TY - BOOK AU - Robinson,Kim Stanley TI - The ministry for the future SN - 9780316300131 AV - PS3568.O2893 M56 2020 U1 - 813/.54 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York, NY PB - Orbit KW - United Nations KW - Environmental policy KW - Fiction KW - Officials and employees KW - Climatic changes KW - Humanitarian aid workers KW - Post-traumatic stress disorder KW - Political kidnapping KW - Terrorist organizations KW - Future, The KW - Science fiction KW - gsafd N2 - "From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a vision of climate change unlike any ever imagined. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of contemporary science fiction's most acclaimed writers, and with this new novel, he once again turns his eye to themes of climate change, technology, politics, and the human behaviors that drive these forces. But his setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world--rather, he imagines a more hopeful future, one where humanity has managed to overcome our challenges and thrive. It is a novel both immediate and impactful, perfect for his many fans and for readers who crave powerful and thought-provoking sci-fi stories"-- ER -