2312
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson is a 1st edition novel published by Orbit on June 25, 2013. This science fiction narrative unfolds in a future where humanity has established remarkable habitats across the solar system, driven by significant scientific and technological advancements. The story begins with a pivotal death on Mercury, which sets off a series of events that threaten the very existence of these engineered worlds.
Readers will find a richly constructed universe that explores themes of space exploration and the complexities of human existence in a transformed solar system. The plot follows Swan Er Hong, a former world designer, as she navigates the consequences of the unexpected death that alters her life and leads her into a dangerous conspiracy. With a page count of 672, this edition delves into the intricacies of dystopian elements and the action-adventure aspects of a future shaped by both innovation and peril.
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From the acclaimed author of New York 2140 and Red Mars, this NYT bestselling novel tells the story of a future where humanity has populated miraculous new habitats engineered across the solar system–and the one death that triggers a precarious chain of events that could destroy it all.
Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity’s only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future.
The first event takes place on Mercury, on the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. It is an unexpected death, but one that might have been foreseen. For Swan Er Hong, it is an event that will change her life. Swan was once a woman who designed worlds. Now she will be led into a plot to destroy them.
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