Robinson, Kim Stanley

"A vision of climate change unlike any ever imagined. Kim Stanley Robinson . . . he once again turns his eye to themes of climate change, technology, politics, and the human behaviors that drive these forces. But his setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world--rather, he imagines a more hopeful future, one where humanity has managed to overcome our challenges and thrive"--Provided by publisher.

"As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city. There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear--along with the lawyers, of course. There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. 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. 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."--From publisher.

Legislators are scrambling to solve the increasingly serious problem of global warming, and when Anna discovers a way to solve the problem globally, she tries to get the information out to the public before regulators and other interested parties suppress the evidence.

"Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans may not be enough to survive."--Provided by publisher.

Generations transform Mars from unexplored frontier to a re-created Earth.

After years of denial and non-action, a near-future Earth faces a crossroad when it is threatened with the dire implications of global warming, an environmental crisis that ironically could unleash a devastating Ice Age on the planet.

With the climate rapidly changing, newly elected President Phil Chase decides to focus his administration on the problem of global warming and appoints Charlie Quibler, who has a young son to care for, and Frank Vanderwal, who recently suffered brain trauma when he and his espionage lover, Caroline Barr, foiled a conspiracy to steal the election from Chase, to head the team of scientists working on a solution.

The First Hundred settlers on Mars have succeeded in making Mars into a green, water-rich land, but are now facing a crisis due to an impending ice-age and problems on Earth that are causing its people to seek a better life on the former desert planet.

A group of radical environmentalists struggles to find a way to save the natural beauty of Antarctica from the politicians who are fighting for control of its natural resources.