The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Great Plague destroyed Europe. Now the worlds a different place From the award-winning author of the Mars trilogy, the ultimate in future history (Daily Mail), comes the most ambitious alternate history novel ever written.‘One of the finest working novelists in any genre’
GUARDIAN
'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’
NEW YORK TIMES
Praise for THE YEARS OF RICE AND SALT:
‘A dazzling work of speculation with all the qualities of a great historical novel – it is by turns thrilling, tragic, funny and thoughtful’
SCOTSMAN
‘A 600-year tapestry of striving, joy, unhappiness and ambiguity … this marvellous book may be the most hopeful thing you read for a long time’
EVENING STANDARD
‘Stunning’
GUARDIAN
‘A huge, complex and highly enjoyable book’
NEW SCIENTIST
Kim Stanley Robinson was born in 1952 and, after travelling and working around the world, has now settled in his beloved California. He is the award-winning author of The Orange County Trilogy, The Mars Trilogy (Red, Green and Blue Mars), Antarctica and a number of highly-praised short story collections.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006511489 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006511481 |
| Title | The Years of Rice and Salt |
| Author | Kim Stanley Robinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2003-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 784 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Arthur C Clarke Award 2003, Short-listed for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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