The Years of Rice and Salt

'One of the finest working novelists in any genre'
GUARDIAN

'If I had to choose one writer whose work will set the standard for science fiction in the future, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson'
NEW YORK TIMES

Praise for THE YEARS OF RICE AND SALT:

'A dazzling work of speculation with all the qualities of a great historical novel - it is by turns thrilling, tragic, funny and thoughtful'
SCOTSMAN

'A 600-year tapestry of striving, joy, unhappiness and ambiguity ... this marvellous book may be the most hopeful thing you read for a long time.'
EVENING STANDARD

'Stunning'
GUARDIAN

'A huge, complex and highly enjoyable book'
NEW SCIENTIST