Robinson is more pragmatic, more realistic. It’s not pretty like Star Trek, or ugly like Star Wars. In the case of “Aurora,” Robinson takes us aboard a generation space ship, to show what it would be like travelling to the nearest habitable planet, the years it takes to get there, and difficulties, including physical, psychological and mechanical. That, and his intricate research into the practical science of living in space and on other planets, perhaps explains as well as anything why Robinson’s words resonate so well and seem so grounded in reality. That theme runs throughout his latest novel “Aurora,” which is basically an extension of his earlier work “2312,” which itself is an extension of his earlier “Mars” trilogy.Īt a recent reading of “Aurora” held at the Avid Reader bookstore in Davis, Robinson said he does his writing outside, regardless of the weather. For Davis science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson people can’t truly appreciate the intricacies of living on Earth until they’ve left it.
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