Kim Stanley Robinson is an acclaimed American author, well-known for his works in science fiction and alternate history. He has written a number of influential series, including the Three Californias, Mars, and Capital Code (or Science in the Capital) trilogies. Robinson's novels often explore themes of ecology and capitalism, and are recognized for their anti-capitalist stance.
Born in Waukegan, Illinois on March 23, 1952, Robinson earned his B.A. in literature from the University of California, San Diego, and went on to earn his M.A. in English from Boston University. He then returned to UC San Diego to complete his PhD. In addition to his series, Robinson has written numerous standalone novels and short stories.
Throughout his career, Robinson has received many prestigious awards for his work, including the British Science Fiction Association Award, World Fantasy Award, Nebula, Ignotus Award, Seiun Award, Hugo, John W. Campbell Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and Locus Awards (which he has won six times). His writing has been described as "literary science fiction" by reviewers.
Robinson is also known for his deep interest in science, which is often reflected in his novels. He has a lifelong fascination with Mars, which led him to become a member of the Mars Society. In addition, Robinson has been sent to Antarctica by the U.S. National Science Foundation as part of their Antarctic Artists and Writers' Program. He currently resides in California with his wife, environmental chemist Lisa Howland Nowell, and their two sons.
Three Californias Triptych Books
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The Wild Shore
1984
2
The Gold Coast
1988
3
Pacific Edge
1990
Mars Trilogy Books
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Year
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1
Red Mars
1993
2
Green Mars
1994
3
Blue Mars
1996
Mars Collections
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1
The Martians
1999
Capital Code/Science In The Capital Books
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Year
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1
Forty Signs of Rain
2004
2
Fifty Degrees Below
2005
3
Sixty Days and Counting
2007
4
Green Earth
2015
Standalone Novels
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Icehenge
1984
2
The Memory of Whiteness
1985
3
The Blind Geometer
1986
4
A Short, Sharp Shock
1990
5
Antarctica
1997
6
The Years of Rice and Salt
2002
7
Galileo's Dream
2009
8
2312
2012
9
Shaman
2013
10
Aurora
2015
11
Oral Argument
2015
12
Drowned Worlds
2016
13
New York 2140
2017
14
Red Moon
2018
15
The Ministry for the Future
2020
Short Story Collections
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The Planet on the Table
1986
2
Escape From Kathmandu
1989
3
Remaking History and Other Stories
1991
4
Down and Out in the Year 2000
1992
5
The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson
2001
6
Vinland the Dream and Other Stories
2002
Non-Fiction Books
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The Novels of Philip K. Dick
1984
2
Green Planets: Ecology and Science Fiction
2014
3
The High Sierra
2022
Short Stories/Novellas
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Black Air
1983
2
Green Mars (novella; in Asimov's)
1985
3
Mother Goddess of the World (in Asimov's)
1987
Nebula Awards Books
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Nebula Awards 1
1966
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Nebula Awards 4
1968
3
Nebula Awards 5
1969
4
Nebula Awards 22
1988
5
Nebula Awards 30
1996
6
Nebula Awards 31
1997
7
Nebula Awards 39 (2005)
2005
8
Nebula Awards 46 (2012)
2012
Universe Books
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Universe 1 (By: Terry Carr)
1971
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Universe 2 (By: Terry Carr)
1972
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Universe 3 (By: Terry Carr)
1973
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Universe 4 (By: Terry Carr)
1974
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Universe 5 (By: Terry Carr)
1974
6
Universe 6 (By: John Shirley, Terry Carr)
1976
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Universe 7 (By: Terry Carr)
1977
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Universe 8 (By: Terry Carr)
1978
9
Universe 9 (By: John Shirley, Terry Carr)
1979
10
Universe 10 (By: Terry Carr)
1980
11
Universe 11 (With: William Gibson, Michael Swanwick, Carter Scholz, Michael Bishop, Ian Watson, Nancy Kress, Carol Emshwiller, Josephine Saxton, Terry Carr)
1981
12
Universe 12 (By: Terry Carr)
1982
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Universe 13 (With: Lucius Shepard, Michael Bishop, Ian Watson, Terry Carr, Bruce Sterling, Leanne Frahm, Bill Bickel)
1983
14
Universe 14 (By: Terry Carr)
1984
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Universe 15 (By: Terry Carr)
1985
16
Universe 16 (By: Terry Carr)
1986
17
Universe 17 (By: Terry Carr)
1987
Outspoken Authors Books
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The Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)
2001
2
The Human Front
2001
3
The Left Left Behind (By: Terry Bisson, Eleanor Arnason)
2009
4
The Left Left Behind
2009
5
Lucky Strike
2009
6
The Underbelly
2010
7
The Underbelly (By: Gary Phillips, Eleanor Arnason)
2010
8
Mammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)
2010
9
Mammoths of the Great Plains
2010
10
The Wild Girls
2011
11
The Wild Girls (By: Ursula K. Le Guin, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
12
Modem Times 2.0
2011
13
Modem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
14
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (By: Cory Doctorow, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
15
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
2011
16
Report from Planet Midnight (By: Nalo Hopkinson, Eleanor Arnason)
2012
17
Surfing the Gnarl
2012
18
The Science of Herself (By: Karen Joy Fowler, Eleanor Arnason)
2013
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Report from Planet Midnight
2012
20
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason, Paul Krassner)
2013
21
The Science of Herself
2013
22
New Taboos (By: John Shirley)
2013
23
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials
2013
24
Raising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad, Eleanor Arnason)
2014
25
New Taboos
2013
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My Life, My Body (By: Marge Piercy)
2015
27
Raising Hell
2014
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Gypsy (By: Carter Scholz, Eleanor Arnason)
2015
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My Life, My Body
2015
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Gypsy
2015
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Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale, Eleanor Arnason)
2016
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Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be
2016
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Fire. (By: Elizabeth Hand, Eleanor Arnason)
2017
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Totalitopia (By: John Crowley)
2017
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Fire.
2017
36
The Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
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Totalitopia
2017
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Thoreau's Microscope (By: Michael Blumlein, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
39
The Atheist in the Attic
2018
40
Thoreau's Microscope
2018
41
The Beatrix Gates (By: Rachel Pollack)
2019
42
A City Made of Words (By: Paul Park)
2019
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The Beatrix Gates
2019
44
A City Made of Words
2019
45
Not What I Intended (By: Nancy Kress)
2025
Kim Stanley Robinson Anthologies
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Universe 6
1976
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Universe 9
1979
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Universe 11
1981
4
Nebula Awards 16
1982
5
Universe 13
1983
6
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1985
7
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1986
1986
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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1987
1987
9
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
1989
10
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1990
1990
11
Isaac Asimov's Mars
1991
12
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991
1991
13
Isaac Asimov's Earth
1992
14
Under African Skies
1993
15
Future Primitive
1994
16
Year's Best SF 5
2000
17
Isaac Asimov's Moons
1997
18
Asimov's Science Fiction, June 1999
1999
19
Explorers
2000
20
Infinity Plus One
2001
21
Nebula Awards 36 (2002)
2002
22
The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction
2002
23
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction