About
Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer. His work is known for its exploration of environmentalism, ecology, and politics. Robinson received a doctorate in English from the University of California, San Diego, in 1982. He has taught writing and literature at the University of California, Davis, and is currently a professor of English at the University of California, San Diego. Robinson's first novel, "Icehenge," was published in 1984. He has since written over 20 novels, including the "Mars" trilogy ("Red Mars," "Green Mars," and "Blue Mars"), the "Three Californias" trilogy ("The Wild Shore," "The Gold Coast," and "Pacific Edge"), and "Aurora." Robinson has received numerous awards for his work, including the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He is considered one of the most influential science fiction writers of his generation.
Book Series by Kim Stanley Robinson
Three Californias Triptych Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Wild Shore | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gold Coast | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pacific Edge | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
Mars Trilogy Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Red Mars | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Green Mars | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blue Mars | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
Mars Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Martians | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
Capital Code/Science In The Capital Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Forty Signs of Rain | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fifty Degrees Below | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sixty Days and Counting | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Green Earth | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Kim Stanley Robinson Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Icehenge | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Memory of Whiteness | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Blind Geometer (Short Story) | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Short, Sharp Shock | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Antarctica | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Years of Rice and Salt | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Galileo's Dream | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| 2312 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shaman | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aurora | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Oral Argument (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Drowned Worlds | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| New York 2140 | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Red Moon | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Ministry for the Future | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Kim Stanley Robinson Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Planet on the Table | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Escape From Kathmandu | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaking History and Other Stories | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Down and Out in the Year 2000 | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vinland the Dream and Other Stories | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stan's Kitchen | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Kim Stanley Robinson Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Novels of Philip K. Dick | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Green Planets: Ecology and Science Fiction | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The High Sierra | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Kim Stanley Robinson Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Black Air (Short Story) | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Green Mars (novella; in Asimov's) (Short Story) | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mother Goddess of the World (in Asimov's) (Short Story) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
Outspoken Authors Series
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (Short Story) ( By: Cory Doctorow, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (Short Story) ( By: Eleanor Arnason, Paul Krassner)
2013
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Human Front (Short Story) ( By: Ken MacLeod) | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Left Left Behind (Short Story) ( By: Terry Bisson, Eleanor Arnason) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lucky Strike | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Underbelly (Short Story) ( By: Gary Phillips, Eleanor Arnason) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mammoths of the Great Plains (Short Story) ( By: Eleanor Arnason) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wild Girls (Short Story) ( By: Ursula K. Le Guin, Eleanor Arnason) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Modem Times 2.0 (Short Story) ( By: Michael Moorcock, Eleanor Arnason) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (Short Story) ( By: Cory Doctorow, Eleanor Arnason) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Report from Planet Midnight (Short Story) ( By: Nalo Hopkinson, Eleanor Arnason) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Science of Herself (Short Story) ( By: Karen Joy Fowler, Eleanor Arnason) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (Short Story) ( By: Eleanor Arnason, Paul Krassner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Taboos ( By: John Shirley) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Raising Hell (Short Story) ( By: Norman Spinrad, Eleanor Arnason) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| My Life, My Body (Short Story) ( By: Marge Piercy) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gypsy ( By: Carter Scholz, Eleanor Arnason) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be ( By: Joe R. Lansdale, Eleanor Arnason) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fire. (Short Story) ( By: Elizabeth Hand, Eleanor Arnason) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Totalitopia (Short Story) ( By: John Crowley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Atheist in the Attic (Short Story) ( By: Samuel R. Delany, Eleanor Arnason) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Thoreau's Microscope (Short Story) ( By: Michael Blumlein, Eleanor Arnason) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Beatrix Gates (Short Story) ( By: Rachel Pollack) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| A City Made of Words (Short Story) ( By: Paul Park) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Universe Series
Universe 11 ( With: William Gibson, Michael Swanwick, Carter Scholz, Michael Bishop, Ian Watson, Nancy Kress, Carol Emshwiller, Josephine Saxton, Terry Carr)
1981
Universe 13 ( With: Lucius Shepard, Michael Bishop, Ian Watson, Terry Carr, Bruce Sterling, Leanne Frahm, Bill Bickel)
1983
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Universe 1 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 2 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 3 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 4 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 5 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 6 ( By: John Shirley, Terry Carr) | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 7 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 8 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 9 ( By: John Shirley, Terry Carr) | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 10 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 11 ( With: William Gibson, Michael Swanwick, Carter Scholz, Michael Bishop, Ian Watson, Nancy Kress, Carol Emshwiller, Josephine Saxton, Terry Carr) | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 12 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 13 ( With: Lucius Shepard, Michael Bishop, Ian Watson, Terry Carr, Bruce Sterling, Leanne Frahm, Bill Bickel) | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 14 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 15 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 16 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 17 ( By: Terry Carr) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
Kim Stanley Robinson Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Universe 11 | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nebula Awards 16 | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Universe 13 | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1986 | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1987 | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1990 | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Isaac Asimov's Mars | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991 | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Isaac Asimov's Earth | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Under African Skies | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Future Primitive | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Isaac Asimov's Moons | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Asimov's Science Fiction, June 1999 | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Explorers | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Year's Best SF 5 | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nebula Awards 36 (2002) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hard SF Renaissance | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Future Crimes | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Future Washington | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| I'm With the Bears | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, April 2012 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Field of Fantasies | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Loosed Upon the World | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 edition | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nebula Awards 53 (2019) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Democracy in a Hotter Time | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
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