Synopses & Reviews
2065: In a world that has rediscovered harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, California, is an ecotopia in the making. Kevin Claiborne, a young builder who has grown up in this "green" world, now finds himself caught up in the struggle to preserve his community's idyllic way of life from the resurgent forces of greed and exploitation.
Kim Stanley Robinson was born in 1952. A native Californian, he is the author of the Nebula Award-winning Red Mars and several other highly regarded SF novels.
Winner of the John W. Campbell Award
The year is 2065. In a world that has rediscovered living in harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, California, is an ecotopia in the making. But then Kevin Claiborne, a young builder who has grown up in this "green" world, suddenly finds himself caught in a fierce struggle to preserve this community's idyllic way of life from the resurgent forces of greed and exploitation.
Pacific Edge is the final novel in Robinson's Three Californias trilogy.
"An outstanding achievement . . . Robinson's writing ranks in the highest levels of the genre. The book generates a soaring optimism."Publishers Weekly
"Through a blend of dirt-under-fingernails naturalism and lyrical magical realism, Robinson invites us to share his characters' intensely personal, intensely loyal attachment to what they have. The result is a bittersweet utopia that may shame you into entertaining new hope for the future."The New York Times Book Review
"[Pacific Edge is] the outstanding utopia of the last ten years and more."Foundation
Review
"An outstanding achievement....Robinson's writing ranks in the highest levels of the genre. The book generates a soaring optimism." --
Publishers Weekly"Through a blend of dirt-under-fingernails naturalism and lyrical magical realism, Robinson invites us to share his characters' intensely personal, intensely loyal attachment to what they have. The result is a bittersweet utopia that may shame you into entertaining new hope for the future." --The New York Times Book Review
"[Pacific Edge is] the outstanding utopia of the last ten years and more." --Foundation
Synopsis
The concluding book in Kim Stanley Robinson's Three Californias Trilogy, Pacific Edge.
2065: In a world that has rediscovered harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, California, is an ecotopia in the making. Kevin Claiborne, a young builder who has grown up in this green world, now finds himself caught up in the struggle to preserve his community's idyllic way of life from the resurgent forces of greed and exploitation.
Synopsis
2065: In a world that has rediscovered harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, California, is an ecotopia in the making. Kevin Claiborne, a young builder who has grown up in this "green" world, now finds himself caught up in the struggle to preserve his community's idyllic way of life from the resurgent forces of greed and exploitation.
About the Author
Kim Stanley Robinson's Three Californias trilogy --
The Gold Coast,
The Wild Shore and
Pacific Edge -- has been observed as "an intriguing work, one that will delight and entertain you, and, most importantly, cause you to stop and think" (
The Santa Ana Register). His many other novels include
Escape from Kathmandu and
Green Mars -- which won the Hugo and Locus Award for Best Novel.