![]() ![]() The characters are memorable, particularly the two orphan boys and the Internet video star, Amelia. It has the tenacious, encyclopedic detail that Robinson is known for, the big ideas of a modern climate fiction novel and the twists and turns of a heist movie. ![]() economy, even the ins and outs of how to grow food with vastly diminished resources. Robinson covers all his bases: the science behind what caused the rise in the tides, the potential consequences to the U.S. ![]() The novel follows the adventures of seven characters each one intricately describes how society would change in a major natural disaster. Here Robinson (" Aurora," " 2312") explores the lives of several residents of an apartment building in Manhattan after global warming has caused almost all of the world's coastlines to go underwater. Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 (Orbit) feels eerily prescient at times. ![]()
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