by Kim Stanley Robinson PM Press 10/1/2009, paperback SKU: 9781604860856 Combining dazzling speculation with a profoundly humanist vision, this astounding alternate history tale presents a dramatic encounter with destiny wrapped around a simple yet provocative premise: the terrifying question of what might have happened if the fateful flight over Hiroshima had gone a bit differently. An extensive interview with the author, offering insight into his fiction and philosophies, is also included. Reviews: "The best nature writer in the U.S. today also happens to write science fiction." -- The Ends of the Earth "It's no coincidence that one of our most visionary science fiction writers is also a profoundly good nature writer." -- Los Angeles Times About the Author: Kim Stanley Robinson is the author of Antarctica, Fifty Degrees Below Zero, The Martians, Sixty Days and Counting, and The Years of Rice and Salt, as well as the award-winning Mars trilogy. He lives in Davis, California.