2312 - Kim Stanley Robinson - May 22nd

mewmartigan · 04-10-2012, 07:56 AM

Robinson's new book 2312 comes out in May. I am looking forward to it as I have enjoyed most of his books. He is one of my "immediate buy" authors.

Anyway, here is the Amazon exerpt for 2312:

"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."

Shack70 · 04-10-2012, 07:59 AM

Thanks for the heads up!

DrNefario · 04-10-2012, 08:49 AM

Wasn't Terminator in the Mars trilogy? Is this going to be consistent with that timeline?

mewmartigan · 04-10-2012, 09:14 AM

I don't think this is supposed to crossover with the Mars work...but since this book already has the planets colonized, maybe they'll be a wink and nod when he talks about the colonies of Mars.

Maybe its just tradition to have a city named Terminator on each planet you colonize?

Giggleton · 04-15-2012, 05:14 PM

I wonder if this will be more in the genre style, than say Galileo's dream. Although I would like something more along the lines of dream.

Ninjalawyer · 04-16-2012, 08:01 PM

I wasn't a fan of Galileo's Dream, but my love of the Mars books is so great that I'll insta-buy 2312.

HarryT · 04-17-2012, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mewmartigan

I don't think this is supposed to crossover with the Mars work...but since this book already has the planets colonized, maybe they'll be a wink and nod when he talks about the colonies of Mars.

Maybe its just tradition to have a city named Terminator on each planet you colonize?

It used to be thought that Mercury had "captured rotation", so that the same face of the planet always faced the Sun, hence it would make sense to build a city on the terminator (the line between the day and night side) since this would be in a fixed location.

We now know, however, that Mercury does NOT have captured rotation, hence the terminator moves, as on every other planet.

DrNefario · 04-17-2012, 08:49 AM

I'm pretty sure the city rolled around the planet on rails, in the Mars trilogy, although I could be getting it mixed up with something else. It's been a while.

kyteflyer · 04-20-2012, 12:58 AM

The city rolled around the planet on Mercury (in the Mars Trilogy) but I still don't know why Robinson had to get into the whole Mercury/Venus thing. Much of his stuff in the trilogy either read like a textbook for god knows what, or else wandered off on tangents which were not clearly related to the story (as I expected it to be told...lol). You be going along at a cracking pace, thinking yetpyetpyep, now I get where he's going with this, and start really enjoying it... then he would flip off to someplace else or some other political/psychological/sociological theory again, or quite suddenly, with no leadin, drop the main character from the previous part and pick up with someone else in the next. Disjointed, and way way too long. I must confess I have found it a struggle and a half to get through and I am still not there yet (about 1/6 of Blue to finish).

My overwhelming feeling about the whole Mars Trilogy was "gawd! get to the point of it all, already!" I doubt that I will read anything more of his.

Giggleton · 04-23-2012, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer

I wasn't a fan of Galileo's Dream, but my love of the Mars books is so great that I'll insta-buy 2312.

Seriously?? Gallieo's dream completely altered my worldview, the Mars trilogy did as well

I wouldn't say this is an instant buy though, I only made it through two of his climate change trilogy.

04-10-2012, 07:56 AM	#1
mewmartigan Guru Posts: 852 Karma: 8242060 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis (2019)	2312 - Kim Stanley Robinson - May 22nd Robinson's new book 2312 comes out in May. I am looking forward to it as I have enjoyed most of his books. He is one of my "immediate buy" authors. Anyway, here is the Amazon exerpt for 2312: "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."

04-20-2012, 12:58 AM	#9
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,844 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone 12 Mini	The city rolled around the planet on Mercury (in the Mars Trilogy) but I still don't know why Robinson had to get into the whole Mercury/Venus thing. Much of his stuff in the trilogy either read like a textbook for god knows what, or else wandered off on tangents which were not clearly related to the story (as I expected it to be told...lol). You be going along at a cracking pace, thinking yetpyetpyep, now I get where he's going with this, and start really enjoying it... then he would flip off to someplace else or some other political/psychological/sociological theory again, or quite suddenly, with no leadin, drop the main character from the previous part and pick up with someone else in the next. Disjointed, and way way too long. I must confess I have found it a struggle and a half to get through and I am still not there yet (about 1/6 of Blue to finish). My overwhelming feeling about the whole Mars Trilogy was "gawd! get to the point of it all, already!" I doubt that I will read anything more of his. Last edited by kyteflyer; 04-20-2012 at 01:02 AM.

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04-10-2012, 07:59 AM	#2
Shack70 Guru Posts: 777 Karma: 1043626 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: York, Pa Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation	Thanks for the heads up!

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DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,203 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Wasn't Terminator in the Mars trilogy? Is this going to be consistent with that timeline?

04-10-2012, 09:14 AM	#4
mewmartigan Guru Posts: 852 Karma: 8242060 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis (2019)	I don't think this is supposed to crossover with the Mars work...but since this book already has the planets colonized, maybe they'll be a wink and nod when he talks about the colonies of Mars. Maybe its just tradition to have a city named Terminator on each planet you colonize?

04-15-2012, 05:14 PM	#5
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	I wonder if this will be more in the genre style, than say Galileo's dream. Although I would like something more along the lines of dream.

04-16-2012, 08:01 PM	#6
Ninjalawyer Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 18573626 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Nexus 7 (2013)	I wasn't a fan of Galileo's Dream, but my love of the Mars books is so great that I'll insta-buy 2312.

04-17-2012, 08:49 AM	#8
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,203 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I'm pretty sure the city rolled around the planet on rails, in the Mars trilogy, although I could be getting it mixed up with something else. It's been a while.

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