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A review by rickwren
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
5.0
I am so glad Kim Stanley Robinson got over his infatuation with cause novels and got back to writing about science, the solar system, and people that matter to each other. Whew! I'd almost given up on him.
This harkens back to the the Mars Trilogy.
Let me start on Mercury. It's so cool that there's a city on a Mercury that circles the planet on giant railroad tracks to keep it on the night side. I mean that's a great idea. And the asteroids - let me tell you that hollowing out asteroids in order to make crafted biomes created by artists in which communities live and thrive. Why else would you read science fiction if not for the fantastic ideas. People are different as well. They have longevity treatments and they have AI-like implanted networks of quantum computers.
It's a mystery adventure story as well, with side stories and wild twists. It's great. Read it.
This harkens back to the the Mars Trilogy.
Let me start on Mercury. It's so cool that there's a city on a Mercury that circles the planet on giant railroad tracks to keep it on the night side. I mean that's a great idea. And the asteroids - let me tell you that hollowing out asteroids in order to make crafted biomes created by artists in which communities live and thrive. Why else would you read science fiction if not for the fantastic ideas. People are different as well. They have longevity treatments and they have AI-like implanted networks of quantum computers.
It's a mystery adventure story as well, with side stories and wild twists. It's great. Read it.