nONE OF BARACK OBAMAS FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020 n nIf I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinsons The Ministry for the Future. --Ezra Klein n nFrom legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a remarkable vision of climate change over the coming decades. n nThe Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us--and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face. n nIt is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written. n nThe best science fiction-nonfiction novel Ive ever read. --Jonathan Lethem, Vanity Fair n nA breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity. --Booklist (starred) n nA sweeping, optimistic portrait of humanitys ability to cooperate in the face of disaster. This heartfelt work of hard science-fiction is a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet. --Publishers Weekly (starred) n nThe Ministry for the Future ranks among Robinsons best recent works, a collection of actions and observations that adds up to more than the sum of its eclectic and urgent parts. --Sierra n n nAlso by Kim Stanley Robinson: nRed Moon nNew York 2140 n2312 nAurora nShaman nONE OF BARACK OBAMAS FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020 If I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinsons The Ministry for the Future. --Ezra Klein From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a remarkable vision of climate change over the coming decades. The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us--and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face. It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on clima