Kim Stanley Robinson
3 series 14 books in order 4 standalone books
2 awards & honors · incl. The Hugo Award 1997
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer best known for his Mars trilogy of novels. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes, often featuring scientists as heroes, and he has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the World Fantasy Award. His books on our catalog include Green Mars and Blue Mars from the Mars trilogy, along with Forty Signs of Rain and Fifty Degrees Below.
- Born
- 1952
- Known for
- Mars trilogy, Kim Stanley Robinson bibliography, Three Californias Trilogy
Series by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Kim Stanley Robinson
Red Mars is the first novel of the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 1992. It follows the beginnings of the colonization of Mars,…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Kim Stanley Robinson · 🏆 1 award & honors
"Green Mars," a Hugo Award-winning novel by Kim Stanley Robinson, continues the story of humanity's efforts to transform Mars into an Earthlike…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Kim Stanley Robinson · 🏆 1 award & honors
A 1996 novel by Kim Stanley Robinson. The red planet is red no longer, as Mars has become a perfectly inhabitable world, while Earth is threatened by…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Kim Stanley Robinson
This 2004 novel by Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt, opens a trilogy on global warming's…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Kim Stanley Robinson
Set in Washington, D.C., this novel by Kim Stanley Robinson continues his trilogy of eco-thrillers depicting climate change disaster. A massive storm…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Kim Stanley Robinson
By the time Phil Chase is elected president, the world's climate has changed irreversibly, bringing food scarcity, housing shortages, diminishing…
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Buy on Amazon1984 · Kim Stanley Robinson
In 2047, America has been quarantined for sixty years following a devastating nuclear attack. Seventeen-year-old Henry wants to restore America to…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Kim Stanley Robinson
In 2027, Southern California has become a vast urban sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls. Jim McPherson, the son of a defense contractor, lives a…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Kim Stanley Robinson
In 2065, in a world that has rediscovered harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, California, is an ecotopia in the making. Kevin Claiborne, a…
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Standalone books
Frequently asked questions
How many books has Kim Stanley Robinson written?
We list 14 books by Kim Stanley Robinson across 3 series, published between 1984–2021 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read Kim Stanley Robinson's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Red Mars.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy Kim Stanley Robinson's books?
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Awards & honors
Blue Mars
- The Hugo Award
Green Mars
- The Hugo Award
Honors as recorded by the publisher for Kim Stanley Robinson’s books. Wording is the awarding body’s own — a nomination is listed as a nomination, never as a win.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.