Antarctica by Kim Stanley Robinson
Antarctica… Our last wilderness. But for how long? A topical future history thriller from the worldwide bestselling author of the Mars series. Like the icecap it protects, the Antarctic Treaty is dissolving. The world’s last unstripped asset, Antarctica is in danger of becoming a free-for-all: oil reconnaissance teams intent on mass extraction, adventure travellers trailing waste across the tundra, and multi-national interests covertly vying for influence. The free-for-all has become a benefit-to-none, and a new radical environmentalist group is determined to show humanity that Antarctica cannot be plundered like the rest of the world. Whatever it takes… From the master of modern sf comes a gripping, provocative eco-thriller set early in the next century. Against a majestic backdrop, multi-award-winning sf author Kim Stanley Robinson paints his latest big picture by focusing on the personal triumphs and tragedies of the innocents, the activists, and the ruthless exploiters who are fighting for their version of the future for Earth’s last great wilderness.`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 ANTARCTICA:
`A tour de force of adventure writing… The most important writer currently interested in real science… It is hard to put the book downIt is important, it is relevant, it gives us a huge new continent to imagine; and it is fun’
MAIL ON SUNDAY
`Momentous’
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Kim Stanley Robinson was born in 1952 and, after travelling and working around the world, has now
settled in his beloved California. He is widely regarded as the finest science fiction writer working today, noted as much for the verisimilitude of his characters as the meticulously researched hard science basis of his work. He has won just about every major sf award there is to win and is the author of the massively successful and lavishly praised Mars series.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780002253932 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002253933 |
| Title | Antarctica |
| Author | Kim Stanley Robinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1998-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 420 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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