Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson is a TED speaker who has written 7 quality-verified books, paired here with their talk.

American novelist Kim Stanley Robinson is widely recognized as one of the foremost living writers of science fiction. He began publishing novels in 1984, and his work has been described as "humanist science fiction" and "literary science fiction." Robinson has been a proud defender and advocate of science fiction as a genre, which he regards as one of the most powerful of all literary forms. Robinson was sent to the Antarctic by the US National Science Foundation's Antarctic Artists and Writers' Program in 1995 and returned in their Antarctic media program in 2016. His work has been translated into 25 languages and won a dozen awards in five countries, including the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and World Fantasy awards. His most recent novel is The Ministry for the Future.

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What books has Kim Stanley Robinson written?

Kim Stanley Robinson has written 7 books in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Aurora", "Pacific Edge", "Green Mars", "The Gold Coast", "Fifty Degrees Below", "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers, and other Stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine", "2312". Each is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.

What does Kim Stanley Robinson write about?

Kim Stanley Robinson's books on Books Worth Reading cover Science & Technology, Psychology & Mind.

What is Kim Stanley Robinson known for?

Kim Stanley Robinson has distinguished himself as one of contemporary science fiction's most intellectually ambitious voices by treating the genre not merely as entertainment but as a vital tool for exploring humanity's future and present challenges. His novels, spanning from early short fiction thr...

What is Kim Stanley Robinson's TED talk?

Kim Stanley Robinson's TED talk is "Remembering climate change ... a message from the year 2071" (2021). It is paired with their books on Books Worth Reading.