Audiobooks by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Best Journey in the World: An Antarctic Story

"Interweaving memoir and good old fashioned ice adventure, Kim Stanley Robinson takes readers along on the journeys that have happened before and the journeys that may never happen again. In May of 1911, Robert Scott and the twenty-four men under his command said good-bye to the sun and settled in for the long Antarctic winter. When the sun returned in September, they were going to try to become the first people to reach the South Pole. However, a week past the winter solstice, Scott's second-in-command took a team on a trip to Cape Crozier to man-haul two sledges through the perpetual night of the Antarctic winter, exposed to the coldest temperatures human beings had ever traveled in. This side trip was, at best, a dangerous distraction and at worst, a disaster. Yet, chronicled by zoological assistant (and major expedition funder) Apsley Cherry-Garrard, it became The Worst Journey in the World, one of the best adventure books ever written. Kim Stanley Robinson first read Cherry-Garrard's book in his twenties and re-read it again in 1995, as part of his preparations to Antarctica that he made that year as research for his Mars novels. It was a dream excursion: he traveled around the continent, by snowmobile and helicopter and airplane. All the while, Cherry's book loomed larger and larger in Robinson's mind, and he tried to follow in their ill-fated footsteps. Ultimately, in The Best Journey in the World, we see Robinson stepping on ice and finding an earthly holy place. As he searches for what can, and cannot. be found again, he takes readers on a journey of realization that is not just about being the first to get somewhere but about falling in love with what the world has to offer us. That being with people who also feel a kinship to a place worthy of preserving is itself, an act of devotion. Replete with gorgeous photographs taken in a place many will never set foot, and woven throughout with Robinson's sharp, funny, and personal voice, prepare to take the best journey in the world."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Kim Stanley Robinson (Narrator)

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[French] - Le Ministère du futur

"L'auteur de science-fiction légendaire Kim Stanley Robinson nous propose une vision du changement climatique pareille à nulle autre. Établi en 2025, l'objectif de la nouvelle organisation était simple : plaider pour les générations à venir du monde et protéger toutes les créatures vivantes, présentes et futures. Il fut vite surnommé « le Ministère du Futur ». Raconté entièrement sous forme des témoignages directs de ses personnages, Le Ministère du Futur est un chef-d'œuvre de l'imaginaire, l'histoire de la façon dont le changement climatique nous affectera tous dans les décennies à venir. Le décor n'est pas un monde postapocalyptique et désolé, mais un avenir qui nous fonce dessus… et où il nous reste une petite chance de surmonter les défis extraordinaires auxquels nous devons faire face. « Robinson est l'un de nos meilleurs raconteurs d'histoires, l'un des plus courageux, nobles et optimistes. » - New Yorker « L'un des meilleurs écrivains du monde en activité, tous genres confondus. » - Guardian « Un portrait ambitieux et optimiste d'une humanité prête à coopérer pour éviter le désastre. La lecture de cet ouvrage vibrant, gorgé de science, est une lecture indispensable pour qui s'inquiète du futur de notre planète. » - Publishers Weekly « Si je devais désigner un écrivain dont le travail serait l'étalon de la science-fiction à venir, mon choix se porterait sur Kim Stanley Robinson. » - New York Times « Kim Stanley Robinson est l'un des maîtres de la science-fiction. » - Sunday Times Ce livre audio est produit avec le soutien du CNL. Ce livre audio est interprété par une voix humaine, dans le respect des engagements d'Hardigan."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Ana Pievic, Arnauld Le Ridant, Camille Lamache, Emmanuel Lemire, François Hatt, Karl-Line Heller, Manon Jomain, Nicolas Justamon, Nicolas Planchais, Pierre-Henri Prunel (Narrator)

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[German] - Das Ministerium für die Zukunft (Ungekürzt)

"Indien, 2025. Das Land wird von einer gnadenlosen Hitzewelle heimgesucht, die Temperaturen erreichen mancherorts über 50 Grad. Hunderttausende Menschen sterben, manchmal werden ganze Stadtviertel ausgelöscht. Zu den Überlebenden gehört der Arzt Frank May. Schwer traumatisiert zieht er in die Schweiz, um mit denen abzurechnen, die seiner Meinung nach mitverantwortlich sind: dem Ministerium für die Zukunft, dessen Aufgabe es eigentlich ist, solche Katastrophen zu verhindern. In Mary Murphy, der Vorsitzenden des Ministeriums, findet Frank unerwartet eine Verbündete, die wie er gegen den Klimawandel kämpft - wenn auch mit anderen Mitteln..."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Matthias Lühn (Narrator)

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[French] - Lune rouge

"Un passionnant roman d'exploration spatiale et de révolution politique, par l'un des grands maîtres américains de la science-fiction moderne. 2047 : l'homme a colonisé la Lune, territoire divisé par les grandes nations. L'Américain Fred Fredericks fait son premier voyage là-haut, afin de livrer un appareil de communication ultrasécurisé à un haut fonctionnaire de l'Autorité lunaire chinoise. Mais quelques heures seulement après son arrivée, il se voit impliqué malgré lui dans un assassinat et mis au secret par des agents mystérieux. Ta Shu, célèbre journaliste, visite également le satellite pour la première fois. Malgré ses contacts et son influence au cœur du pouvoir en Chine, lui aussi découvrira que la Lune est un endroit dangereux pour tout voyageur. Et enfin, il y a Chan Qi. Fille du ministre des Finances chinois, elle est sans aucun doute une « personne d'intérêt » pour les autorités de son pays. Renvoyée clandestinement en Chine à cause de ses agissements, elle va tout faire changer… sur la Terre comme sur la Lune. « Un des meilleurs romanciers de notre temps, tous genres confondus. » - The Guardian « Un chef-d'œuvre. » - The Times « Tout nouveau roman de la part du grand Kim Stanley Robinson constitue un événement et celui-ci ne déçoit pas. » - The Independant Ce livre audio est interprété par une voix humaine, dans le respect des engagements d'Hardigan."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Emmanuel Lemire (Narrator)

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The High Sierra: A Love Story

"A "sublime" and "radically original" exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (-Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder). Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life-more than a hundred trips-and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth. Over the course of a vivid and dramatic narrative, Robinson describes the geological forces that shaped the Sierras and the history of its exploration, going back to the indigenous peoples who made it home and whose traces can still be found today. He celebrates the people whose ideas and actions protected the High Sierra for future generations. He describes uniquely beautiful hikes and the trails to be avoided. Robinson's own life-altering events, defining relationships, and unforgettable adventures form the narrative's spine. And he illuminates the human communion with the wild and with the sublime, including the personal growth that only seems to come from time spent outdoors. The High Sierra is a gorgeous, absorbing immersion in a place, born out of a desire to understand and share one of the greatest rapture-inducing experiences our planet offers. Packed with maps, gear advice, more than 100 breathtaking photos, and much more, it will inspire veteran hikers, casual walkers, and travel readers to prepare for a magnificent adventure."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Kim Stanley Robinson (Narrator)

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Antarctica

"The award-winning author of the Mars trilogy takes readers to the last pure wilderness on Earth in this powerful and majestic novel. It is a stark and inhospitable place, where the landscape itself poses a challenge to survival, yet its strange, silent beauty has long fascinated scientists and adventurers. Now Antarctica faces an uncertain future. The international treaty which protects the continent is about to dissolve, clearing the way for Antarctica’s resources to be plundered, its eerie beauty to be savaged. As politicians wrangle over its fate, major corporations begin probing for its hidden riches. Adventurers come, as they have for more than a century, seeking the wild, untamed land even as they endanger it with their ever-growing numbers. And radical environmentalists carry out a covert campaign of sabotage to reclaim the land from those who would destroy it for profit. All who come here have their own agenda, and all will fight to ensure their vision of the future for the remote and awe-inspiring world at the South Pole."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Adam Verner (Narrator)

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The Ministry for the Future: A Novel

"ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR An unsettling masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will impact us all. “The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortress of Solitude The Ministry for the Future's setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. This extraordinary novel from visionary science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis. 'If there’s any book that hit me hard this year, it was Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future, a sweeping epic about climate change and humanity’s efforts to try and turn the tide before it’s too late.' -Polygon (Best of the Year) 'Masterly.' —New Yorker"

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Barrie Kreinik, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Gary Bennett, Inés Del Castillo, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Joniece Abbott Pratt, Natasha Soudek, Nikki Massoud, Ramon De Ocampo, Raphael Corkhill, Vikas Adam (Narrator)

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New York 2140: Booktrack Edition

"New York 2140: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city. There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear - along with the lawyers, of course. There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. Then there are two boys who don't live there, but have no other home - and who are more important to its future than anyone might imagine. Lastly there are the coders, temporary residents on the roof, whose disappearance triggers a sequence of events that threatens the existence of all - and even the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests. *Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Caitlin Kelly, Christopher Ryan Grant, Jay Snyder, Michael Crouch, Peter Ganim, Robert Blumenfeld, Robin Miles, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Suzanne Toren (Narrator)

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Red Moon

"Red Moon is a magnificent novel of space exploration and political revolution from New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson. It is thirty years from now, and we have colonized the moon. American Fred Fredericks is making his first trip, his purpose to install a communications system for China's Lunar Science Foundation. But hours after his arrival he witnesses a murder and is forced into hiding. It is also the first visit for celebrity travel reporter Ta Shu. He has contacts and influence, but he too will find that the moon can be a perilous place for any traveler. Finally, there is Chan Qi. She is the daughter of the Minister of Finance, and without doubt a person of interest to those in power. She is on the moon for reasons of her own, but when she attempts to return to China, in secret, the events that unfold will change everything -- on the moon, and on Earth."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Feodor Chin, Joy Osmanski, Maxwell Hamilton (Narrator)

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Icehenge

"On the North Pole of Pluto there stands an enigma: a huge circle of standing blocks of ice, built on the pattern of Earth's Stonehenge—but ten times the size, standing alone at the farthest reaches of the Solar System. What is it? Who came there to build it? The secret lies, perhaps, in the chaotic decades of the Martian Revolution, in the lost memories of those who have lived for centuries."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Carla Mercer-Meyer, Danny Campbell, Kevin T. Collins (Narrator)

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Drowned Worlds

"The brand new anthology from multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan, featuring stories set in futures wracked by the deluge, from some the best writers in SF, including Kim Stanley Robinson, Ken Liu, Paul McAuley, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Charlie Jane Anders, Lavie Tidhar, Jeffrey Ford, and James Morrow. We stand at the beginning of one of the greatest ecological disasters in the time of Man. The world is warming and seas are rising. We may deny it, but we can't hide when the water comes. Already the streets of Miami flood regularly and Mick Jones looks more and more prescient when he sang that 'London is drowning and I, I live by the river!' all those years ago. And yet water is life. It brings change. Where one thing is wiped away, another rises in its place. There has always been romance and adventure in the streets of a drowned London or on gorgeous sailing cities spanning a submerged world, sleek ships exploring as land gets ever rarer. Drowned Worlds looks at the future we might have if the oceans rise, good or bad. Here you'll find stories of action, adventure, romance and, yes, warning and apocalypse. Stories inspired by Ballard's The Drowned World, Sterling's Islands in the Net, and Ryman's The Child Garden. Stories that allow that things may get worse, but remembers that such times also bring out the best in us all. Author bio: Jonathan Strahan is the multi-award winning editor of such anthologies as Engineering Infinity, Fearsome Magics, The Best of Science Fiction & Fantasy, The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many other ground-breaking collections of the very finest genre fiction."

Charlie Jane Anders, James Morrow, Jeffrey Ford, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Ken Liu, Kim Stanley Robinson, Paul Mcauley (Author), Ann Richardson, Basil Sands, Candice Moll, Fran Tunno, Jason Culp, Jay Aaseng, MiMi Chang, Michael G. Welch, Stacy Mitchell (Narrator)

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New York 2140

"New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century. As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city. There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear -- along with the lawyers, of course. There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. Then there are two boys who don't live there, but have no other home -- and who are more important to its future than anyone might imagine. Lastly there are the coders, temporary residents on the roof, whose disappearance triggers a sequence of events that threatens the existence of all -- and even the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests."

Kim Stanley Robinson (Author), Caitlin Kelly, Christopher Ryan Grant, Jay Snyder, Michael Crouch, Peter Ganim, Robert Blumenfeld, Robin Miles, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Suzanne Toren (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Kim Stanley Robinson

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