The Years of Rice and Salt

16mo, br. ed. 784pp. "Hugo winner Robinson follows three characters over seven centuries on an alternate Earth in which Islam and Buddhism are the dominant religions.Blessed with moments of wry and gentle beauty as friends and antagonists rediscover each other under different guises in exotically dangerous locales." -Kirkus Reviews PRAISE FOR KIM STANLEY ROBINSONíS Red Mars WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL ìA tremendous achievement.î ñThe Washington Post Book World ìAn absorbing novel.a scientifically informed imagination of rare ambition at work.î ñThe New York Times Book Review ìPromises to become a classic.This is epic science fiction in the best sense of the termñthoughtful, provoking, and haunting.î ñSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Green Mars WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL ìDense as a diamond and as sharp; it makes even most good novels seem pale and insignificant by comparison.î ñThe Washington Post Book World ìHas the breathtaking scope, plausible science and intellectual daring that made Red Mars a hit.î ñDaily News of Los Angeles