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Books by Kim Stanley Robinson mentioned on podcasts
Kim Stanley Robinson and his works have been discussed across several podcast episodes. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, the host and Adam Frank discussed Robinson's book Aurora, noting that it presents a different perspective on generation ships by exploring a scenario where the destination planet is ultimately uninhabitable for Earth life. The host of Pod Save America and Ezra Klein Show episodes referenced Robinson's novel The Ministry for the Future in discussions surrounding climate change, with Lovett on Pod Save America noting his love for the science fiction book. Additionally, Lovett mentioned having previously read Robinson's Aurora on the same podcast. On The Ezra Klein Show, the host introduced Robinson's non-fiction work The High Sierra: A Love Story, describing it as an unusual foray into non-fiction about his lifelong relationship with the Sierra Nevada mountains. The mentions highlight Robinson's exploration of science fiction themes like climate futures and interstellar colonization, as well as his venture into personal non-fiction writing.
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The Ministry for the Future
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson is a gripping speculative science fiction novel that chronicles a near-future world grappling with the escalating and devastating consequences of climate change through the efforts of a newly established UN subsidiary.
Discussed“Have you read The Ministry for Future Affairs? That is the the book by the guy who did Red Mars. I did. It's about like future crediting, future societies.”
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Aurora
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson is a science fiction novel that follows a multi-generational colony ship traveling across space to settle a distant star system.
Recommended“You know, there's an alternative view though, which is, there's this great book by Kim Stanley Robinson called "Aurora."”
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The Years of Rice and Salt
The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson is an imaginative alternative history novel that explores a world where the Black Death wiped out most of Europe.
Discussed“Our friend Terry Slat has a new book out, and I was doing a book event with him. In his book, he talks about how the only time in his life he'd ever been disappointed with Barack Obama was during that speech.”
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Blue Mars
Discussed“it's like red Mars green Mars blue Mars is the three books the foundation series”
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Complete Mars Trilogy
The Complete Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson is a sweeping science fiction masterwork detailing the multi-generational colonization and terraforming of the red planet.
Recommended“And I guess maybe in that note, I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy to sort of take a break from all this heavy stuff. Um, and so one that I'll call out is Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, but I think it's a great example of a story of sort of how humanity might muddle through the”
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Green Mars
Discussed“it's like red Mars green Mars blue Mars is the three books the foundation series”
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New York 2140
Discussed“but the other thing was sci-fi this world that imagined these possibilities you know kim stanley robinson in new york 2140 where there's like diamond coating on the bottom of buildings”
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Red Mars
Discussed“there's actually there's a really cool there's these books called the red Mars of course obviously the Mars Trilogy by um Kim Stanley Robinson they were written and they're so detailed that they almost feel like a history of colonizing Mars the way they're written”
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The High Sierra
Discussed“and it's right there in the title The High Sierra a love story this is his love story”
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