THE UNITED STATES, 2065. In a world that hasrediscovered harmony with character, the community of El Modena, California, is certainly anecotopia in the making. Kevin Claiborne, a builder who has grown up inthis “green” globe, now discovers himself swept up in the struggle topreserve his community’s idyllic way of life from the resurgent causes of greedand exploitation.

The ultimate volume in Kim Stanley Robinson’s ThreeCalifornias triptych, Pacific Edge isa brilliant work of science fiction and an outstanding literary achievement.