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The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson
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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE READS OF THE YEAR
'If I could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future' Ezra Klein, Vox
'A great read' Bill Gates
The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his ... Read morefavorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis.
'A novel that presents a rousing vision of how we might unite to overcome the greatest challenge of our time' TED.com
'A breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity' Booklist (starred review)
'Gutsy, humane . . . a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet' Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'A sweeping epic about climate change and humanity's efforts to try and turn the tide before it's too late' Polygon (Best of the Year)
'Steely, visionary optimism' Guardian
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About Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling Mars trilogy, 2312, Aurora and New York 2140. In 2008, he was named a 'Hero of the Environment' by Time, and he works with the Sierra Nevada research institute. He ... Read morelives in Davis, California. Show Less
Reviews for The Ministry for the Future
Bestseller Robinson again tackles climate change head-on in this gutsy, humane view of a near-future Earth careening toward collapse . . . Robinson masterfully integrates the practical details of environmental crises and geoengineering projects into a sweeping, optimistic portrait of humanity's ability to cooperate in the face of disaster. This heartfelt work of hard science-fiction is a must-read for anyone ... Read moreworried about the future of the planet
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity
Booklist
Steely, visionary optimism
Guardian
A panoramic epic, the best science fiction-nonfiction novel I've ever read
Jonathan Lethem, Vanity Fair
The Ministry for the Future is a great read. Robinson has written a novel that presents the urgency of this crisis in an original way and leaves readers with hope that we can do something about it. The next chapter in the story of our planet is still being written, and the ending is up to us
Bill Gates
Robinson is one of the world's finest working novelists, in any genre. New York 2140 is a towering novel about a genuinely grave threat to civilisation
GUARDIAN A masterpiece
The Times
A deeply realised world that feels more like a peep into our future than a work of fiction
New Scientist
Robinson seamlessly binds together characters and narrative strands . . . An immensely enjoyable reading experience
SciFiNow
Robinson's writing is so evocative that you can imagine that any one of his paragraphs could feature in the film of the book . . . a thoughtful, innovative page turner
STARBURST Any new novel by the great Kim Stanley Robinson is always an event and Red Moon doesn't disappoint
Independent
Even at 600-plus pages, there's a leanness to the prose that keeps the plot moving forwards . . . Robinson handles setpieces with aplomb
SFX A wise and big-hearted novel to read and then, straight away, read again
SFX
Another stellar effort from one of the masters of the genre
Booklist
It's near impossible to capture the vibrance of the entire city in the span of one single novel, yet Kim Stanley Robinson manages to do just that and more
NEWSWEEK Like all great sci-fi, New York 2140 is as much inward-looking as it is forward- . . . Robinson's work has a strong, intelligent social conscience
GQ The lunar landscape is a source of beautifully described detail
Kirkus
A compelling vision of the future
Science
Starkly beautiful and fundamentally optimistic
THE CONVERSATION Only sci-fi can drown Manhattan and make you want to live there
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK One of the finest writers of his generation
Locus
Beautiful descriptions of lunar landscapes
Guardian
This may well be Robinson's masterpiece and is surely the most important piece of sf in years
MORNING STAR Sci-fi fans will love the detail and the optimism about humanity's future in space
Wall Street Journal
There have been more than a few environmental catastrophe tales set in a future New York, but possibly none of them have been this interesting
LOCUS One of the most exciting books in climate change fiction yet written... Both immensely readable and timely
LITHUB Utterly immersive and unexpectedly hopeful
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