The years of rice and salt

The differences from the start date are as follows. It follows 700 years of human toil and development unto a time where world civilization is one step ahead of our own. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson the. Review the years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson. Dec 16, 20 the years of rice and salt spans almost two thousand years, taking the story from what we would call 0 bc all the way up until present day, without shirking a single era in between. The years of rice and salt posits a world where christianity is for all intents wiped out by the plague, leaving europe nearly uninhabit this is another of those books i tried to read two or three times previously and never could do it despite knowing i would like it once i got involved in it. Kim stanley robinsons the years of rice and salt is a storehouse of thought. This is a universe where the industrial revolution is triggered by the worlds greatest scientific mindsin india. The years of rice and salt it is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur\the coming of the black death. The novel explores how world history might have been different if the black death plague had killed 99% of europes population, instead of a third as it did in our modern reality. Years of rice and salt free listening on soundcloud. It was the center of large empires that controlled the trade of things like kola nuts an important stimulant in islamic countries, salt as the title alludes to, and most importantly gold. Nov 27, 2006 the years of rice and salt posted on november 27, 2006 by timothy burke a couple of people responding in the production of history thread have suggested kim stanley robinsons the years of rice and salt for the week on time travel and alternate history.

Its vast cast of characters includes, as the blurb puts it, soldiers and kings, explorers and philosophers, slaves and scholars. West africa was the third locus of power before the rise of europe in the late 1400s. The years of rice and salt necessarily has a extensive cast of characters from the several major eras explored in the novel. They were formed in summer 08 and released their debut ep entitled service bell ep on 31st january 2. Mar 22, 2014 the years of rice and salt is an alternative history novel published in 2002.

Stream tracks and playlists from years of rice and salt on your desktop or mobile device. This is a timeline for the events in the novel the years of rice and salt. There are at least three calendars being used in thes story. Years of rice and salt music, videos, stats, and photos. The years of rice and salt does not resemble the selfindulgent display of personal subconscious idiosyncrasies some also call literature these days. The years of rice and salt kim stanley robinson isbn. The years of rice and salt quotes showing of 55 we will go out into the world and plant gardens and orchards to the horizons, we will build roads through the mountains and across the deserts, and terrace the mountains and irrigate the deserts until there will be garden everywhere, and plenty for all, and there will be no more empires or. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constructs a world vastly different from the one we know. The years of rice and salt does not resemble the selfindulgent display of personal subconscious idiosyncrasies some. The years of rice and salt audio book on cd kim stanley robinson. Kim stanley robinson the years of rice and salt audiobook. At first this is hard to believe because he doesnt refer to women as dolphins in it, but then on page 545 he refers to one as a big wet beautiful animal, so you know its the real deal. The years of rice and salt quotes by kim stanley robinson. This is what the human story is, not the emperors and the generals and their wars, but the nameless actions of people who are never written.

History teaches us that a third of europe\s population was destroyed. What if the plague killed 99 percent of the population instead. Divided into ten parts, the story spans hundreds of years, from the army of the. In the 14th century anno domini, the black plague decimates europe. With the same unique vision that brought his now classic mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author kim stanley robinson boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. The years of rice and salt book by kim stanley robinson.

Individual lives are never more than a few dozen years apart, and each one is full of intricately researched detail ranging from architecture and technology to. I think the years of rice and salt is an example of an unusual accomplishment, only widely recognized much later as great literature. Jun 03, 2002 the years of rice and salt posits a world where christianity is for all intents wiped out by the plague, leaving europe nearly uninhabit this is another of those books i tried to read two or three times previously and never could do it despite knowing i would like it once i got involved in it. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from years of rice and salt. Since history is by nature episodic, the challenge of a book like the years of rice and salt is to orchestrate a steady stream of new characters from different eras while keeping a core of familiar players on stage throughout. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the years of rice and salt. It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occurthe coming of the black death. The years of rice and salt 9780553580075 kim stanley.

In an alternate history world in which the population of europe is almost completely wiped out by the black. Feb 03, 2003 the years of rice and salt is another example of the alternative history subgenre of sffantasy the central idea of playing out a scenario in the real worlds past, where a change in one or more specific events causes a divergence with the true path of history. The years of rice and salt audiobook by kim stanley. It is a dense, informed, impassioned and huge novel by an author who is a comprehensive and insatiable thinker. Jun 07, 2010 using the doctors map, heres my guess of where we would be in 80, 30 years after the plague. With the same unique vision that brought his now classic mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author kim stanley robinson boldly imagines an alternate history of. The years of rice and salt quotes showing of 55 we will go out into the world and plant gardens and orchards to the horizons, we will build roads through the.

Origins of the red mars trilogy the interval, 02016 duration. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. The muslim, indian and chinese civilizations are the ones that will drive world history, through hardships and wars, discoveries and revolutions. Years of rice and salt radio plays years of rice and salt along with similar artists like. Kim stanley robinson is a winner of the hugo, nebula, and locus awards. The years of rice and salt robinson, kim stanley on. The builds and swells that years of rice and salt incorporate are the kind of thing bands like this have been doing for decades now, but it never falls into the realm of boredom or predictability like many similar bands tread into far too often. The years of rice and salt it is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur the coming of the black death.

Here some info on it, if you want to help or have any idea. If it were just for its historical scope, the years of rice and salt would have been an interesting anecdote in the alternate history genre. Instead, this novel is a major achievement that transcends sciencefiction, and should stand at the very top of the alternate history genre for years to come, and as robinsons crowning achievement. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson, paperback. The years of rice and salt future mod hi, i just started working on my own mod about the years of rice and salt, where almost all of europe got killed by the black death. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson. With the same unique vision that brought his now classic mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author kim stanley robinson. Mar 06, 2002 the years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson a novelist imagines 700 years of history in which the plague has wiped out the west and china and islam rule the globe. History teaches us that a third of europes population was destroyed. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed forty signs of rain, fifty degrees below, sixty days and counting, the years of rice and salt, and galileos dream. The years of rice and salt is an alternate history novel by american science fiction author kim stanley robinson, published in 2002. With the incomparable vision and breathtaking detail that brought his now classic mars trilogy of living life, successful author of kim stanley robinson boldly imagines an alternative story of the last seven hundred yearsin his most grandiose yet, the famous storyteller builds a world very different from the one we know. The years of rice and salt it is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occurthe coming of the black death.

The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson a novelist imagines 700 years of history in which the plague has wiped out the west and china and islam rule the globe. The years of rice and salt, it is the fourteenth century, and. Years of rice and salt is an instrumental post rock band based in london, united kingdom. The years of rice and salt spans almost two thousand years, taking the story from what we would call 0 bc all the way up until present day, without shirking a single era in between. The reconquista completes ahead of schedule, as the altblack death ruins the economy of the entire muslim world, even in faroff grenada. Years of rice and salt is a 6piece instrumental rock folk band based in london, united kingdom. In 2008 he was named one of time magazines heroes of the environment. A novel by robinson, kim stanley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. With europe out of the game, the two civilizations that grow into global. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the years of rice and salt. The years of rice and salt is a counterfactual or alternate history novel by sf writer kim stanley robinson, which depicts world history in an alternate timeline where the black plague epidemic that ravaged europe in the 14th century was even more destructive, and caused the actual extinction of western civilization. The years of rice and salt is a thick, dense alternate history spanning continents and centuries.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. You can walk from the time of your youth till the time you grow old, and after that, till you become young again. The years of rice and salt kim stanley robinson, author. Based on the timeline compiled by mark rosa in 2004 original timeline here, offline. Monkey, how far is it to the western heaven, the abode of buddha.

Timeline of the years of rice and salt this is a timeline for the events in the novel the years of rice and salt. Using the doctors map, heres my guess of where we would be in 80, 30 years after the plague. It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apoc. Based on the timeline compiled by mark rosa in 2004 original timeline here, offline since 2009. It is episodic, both because of the long time frame encompassed but. In other words, it is not at all like the last few books written by kim stanley robinson himself. The years of rice and salt is a novel by kim stanley robinson.

The years of rice and salt is a an alternate history novel by writer kim stanley robinson, which depicts world history in an alternate timeline where the black plague epidemic that ravaged europe in the 14th century was even more destructive, and caused the actual extinction of western civilization. This patch of sky, the six parts seven, gifts from enola, from monument t. The years of rice and salt posted on november 27, 2006 by timothy burke a couple of people responding in the production of history thread have suggested kim stanley robinsons the years of rice and salt for the week on time travel and alternate history. The years of rice and salt is another example of the alternative history subgenre of sffantasy the central idea of playing out a scenario in the real worlds past, where a change in one or more specific events causes a divergence with the true path of history. This is a universe where the first ship to reach the new world travels across the pacific ocean from china and colonization spreads from west to east. The years of rice and salt is a an alternate history novel by writer kim stanley robinson, which depicts world history in an alternate timeline where the black plague epidemic that ravaged europe in the 14th century was even more destructive, and caused the actual extinction of western civilization with europe out of the game, the two civilizations that grow into global superpowers in the. The years of rice and salt an alternate history novel in.

Mar 12, 2020 the years of rice and salt it is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur the coming of the black death. The years of rice and salt has been listed as one of the language and literature good articles under the good article criteria. It explores the shape the world would have taken if 99% of the european population had been wiped out by the 14th century black plague. The years of rice and salt is an alternative history novel published in 2002. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson goodreads.