The Years of Rice and Salt: A Novel

The Years of Rice and Salt: A Novel

With the same unique vision that brought his now classic Mars trilogy 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. . . .

â€œA thoughtful, magisterial alternateÂ history from one of science fictionâ€™s most important writers.â€â€”The New York Times Book ReviewÂ

It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occurâ€”the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europeâ€™s population was destroyed.Â But what if the plague had killed 99 percent of the population instead? How would the world have changed? This is a look at the history thatÂ could have beenâ€”one that stretches across centuries, sees dynasties and nations rise and crumble, and spans horrible famine and magnificent innovation.Â Â

Through the eyes of soldiers and kings, explorers and philosophers, slaves and scholars, Robinson navigates a world where Buddhism and Islam are the most influential and practiced religions, while Christianity is merely aÂ historical footnote. Probing the most profound questions as only he can, Robinson shines his extraordinary light on the place of religion, culture, powerâ€”and even loveâ€”in this bold New World.

â€œExceptional and engrossing.â€â€”New York Post

â€œAmbitious . . . ingenious.â€â€”Newsday
Country USA
Brand Spectra
Manufacturer Del Rey
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553580075
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2003-06-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553580075

Country	USA
Brand	Spectra
Manufacturer	Del Rey
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780553580075
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2003-06-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553580075

The Years of Rice and Salt: A Novel

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