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“A thrilling journey through an age of ice and stone—one of Kim Stanley Robinson’s best!”
— Greg Bear, New York Times bestselling author
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“The novel is an amazing piece of recreation, vividly evoking the deprivations, animalistic beliefs, and day-to-day struggles of a primitive tribe.”
— Financial Times (UK)
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“In his latest effort, Kim Stanley Robinson startles us by turning back the clock tens of thousands of years. The Nebula Award winning author of 2312 asks us to join in the rituals and listen to the stories of a Cro Magnon shaman master, but this absorbing Ice Age novel is no dreamy snow globe fiction. The realm of Thom, Heather, and Loon is about to experience changes and challenges that not even their evocative cave paintings can adequately convey. Imaginative science fiction with a scientific feel.”
— Barnes&Noble.com, editorial review
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“A seriously composed and compelling novel about prehistoric life...some of the most intelligent entertainment you can find.”
— NPR
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“This book proves
once again that Robinson’s fascination with the human condition and mankind's
journey transcends easy genre labels...Despite all his previous accolades, this
may be Robinson’s best work to date, focused so sharply as it is on the simplest
way of being human.”
— Library Journal
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"Robinson's expert world building and lyrical prose offer Jack London-esque pleasures as they depict the stark beauties of the icy landscape—its desolation, dangers, and the desperate choices it forces people to make when pushed to the edge of existence. Richly detailed.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Fans of Robinson’s Mars series, or the much praised and awarded 2312, may find the novel Shaman a bit of a departure. Gone are the deeply scientific studies of far space—science fiction is not included in Shaman. What fans will find familiar is the incredibly detailed environment, the study of setting and source, and the meticulous crafting of plot and timeline…The characters are fascinating and their stories breathe.”
— RT Book Reviews (4 stars)
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Intellectually engaged and intensely humane in a way SF rarely is, exuberantly speculative in a way only the best SF can be, this is the work of a writer at or approaching the top of his game.
— Iain M. Banks on 2312
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2312 is a monumental tour-de-force that re-imagines the solar system in ways no one has envisioned before. Whether comparing the compositions of Beethoven to those of skylarks and warblers, or describing a life-threatening sunrise on Mercury, Robinson fills 2312 with joy and exuberance, danger and fear, and the steadily mounting suspense of a mystery that spans the planets. This is the finest novel yet from the author who gave us the Mars Trilogy and GALILEO'S DREAM. An amazing accomplishment.
— Robert Crais
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Robinson's extraordinary completeness of vision results in a magnificently realized, meticulously detailed future in which social and biological changes keep pace with technological developments.
— Publishers Weekly on 2312
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In his vibrant, often moving new novel, "2312," Robinson's extrapolation is hard-wired to a truly affecting personal love story. [...] Perhaps Robinson's finest novel, "2312" is a treasured gift to fans of passionate storytelling; readers will be with Swan and Wahram in the tunnel long after reaching the last page.
— LA Times