Both Aurora and 2312, two of his recent novels, reference half-submerged coastal cities as the norm. The relatively small bits of those novels that take place in future NY described this ramshackle metropolis as an adaptive and beautiful place.

Both ''Aurora'' and ''2312,'' two of Kim Stanley Robinson's recent novels, reference half-submerged coastal cities as the norm. So looking forward to reading his first full-fledged cli-fi novel ''NEW YORK 2140.'' The relatively small bits of those novels that take place in future NY described this ramshackle metropolis as an adaptive and beautiful place.