Forty Signs of Rain
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- VERY GOOD/NOT ISSUED
- ISBN 10
- 0553585800
- ISBN 13
- 9780553585803
- Seller
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Synopsis
Forty Signs of Rain (2004) is the first book in the hard science fiction "Science in the Capital" trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. The focus of the novel is the effects of global warming in the near future. Its characters are mostly scientists, either involved in biotech research, assisting government members or doing paperwork at the NSF. There are also several Buddhist monks working for the embassy of the fictional island nation of Khembalung.
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- Bookseller
- Squirreled Away Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10202380
- Title
- Forty Signs of Rain
- Author
- Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD
- Jacket Condition
- NOT ISSUED
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0553585800
- ISBN 13
- 9780553585803
- Publisher
- Spectra Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- FICTION - MILITARY / ESPI
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