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New York 2140

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Bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century.As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city.There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear-along with the lawyers, of course.There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. Then there are two boys who don't live there, but have no other home-and who are more important to its future than anyone might imagine.Lastly there are the coders, temporary residents on the roof, whose disappearance triggers a sequence of events that threatens the existence of all- and even the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests.New York 2140 is an extraordinary and unforgettable novel, from a writer uniquely qualified to the story of its future
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New York 2140
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New York 2140
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Summary
Bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century.As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city.There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear-along with the lawyers, of course.There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. Then there are two boys who don't live there, but have no other home-and who are more important to its future than anyone might imagine.Lastly there are the coders, temporary residents on the roof, whose disappearance triggers a sequence of events that threatens the existence of all- and even the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests.New York 2140 is an extraordinary and unforgettable novel, from a writer uniquely qualified to the story of its future
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  • Robinson, Kim Stanley
  • Blumenfeld, Robert
  • various narrators
  • Snyder, Jay
  • Miles, Robin
  • Toren, Suzanne
  • Ganim, Peter
  • Anderson, Ryan Vincent
  • Grant, Christopher Ryan
  • Kelly, Caitlin
  • Crouch, Michael
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  • Fiction
  • Science Fiction
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New York 2140
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electronic
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True
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9781478972662
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True
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Label
New York 2140
Publication
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Dimensions
not applicable
Form of item
electronic
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
True
Isbn
9781478972662
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
other
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True
Special playback characteristics
unknown
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
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unknown
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not applicable
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not applicable

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