Pacific Edge

TitlePacific Edge
Year for Search1990
AuthorsRobinson, Kim Stanley(b. 1952)
Date Published1990
PublisherTor
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Flawed utopia with conflict between those trying to create an environmental eutopia and those hoping to increase development. While the former win in the specific situation, the overall issue is set to continue. Sequel to 1984, The Wild Shore and 1988 Robinson, The Gold Coast, which are reprinted in Three Californias. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2020, with an introduction “Triptych, with Softball” by Francis Spufford (7-12), The Wild Shore (13-292), The Gold Coast (293-653), and Pacific Edge (655-895). The three volumes have the same physical location, but the futures presented are different.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. New York: Tor/Tom Doherty Associates, 1991. U.K. ed. London: Unwin Hyman, 1991; and in Three Californias (New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2020), 655-895, with an introduction “Triptych, with Softball” by Francis Spufford (7-12).

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

(b. 1952)

Full Text

1990 Robinson, Kim Stanley (b. 1952). Pacific Edge. New York: Tor. Rpt. New York: Tor/Tom Doherty Associates, 1991. U.K. ed. London: Unwin Hyman, 1991; and in Three Californias (New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2020), 655-895, with an introduction “Triptych, with Softball” by Francis Spufford (7-12). L, MoS, PSt, SFF

Flawed utopia with conflict between those trying to create an environmental eutopia and those hoping to increase development. While the former win in the specific situation, the overall issue is set to continue. Sequel to 1984, The Wild Shore and 1988 Robinson, The Gold Coast, which are reprinted in Three Californias. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2020, with an introduction “Triptych, with Softball” by Francis Spufford (7-12), The Wild Shore (13-292), The Gold Coast (293-653), and Pacific Edge (655-895). The three volumes have the same physical location, but the futures presented are different.