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The ministry for the future / Kim Stanley Robinson.

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From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a remarkable vision of climate change over the coming decades. 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 -- and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face.It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written."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)"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 worried about the future of the planet." -- Publishers Weekly (starred)Also by Kim Stanley Robinson:Red MoonNew York 21402312AuroraShaman

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316300162
  • ISBN: 0316300160
  • ISBN: 9780316300124
  • ISBN: 0316300128
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Orbit, 2020.

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Source of Description Note:
Online resource: title from READ title page (OverDrive, viewed October 12, 2020).
Print version record.
Subject: Climatic changes > Fiction.
United Nations > Environmental policy > Fiction.
United Nations > Officials and employees > Fiction.
Humanitarian aid workers > Fiction.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Fiction.
Political kidnapping > Fiction.
Terrorist organizations > Fiction.
Future, The > Fiction.
FICTION / Literary.
Electronic books
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Science fiction.

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