'Massively enjoyable'- The Washington Post But it's the radical imagination of the book that makes it so hard to put down.'- Business Insider 'The thriller Robinson unspools in that flooded city is gripping on its own merits. 'As much a critique of contemporary capitalism, social mores and timeless human foibles, this energetic, multi-layered narrative is also a model of visionary worldbuilding.'- RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) 'An exploration of human resilience in the face of extreme pressure.starkly beautiful and fundamentally optimistic visions of technological and social change in the face of some of the worst devastation we might bring upon ourselves.'- The Conversation 'Kim Stanley Robinson envisions a future that's closer than we like to think.'- NPR Books New York 2140 is a towering novel about a genuinely grave threat to civilisation.'- Guardian 'Science fiction is threaded everywhere through culture nowadays, and it would take an act of critical myopia to miss the fact that Robinson is one of the world's finest working novelists, in any genre. 'Relevant and essential.'- Bloomberg Businessweek 'New York may be underwater, but it's better than ever.'- The New Yorker Lastly there are the coders, temporary residents on the roof, whose disappearance triggers a sequence of events that threatens the existence of all - and even the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests. Then there are two boys who don't live there, but have no other home - and who are more important to its future than anyone might imagine. There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear - along with the lawyers, of course. There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city. New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century.Īs the sea levels rose, every street became a canal.

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