New York 2140

Kim Stanley Robinson

Mar 2017 · Sold by Orbit

About this eBook

New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century.

As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city.

There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear -- along with the lawyers, of course.

There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. Then there are two boys who don't live there, but have no other home -- and who are more important to its future than anyone might imagine.

Lastly there are the coders, temporary residents on the roof, whose disappearance triggers a sequence of events that threatens the existence of all -- and even the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests.

Ratings and reviews

As sci fi authors are they tend to be less shy with their philosophies. It happened to Crichton, and in this book it is evident for Mr. Robinson. Fortunately, the quality of Mr. Robinson's characters and stories does not suffer for it. The most refreshing thing about this book may be that the underlying philosophy is that one mustn't give up, that there are no excuses for accepting change, for good or ill, lying down. Something can always be done, even if it isn't glamorous, or ultimately fails. It's worth trying.

Seems like the author packs in many characters and tries to give them all story and flavor, but ends up making them all lackluster due to the sheer amount of them. Either make one really developed character or have a combination. Can't have both.

Is this a story of climatic change or economic ruin? Not clear to me what the author is trying to say.

About the author

Kim Stanley Robinson is a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling Mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed Forty Signs of Rain, The Years of Rice and Salt, and 2312. In 2008, he was named a "Hero of the Environment" by Time magazine, and he works with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute. He lives in Davis, California.