This is more entertaining scenario for how the future might play out if humans actually get our stuff together and stop destroying the planet than it is a novel. That being said I still enjoyed every minute of it!! The story is great as are the characters and it’s clear Kim Stanley Robinson has a deep knowledge of all the interdependencies of our various systems (economic, environmental, social, politically, etc). I highly recommend this book to everyone interested in a new way for humanity to move forward. Also the narrative performances were top notch!