# Aurora-Kim Stanley Robinson

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 20, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219 "2017-11-20T21:24:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219/1 "2017-11-20T21:24:17Z")

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It’s on sale for $2.99 today for the Kindle edition, I’ve got long flights to and from London coming up. Worth a cheap purchase or does it spend too much time preaching? There are times I love Kim Stanley Robinson and times I want to throw the book across the room.

BTW, I won’t be throwing my Kindle on the airplane, I like seeing unique sights but jails and courts aren’t on my agenda!

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219/2 "2017-11-20T22:57:54Z")

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I don’t recall anything “preachy” about it.

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**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219/3 "2017-11-20T23:06:29Z")

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I really enjoyed it. It’s still his voice, but I think it’s certainly paced a little tighter then Red, Green, Blue, as an example.

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**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219/4 "2017-11-21T12:43:18Z")

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Not his best, but still a fascinating look at generation starships

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**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219/5 "2017-11-21T13:01:33Z")

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I don’t think I’d recommend him, as I’m still slogging thru my last purchase from him (2312 or something). Pick up Weir’s _Artemis_ - it just came out.

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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219/6 "2017-11-21T14:13:29Z")

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I am absolutely NOT a fan of KSR, but I loooooved Aurora. Picked it up from the library on a lark, and ended up buying it when it came on sale Kindle edition. I’ll certainly read it again.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-kim-stanley-robinson/802219/7 "2017-11-21T15:16:39Z")

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Yes, it should have been at least a Hugo finalist for it’s year.