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The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Shukra: A factional leader on Venus, known to Swan from previously.
- Kexue: A Venusian native in the employ of Lakshimi who meets Kiran early on in the story.
- Pauline: The qube implant that resides in Swan's head.
- Zasha: Add a description of this character.
- Kris
- Michelangelo
- Krishna
- Swan Er Hong
- Debussy
- Beethoven
- Mqaret: Alex's partner.
- Charlotte Shortback
- Zaofan
- Alex: Swan's grandmother and a person of societal importance.
- Diana
- Nar
- Brahms
- Virginia Woolf
- Bach
- Penia
- Fitz Wahram
- Kiran
- Dana
- Wang Wei
- Lakshmi Planum
- Aristotle
- Jean Genette: A police inspector.
- Gandhi
- Tron
- Milan
- Ives
- Joyce
- Ms. Stockholm
- Wang
Quotes edit
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“"Sorry, but it's true. It has to be said: the stars exist beyond human time, beyond human reach. We live in the little pearl of warmth surrounding our star; outside it lies a vastness beyond comprehension."”
the unseen narrator -
“I cannot pass a Turing Test. Would you like to play chess?”
Pauline
First Sentence edit
The sun is always just about to rise.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kim Stanley Robinson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 22, 2012
ISBN: 978-0316098120
Page Count: 576
Publisher: Orbit
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 22, 2012
ISBN: 978-0316098120
Page Count: 576
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3568.O2893 A615 2012
- Dewey: 813.54
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