The Wild Shore

Name: The Wild Shore
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)
Author: Kim Stanley Robinson
ISBN: 9781481529655

Author: Kim Stanley Robinson

Series: Three Californias Triptych #1

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 13 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 03/10/2015

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

From the author of the award-winning Mars trilogy comes a vision of a radically different alternative future, where every day is a fight to survive.North America, 2047. For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack is a matter of survival, a day-to-day struggle to stay alive. But young Hank Fletcher dreams of the world that might have been, that might yet be—and dreams of playing a crucial role in America's rebirth.Kim Stanley Robinson's first novel, The Wild Shore is an epic tale that will appeal to adults and young adults alike.

About Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson is a bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling Mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed Forty Signs of Rain, The Years of Rice and Salt, and 2312. In 2008, he was named a “Hero of the Environment” by Time magazine, and he works with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute. For his book Antarctica, he was sent to the Antarctic by the US National Science Foundation as part of their Antarctic Artists and Writers’ Program.

About Susan Hanfield

Susan Hanfield is an Audie Award–winning narrator who comes from a strong classical theater background and loves bringing deep characterizations to all of her work. She has narrated over twenty books, including Ru Emerson’s six-book Night-Threads series. On camera, she has been seen commercially and in numerous international, national, and regional network spots. She also played the title character in Magdalene, an award-winning short film.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy on October 04, 2022

Earlier this year I read this author's most recent novel, The Ministry For the Future. I liked it so much, I decided to read all his books, having not read any of them before. The Wild Shore is his debut and the first of a trilogy: Three Californias. Each book in the trilogy imagines a different futu......more

Goodreads review by Beth on April 10, 2012

In the year 2047, humanity struggles to survive in the ruins of coastal California. Almost 50 years before, nuclear blasts decimated thousands of cities across the United States. However, this is the only world teenaged Henry knows: a world revolving around harvests, fishing, the howl of the Santa A......more

Goodreads review by Glee on March 24, 2009

I had already read his Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars) and had liked them but had trouble at times with his didactic style/approach, even when I agreed with his point of view (which I don't always). However, this book was his first novel and I really liked it. It has a simplicity......more

Goodreads review by Oleksandr on October 08, 2022

This is a SF post-apoc novel of an unusual kind. There is a nuclear attack in the past that devastated the USA, but the book’s present is not a usual struggle of survival with mutants, radiation sickness and new glory, but a life in a rural post-war community. This is the debut novel by Kim Stanley......more

Goodreads review by Bart on June 01, 2020

(...) Information is key in the novel. Just like the readers, the characters are in the dark about what happened. They are also in the dark about what is happening, for Robinson shows glimpses of a bigger narrative in world politics in the aftermath of the attack – but characters nor readers get to k......more

Quotes

“There’s a fresh wind blowing in The Wild Shore.” Ursula K. Le Guin

“Beautifully written…with a vivid depth rarely encountered in science fiction.” Washington Post

“Part Huck Finn and part Our Town…A well-written, engaging rite of passage.” Publishers Weekly

Awards

Locus Award
Nebula Award