The Emergence of Metanationals Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy presents a near-future history in which transnational corporations rise to power and assume the roles of sovereign states. The story begins in the mid-2020s and extends to the 22nd century. In this world, traditional nation-states have almost entirely collapsed. Robinson refers to the dominant corporate entities …
The Failures of Earth’s Globalist-Corporate Order Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy stands out in science fiction for its detailed and coherent political philosophy. Unlike many novels in the genre that focus on technology or adventure, Robinson constructs a vision of society deeply concerned with political and ecological transformation. The trilogy examines the failures of Earth’s …
