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In addition to these reprints, the best of kim stanley robinson features a brandnew short story, the timpanist of the berlin philharmonic, 1942. The wild shore is the first book in kim stanley robinson s three californias trilogy. Blue mars by kim stanley robinson overdrive rakuten. Pacific edge 1990 is the third of kim stanley robinson s three californias trilogy. All three novels begin with an excavation which tells the reader about the world they are. I gave the wild shore, the first installment in kim robinson s three californias trilogy, three stars. A good book, engagingly written though a bit too ya for my tastes. In a future california where technology has run wild and everywhere is an urban sparwl, a young english teacher tries to find love, meaning and a way to make things right. Kim stanley robinson is a bestselling author and winner of the hugo, nebula, and locus awards.
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