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New York 2140

Kim Stanley Robinson

Published 2017 by Orbit · 624 pages

Hugo · 2018

Finalist
Science Fiction

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10 award entries · 7 books · 4 wins · 1985–2018

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Synopsis

After sea levels rise fifty feet, New Yorkers travel by boat between skyscrapers rising from flooded streets. An ensemble ranging from hedge fund managers to building superintendents confronts a financial system treating waterlogged real estate as a speculative market.

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Details

Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9780316262347