Quotes from a variety of sources on New York are interspersed between chapters. The Mutt and Jeff chapters are entirely written in dialogue, like theater. Most chapters are written in a limited third person narrative, except the Franklin chapters, in first person narrative, and the citizen chapters, which are transcripts of in-universe logs or articles. The novel is broken down in 8 parts, each consisting of several chapters following one or a group of the central characters. Through the eyes of the varied inhabitants of one building Kim Stanley Robinson shows us how one of our great cities will change with the rising tides. Though changed forever.Įvery street became a canal. The waters rose, submerging New York City.īut the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. It is a comedy of coping in a future where climate change and sea level rise has happened, but life goes on.Ī new vision of the future from Kim Stanley Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of science fiction masterworks such as the Mars trilogy, 2312, and Aurora. The paperback was released on March 14 2018. " New York 2140" is a Kim Stanley Robinson novel published on March 14 2017 (hardcover, ebook, audiobook) in the USA, Canada and Australia (March 16 for UK).
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