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Kim Stanley Robinson

I’ve just started to listen to the Anovel Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, and it’s good!

I’m kinda of surprised I like it as much as I do, because it is definitely hard Si-Fi and that’s not usually my cup of tea. (I’m more of a Si-Fantasy or Si-Mysticism sort of dude.)

When I read (or in this case listen to) an author I enjoy I tend to look up as many interviews with that author as I can. I think it’s per grab (unconscious?) desire to acquire a perfect understanding of what I’m reading. Robinson is no exception to this, and I found the following interviews to be interesting, informative, and useful for my own thinking.

Interview #1 with the Anthropocene Interview #2 with the Anthropocene

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