Bøger af Kim Stanley Robinson

From the visionary New York Times bestselling author of New York 2140 comes a near-future novel that is a gripping exploration of climate change, technology, politics, and the human behaviours that drive these forces.

Ny Jord – Tidsskrift for naturkritik er et multidisciplinært tidsskrift, der orienterer sig på tværs af århundreder og landegrænser og bringer videnskab, litteratur og kunst side om side i ønsket om at bidrage til en kvalificeret samtale om naturen i en tid, hvor vores forestillinger og idéer om den ændres markant.

Ny Jord – Tidsskrift for naturkritik er et multidisciplinært tidsskrift, der orienterer sig på tværs af århundreder og landegrænser og bringer videnskab, litteratur og kunst side om side i ønsket om at bidrage til en kvalificeret samtale om naturen i en tid, hvor vores forestillinger og idéer om den ændres markant.

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel *; Discover the novel that launched one of science fiction's most beloved, acclaimed, and awarded trilogies: Kim Stanley Robinson's masterly near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization. For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light to the surface. Black dust sprinkled on the polar caps will capture warmth and melt the ice. And massive tunnels drilled into the mantle will create stupendous vents of hot gases. But despite these ambitious goals, there are some who would fight to the death to prevent Mars from ever being changed. Praise for Red Mars ';A staggering book . . . the best novel on the colonization of Mars that has ever been written.'Arthur C. Clarke ';Absorbing . . . a scientifically informed imagination of rare ambition at work.'The New York Times Book Review ';Tremendous . . . a high-water mark in novels of Earth emigration.'The Washington Post Book World

Another timeless masterpiece in the Voyager Classics seriesMars - the barren, forbidding planet that epitomises mankind's dreams of space conquest.From the first pioneers who looked back at Earth and saw a small blue star, to the first colonists - hand-picked scientists with the skills necessary to create life from cold desert - Red Mars is the story of a new genesis. It is also the story of how Man must struggle against his own self-destructive mechanisms to achieve his dreams: before he even sets foot on the red planet, factions are forming, tensions are rising and violence is brewing... for civilization can be very uncivilized.

The second volume in the bestselling Mars trilogy - and now part of the Voyager Classics collection.Mars can be plundered - for the benefit of a ravaged Earth. It can be terraformed to suit Man's needs - frozen lakes form, lichen grows, the atmosphere slowly becomes breathable. But most importantly, Mars can be owned. On Earth, countries are bought and sold by the transnationals. Why not Mars too?Man's dream is underway, but so is his greatest test. The survivors of the First Hundred - Hiroko, Nadia, Maya and Simon among them - know that technology alone is not enough. Trust and co-operation are need to create a new world - but these qualities are as thin on the ground as the air they breathe.

The final novel in the worldwide bestselling Mars trilogy, now part of the Voyager Classics collection.Mars has grown upIt is fully terraformed - genetically engineered plants and animals live by newly built canals and young but stormy seas.It is politically independent. A brave and buzzing new world. Most of the First Hundred have died. Those that remain are like walking myths to Martian youth.Earth has grown too muchChronic overpopulation, bitter nationalism, scarce resources. For too many Terrans, Mars is a mocking utopia. A dream to live for, fight for... perhaps even die for.

'What a saga! Scifi with honest, complex humanity, physics, biology, sociology' - Tom Hanks'Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson's best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever' - GuardianOur voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our destination. A new home. Aurora.Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.'An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch' SFX'Aurora is Robinson's best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative' Scientific American'Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats' Sunday TimesNovels by Kim Stanley Robinson:IcehengeThe Memory of WhitenessA Short, Sharp ShockAntarcticaThe Years of Rice and SaltGalileo's Dream2312ShamanAuroraNew York 2140Red Moon

The new novel from visionary SF writer Kim Stanley Robinson tells the compelling story of the first colony on the moon

With the same unique vision that brought his now classic Mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constructs a world vastly different from the one we know. . . .“A thoughtful, magisterial alternate history from one of science fiction’s most important writers.”—The New York Times Book Review It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur—the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe’s population was destroyed.  But what if the plague had killed 99 percent of the population instead? How would the world have changed? This is a look at the history that could have been—one that stretches across centuries, sees dynasties and nations rise and crumble, and spans horrible famine and magnificent innovation.  Through the eyes of soldiers and kings, explorers and philosophers, slaves and scholars, Robinson navigates a world where Buddhism and Islam are the most influential and practiced religions, while Christianity is merely a historical footnote. Probing the most profound questions as only he can, Robinson shines his extraordinary light on the place of religion, culture, power—and even love—in this bold New World.“Exceptional and engrossing.”—New York Post“Ambitious . . . ingenious.”—Newsday

NOMINATED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2018'A towering novel' - Guardian'Relevant and essential' - Bloomberg BusinessweekAs the sea level rose, every street became a canal, every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city. New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson delivers a bold and brilliant vision of New York in the next century.'New York may be underwater but it's better than ever' - New Yorker 'Massively enjoyable' - Washington Post'Gripping . . . so hard to put down' - Business Insider 'A document of hope as much as dread' - Los Angeles Review of Books 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

'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 TIMESWinner of the 2013 Nebula Award for Best NovelThe 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:IcehengeThe Memory of WhitenessA Short, Sharp ShockAntarcticaThe Years of Rice and SaltGalileo's Dream2312ShamanAuroraNew York 2140Red Moon

Hvordan skal vi håndtere de igangværende klimaforandringer? I Fremtidsministeriet gennemspilles forskellige scenarier, der kan sikre planetens og menneskehedens overlevelse. Romanen, der udspiller sig i en nær fremtid, følger Mary Murphy, lederen af et internationalt organ kendt som “Fremtidsministeriet”, hvis mission er at takle klimakrisen på vegne af fremtidige generationer. Sammen med sine kolleger er Mary primus motor i at udtænke løsninger og afprøve dem med aktører i det internationale samfund. Historien væver øjenvidneberetninger og økonomiske, politiske og teknologiske løsninger sammen til en dramatisk historie om klimaaktivisme, økoterrorisme, Davos og global krisehåndtering i en verden ude af balance. Kim Stanley Robinsons værk er et af tidens vigtigste indlæg i diskussion om, hvordan vi rent praktisk kan løse den planetariske krise. Fremtidsministeriet er blevet hyldet af aktører på både venstre-og højrefløjen og en dybtfølt opfordring til kilmahandling nu! Om forfatteren:Kim Stanley Robinson er en af de mest fremtrædende og indflydelsesrige, nulevende amerikanske forfattere. Født i 1952 i Waukegan, Illinois, har han gennem sin lange karriere udgivet over 20 romaner og adskillige noveller, som udforsker både fremtiden og samtidens store spørgsmål. Han er især kendt for sin epokegørende Mars-trilogi og værker som Antarctica, New York 2140 og Aurora. Robinsons bøger er oversat til 24 sprog og kendt for sine visionære iscenesættelser af især økologiske, kulturelle og politiske emner. Han har en særlig evne til at forene videnskabelig realisme og grandiose scenarier med sociale problemstillinger. Robinsons værker er forankret i omhyggelig forskning og insisterer på at forstå de komplekse konsekvenser af de globale klimaforandringer og de mange andre relaterede kriser. Med årene og ikke mindst med Fremtidsministeriet er han også blevet en prominent aktør og stemme i den aktuelle klimadebat, hvor han blandt andet diskuterer de planetære grænser, social retfærdighed og alternative måder at indrette samfundet på. Robinson har vundet nogle af de største litterære priser, herunder Hugo-prisen og Nebula-prisen. Hans evne til at kombinere videnskabelig præcision med etisk refleksion og stærke karakterer har gjort ham til en favorit blandt både kritikere og læsere.

Klimaforandringerne er blandt de største udfordringer, menneskeheden står overfor. Alt tyder på at de accelererer, og hver ny fremskrivning tegner et mere dystert billede af klodens sande fremtidige tilstand. Naturligvis er det også en problemstilling, som science fiction-forfattere arbejder med, og i øvrigt har gjort gennem mere end hundrede år. Gennem det seneste halve århundrede er der i stigende grad tale om at science fiction-litteraturen diskuterer menneskets ansvar og mulighederne for at vende udviklingen.Mange fortællinger om klimakatastrofer og tiden derefter er dystre i udsynet, og er blevet kritiseret for negativitet. Men hvis en historie for alvor skal få læseren til at tænke over sagerne, nytter det ikke noget at lade problemerne løse sig af sig selv eller ved et eller andet mirakel. De bedste klimahistorier går ikke let hen over problemernes alvor.Til gengæld bliver der i stigende grad skrevet historier, der ganske vist tager klimaproblemerne alvorligt, men også forestiller sig måder at afbøde dem eller genetablere et menneskeligt samfund efter et eventuelt sammenbrud. Her viser science fiction en af sine styrker, nemlig teknologisk opfindsomhed, forbundet med ofte barsk realisme: Ingen siger at det bliver nemt, men der er stadig muligheder, stadigt håb. Strømningen er blevet kaldt hopepunk, og denne antologi rummer både historier af denne slags og af de mere dystre.Indhold:Kim Stanley Robinson: Det druknede VenedigMitch Sullivan: Kontoret for klimafaktaSam J. Miller: KælvetJean-Louis Trudel: At miste det vi ikke kan leve udenDaniel Thron: Barnebarns-paradoksetLavie Tidhar: DruknetSean Williams: De nye venusboereCatharynne M. Valente: Fremtiden er blåNicole Feldringer: AfvigereCamille Alexa: DrowntownCarrie Vaughn: AstrofiliPat Murphy & Paul Doherty: FjærtfangerenKathryn Blume: Verdens ottende vidunderKen Liu: Meddelelser fra vuggen: Eneboeren – 48 timer i Massachusetts-havetAfmagt og håb: Efterord ved Niels DalgaardOm forfatterne

SF titan Kim Stanley Robinson's breakout novel, now in a Tor Essentials edition with a new introduction by Henry FarrellTor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.Decades before his massively successful The Ministry for the Future (2020), Kim Stanley Robinson wrote one of SF's greatest meditations on extended human lifespan, the limitations of human memory, and the haunted confabulations that go with forgetting.On the North Pole of Pluto there stands an enigma: a huge circle of standing blocks of ice, built on the pattern of Earth's Stonehenge-but ten times the size, standing alone at the edge of the Solar System. What is it? Who could have built it?The secret lies in the chaotic decades of the Martian Revolution, in the lost memories of those who have lived for centuries.This new Tor Essentials edition of Icehenge includes a new introduction by Henry Farrell, co-author of Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy.

Kim Stanley Robinson (f. 1952), amerikansk forfatter bosat i Californien, er kendt som en af verdens førende science fiction-forfattere med hovedværker såsom Mars Trilogy (1992-1996), Antarctica (da. 1999), Green Earth (2015) og senest Ministry for the Future (2020) bag sig. Han er blevet kåret til »Hero of the Environment« af Time Magazine på baggrund af forfatterskabets visionære kraft, økologiske og planetariske bevidsthed og fremtidshistoriske perspektiver. I 2021 blev han inviteret til COP26, hvor han bl.a. bidrog med teksten Remembering Climate Change – A MESSAGE FROM THE YEAR 2071, der fortæller historien om, hvordan menneskeheden endte klimakrisen og tog hånd om biosfæren, og som her foreligger i dansk oversættelse. Kim Stanley Robinsons forfatterskab gengiver verden, som noget levende og foranderligt, vi kan deltage i. Vi lærer at tænke frem i tid og sammenligne det, der sker med det, der kunne ske. Fiktion og historiefortælling danner en højere enhed og bliver til en utopisk visualiseringsøvelse, der kan skabe nye veje og retninger i det menneskelige sind: »Utopia er processen med at skabe en bedre verden, navnet på en retning, historien kan tage, en omskiftelig, rodet, pinefuld proces uden ende. Stræben uden ophør. Sammenlign den med historiens nuværende retning, hvis du kan.« (Three Californias, 2020)

"Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best-laid plans may not be enough to survive"--

Fiction. THE LUCKY STRIKE, the classic and controversial story Robinson has chosen for PM's new Outspoken Authors series, begins on a lonely Pacific island, where a crew of untested men are about to take off in an untried aircraft with a deadly payload that will change our world forever. Until something goes wonderfully wrong ... "If I had to choose one writer whose work will set the standard for science fiction in the future, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson"--The New York Times.

The bestselling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt presents a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital-and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly yet humorously realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. When the Arctic ice pack was first measured in the 1950s, it averaged thirty feet thick in midwinter. By the end of the century it was down to fifteen. One August the ice broke. The next year the breakup started in July. The third year it began in May. That was last year. It's a muggy summer in Washington, D.C., as Senate environmental staffer Charlie Quibler and his scientist wife, Anna, work to call attention to the growing crisis of global warming. But as these everyday heroes fight to align the awesome forces of nature with the extraordinary march of technology, fate puts an unusual twist on their efforts-one that will place them at the heart of an unavoidable storm.

Kim Stanley Robinson's Escape From Kathmandu is a light-hearted fantasy tribute to the world of extreme mountain climbing follows the adventures of two American expatriates living in Nepal.Living in the city of Kathmandu in the Kingdom of Nepal are dozens of American and British expatriates who are in love with the Himalayas. George Fergusson is one of them--he works as a trek guide for "Take You Higher, Ltd.", leading groups of tourists into the back country and occasionally assisting on serious climbs. George "Freds" Fredericks is another--a tall, easy-going American who converted to Buddhism while in college. He visited Nepal one year and never went home.The adventures started when George and Freds got together over the capture of a Yeti--an abominable snowman--by a scientific expedition. The thought of such a wild and mysterious creature in captivity--in prison--was too much for them to bear. And in freeing the Yeti, a great partnership was born. George and Freds will go on to greater heights as they explore the mysteries of Nepal, from Shangri-La to Kathmandu's governmental bureaucracy.

The award-winning author of the Mars trilogy takes readers to the last pure wilderness on Earth in this powerful and majestic novel. "Antarctica may well be the best novel of the best ecological novelist around."-Locus It is a stark and inhospitable place, where the landscape itself poses a challenge to survival, yet its strange, silent beauty has long fascinated scientists and adventurers. Now Antarctica faces an uncertain future. The international treaty which protects the continent is about to dissolve, clearing the way for Antarctica's resources to be plundered, its eerie beauty to be savaged. As politicians wrangle over its fate, major corporations begin probing for its hidden riches. Adventurers come, as they have for more than a century, seeking the wild, untamed land even as they endanger it with their ever-growing numbers. And radical environmentalists carry out a covert campaign of sabotage to reclaim the land from those who would destroy it for profit. All who come here have their own agenda, and all will fight to ensure their vision of the future for the remote and awe-inspiring world at the South Pole. Praise for Antarctica "Forbidding yet fascinating, like the continent it describes . . . echoes Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air."-People "[Antarctica] should be included in any short-list of books about the frozen continent.... Compelling characters...a rich and dense story...Robinson has succeeded not only in drawing human characters but also in bringing Antarctica to life. Whatever happens in the outer world, Antarctica-both the book and the continent-will become part of the reader's interior landscape."-The Washington Post Book World "The epic of Antarctica. This is the James A. Michener novel of the South Pole. If the meaty one-word title didn't give it away, the writing would. The whole human history of the continent is here."-Interzone "Antarctica will take your breath away."-Associated Press "A gripping tale of adventure on the ice."-Publishers Weekly "Passionate, informed...vastly entertaining."-Kirkus Reviews "Robinson writes about geography and geology with the intensity and unhurried attention to detail of a John McPhee."-The New York Times Book Review

An early novel from Science Fiction legend Kim Stanley Robinson, now available for the first time in decades: Icehenge. On the North Pole of Pluto there stands an enigma: a huge circle of standing blocks of ice, built on the pattern of Earth's Stonehenge--but ten times the size, standing alone at the farthest reaches of the Solar System. What is it? Who came there to build it?The secret lies, perhaps, in the chaotic decades of the Martian Revolution, in the lost memories of those who have lived for centuries.

The Gold Coast, set an alternative future of ecological collapse, is the second novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's Three Californias trilogy. 2027: Southern California is a developer's dream gone mad, an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls. Jim McPherson, the affluent son of a defense contractor, is a young man lost in a world of fast cars, casual sex, and designer drugs. But his descent in to the shadowy underground of industrial terrorism brings him into a shattering confrontation with his family, his goals, and his ideals.

The concluding book in Kim Stanley Robinson's critically-acclaimed Three Californias Trilogy, Pacific Edge. 2065: In a world that has rediscovered harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, California, is an ecotopia in the making. Kevin Claiborne, a young builder who has grown up in this "green" world, now finds himself caught up in the struggle to preserve his community's idyllic way of life from the resurgent forces of greed and exploitation.