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In the near‑future capital of the United States, Senate environmental aide Charlie Quibler struggles to move a skeptical administration toward decisive action on global warming. While his wife, Anna, works at the National Science Foundation investigating a promising climate‑change solution, a rush to seize the technology raises stakes for both. As the nation’s icy Arctic retreats and the summer heat intensifies, Charlie and Anna navigate the political and personal challenges of a world on the brink of unprecedented change. Robinson blends scientific premise, political intrigue, and human drama to caution against the cost of delayed action.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Kim Stanley Robinson
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