The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson
Night Shade Books · Print & ebook · August 1, 2010
A Science Fiction pick for readers exploring The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson.
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- Who it’s for
- These selected stories show Robinson’s science-focused fiction pushing at the genre’s edges.
- Themes
- Science-focused science fiction
- Genres
- Sci-Fi Short Stories, Short Stories (Single Author), Hard Sci-Fi
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Kim Stanley Robinson has been an ongoing force in the Science Fiction genre for over twenty years, with his novels (Year’s of Rice and Salt, Forty Signs of Rain) crossing over to the mainstream, and routinely appearing on the New York Times best sellers list. During the 80s and early nineties, his short fiction continued to push the boundaries of science fiction, defining the science-focused side of the science fiction genre.
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Award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan worked with Kim Stanley Robinson to select the stories that make up this landmark volume. In addition to these reprints, The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson features a brand-new short story, "The Timpanist of the Berlin Philharmonic, 1942."
Science, Reframed
These selected stories show Robinson’s science-focused fiction pushing at the genre’s edges.
Come here for
- Science fiction that takes its scientific side seriously
- A closer look at Robinson’s short fiction
Expect
- Reprinted stories selected with editor Jonathan Strahan
- One new short story alongside the reprints
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi Short Stories | 70% |
|---|---|
| Hard Sci-Fi | 66% |
| Short Stories (Single Author) | 63% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Hard Sci-Fi
- Space Exploration Fiction
- Authors
- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books
- Published
- August 1, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Science-focused science fiction
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies