Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. #pantryInlineUpsellWrapper{display:none}.inu-section{background-color:#EAEDED}.inu-section a{margin-right:6px}.inu-item{display:inline-block;max-width:208px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}#paw-button-grid{position:relative}#paw-button-spinner{width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;z-index:999}.twisterPrimePantry{display:none!important}#twister_feature_div .a-icon-prime-pantry{display:none}#twister_bottom_sheet .a-icon-prime-pantry{display:none} I'm really not sure what to make of this book. The characters are bland. I'd hoped this would have been up to the standard of the Mars trilogy which I read a few years back, but it is far inferior. }); Some of these serve as animal reserves or farms for endangered or underproduced flora and fauna. 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the solar system on terraformed moons and planets and inside habitats hollowed from conveniently orbiting asteroids. New York Times bestseller and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. It is set in the year 2312 when society has spread out across the solar system. -- The year is 2312. "Kim Stanley Robinson Sees Humans Colonizing the Solar System in 2312", "Review: Kim Stanley Robinson's '2312' a masterful, moving vision", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2312_(novel)&oldid=997750237, Nebula Award for Best Novel-winning works, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Swan Er Hong. 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