Author Description

Product Description [Read by Stefan Rudnicki] From the author of the award-winning 'Mars' trilogy comes a vision of a radically different alternative future, where every day is a fight to survive. North America, 2047. For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack is a matter of survival, a day-to-day struggle to stay alive. But young Hank Fletcher dreams of the world that might have been, that might yet be - and dreams of playing a crucial role in America's rebirth. Kim Stanley Robinson's first novel,The Wild Shore is an epic tale that will appeal to adults and young adults alike. From Publishers Weekly Robinson's science fiction triology set in Orange County, California, offers three different futures: the aftermath of nuclear war; a city of uncontrollable urban development; and life in a total, environmentally-conscious society.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. About the Author Kim Stanley Robinson is a winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. He is the author of twenty previous books, including the acclaimed 'Mars' trilogy,Forty Signs of Rain, Fifty Degrees Below, Sixty Days and Counting, The Years of Rice and Salt, Antarctica, and2312. In 2008 he was named a ''Hero of the Environment'' byTime magazine, and he recently joined in the Sequoia Parks Foundations Artists in the Back Country program. He lives in Davis, California. Review ''There's a fresh wind blowing inThe Wild Shore.'' --Ursula K. Le Guin ''PartHuck Finn and partOur Town....A well-written, engaging rite of passage.'' --Publishers Weekly ''Beautifully written...with a vivid depth rarely encountered in science fiction.'' --The Washington Post