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The future as described in 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson I think is more likely, perhaps scarier even, and taken to levels beyond Elysium (though don't get me wr
by cryptoz 13y ago
The future as described in 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson I think is more likely, perhaps scarier even, and taken to levels beyond Elysium (though don't get me wrong, I'm very excited for Elysium).
2312 is a future where many generations of people have lived on colonies on Mercury, Venus, Mars, hollowed-out asteroids ("terraria"), the outer moons. The spacers live in a new paradigm, not a rich paradise like Elysium, but a very pleasant, long and happy life, while those who inhabit the Earth live in a warring, diseased, overpopulated and climate-change-disaster struck Earth.
I think the crowd here would like this book. You should read it.
- jgh 13y agoI tried getting into it, but found it a little on the slow side. Perhaps it was because I had just read Leviathan Wakes directly before it, which is a lot more fast-paced and similarly covers human colonization of the inner solar system and asteroid belt (aka "Belters")
- cryptoz 13y agoReading the Mars Trilogy first is probably a good idea, because it sets the pace: the hard science fiction nature of these books means you get long technical descriptions and character analysis. It's awesome, I think, but you definitely have to get in the right zone.