The Gold Coast Contributor(s): Robinson, Kim Stanley (Author), Bloom, Claire (Director), Rudnicki, Stefan (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1481529854 ISBN-13: 9781481529853 Publisher: Skyboat Media
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2015 Click for more in this series: Three Californias Triptych |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Apocalyptic & Post-apocalyptic |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Three Californias Triptych |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" L (0.65 lbs) |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
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Publisher Description: This second book in Kim Stanley Robinson's richly detailed Three Californias triptych reveals a second, all-too-plausible possible future for Orange County.North America, 2027. Southern California is a developer's dream gone mad, an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls. Jim McPherson, the affluent son of a defense contractor, is a young man lost in a world of fast cars, casual sex, and designer drugs. But his descent in to the shadowy underground of industrial terrorism brings him into a shattering confrontation with his family, his goals, and his ideals.The Gold Coast is an epic work of science fiction that explores a grim future and what one man can do to turn the tides. |
Contributor Bio(s): Robinson, Kim Stanley: - Kim Stanley Robinson is noted for the verisimilitude of his characters and for the meticulously researched hard-science basis of his work. His works contain ecological themes and emphasize the strong link between the human characters and the natural world. He has won both the Nebula and Hugo awards. Bloom, Claire: -Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll's House, and Long Day's Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen's birthday honors for services to drama. Rudnicki, Stefan: -Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014 and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012. |
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