The years of rice and salt
Kim Stanley Robinson
Science Fiction / Historical Fiction
The years of rice and salt
by Kim Stanley Robinson
· 664 p· 2002
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Overview
About
With the incomparable vision and breathtaking detail that brought his now-classic Marstrilogy to vivid life, bestselling author KIM STANLEY ROBINSON boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constructs a world vastly different from the one we know....The Years of Rice and SaltIt is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur--the coming of the Black Death. History te…
Pages
664
Bantam Books
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Reader feel
Worldbuilding10
Historical Scope10
Alternate History Ambition10
Prose8
Narration8
Emotional depth7
Pacing7
Plot twists6
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