Kim Stanley Robinson maps the unimaginable

By William J. Burling

Subjects: Science fiction, history and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, American fiction, history and criticism, American Science fiction, History and criticism

Description: "These essays examine Robinson's use of alternate history and politics, both in his many novels and in his short stories. This collection, drawn from writers on four continents, includes five new essays and broadens the interpretive debate surrounding Robinson's science fiction and argues for consideration of the author as an intellectual figure of the first rank"--Provided by publisher.