinson describes himself as a backpacker but not a mountain climber, though mountain climbing appears in several of his fiction works, notably Antarctica, the Mars trilogy, "Green Mars" (a short story found in The Martians), the Science in the Capital series beginning with Forty Signs of Rain, and Escape from Kathmandu.Robinson was an instructor at the Clarion Workshop in 2009. In 2010, Robinson was guest of honor at the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Melbourne, Australia. In April 2011, Robinson presented at the second annual Rethinking Capitalism conference, held at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Among other points made, his talk addressed the cyclical nature of capitalism.
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