Kim Stanley Robinson is a winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. He is the author of over twenty previous books, including the bestselling Mars trilogy and the highly acclaimed FORTY SIGNS OF RAIN. He lives in Davis, California.
Robinson blends mystery and suspense with lyrical evocation of a complex future - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Polymathic, visionary brilliance - FINANCIAL TIMES A capacious and marvellous future-history - GUARDIAN Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats . . . fans of the Mars books will delight in this novel; new readers will be astonished by the depth, breadth and power of Robinson's invention - SUNDAY TIMES A challenging, compelling masterpiece of science fiction - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY - starred review