![]() ![]() The three books earned nearly a dozen major SF awards internationally between them, including the Hugo, Nebula, Seiun (Japan), and Ignotus (Spain). It was his Red Mars Trilogy, however, that moved Robinson to the top tier of SF writers. The series, and Robinson, were a big hit, and the novel soon turned into a trilogy, with sequels The Gold Coast and Pacific Edge filling out his "Three Californias" sequence. His first novel, The Wild Shore (published the same year as his dissertation) was personally selected by legendary SF editor Terry Carr as the lead for a new series of noteworthy first novels that Carr was preparing for Ace books. Robinson came as close as you could get to having a PhD in Science Fiction: his doctoral dissertation in English was on the novels of Philip K. Ecology and sustainability are common recurring elements in his work. His books combine strong science with powerful social themes. ![]() Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American Science Fiction writer, best known for his Red Mars Trilogy. ![]()
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