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100			_aRobinson, Kim Stanley _97188
245		4	_aThe Years of Rice and Salt/ _bRobinson, Kim Stanley _cKim Stanley Robinson
260			_bSpectra; _c2003
300			_a784p; _c17x11cm
520			_aIt is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur—the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe’s population was destroyed. But what if the plague had killed 99 percent of the population instead? How would the world have changed? This is a look at the history that could have been—one that stretches across centuries, sees dynasties and nations rise and crumble, and spans horrible famine and magnificent innovation. Through the eyes of soldiers and kings, explorers and philosophers, slaves and scholars, Robinson navigates a world where Buddhism and Islam are the most influential and practiced religions, while Christianity is merely a historical footnote. Probing the most profound questions as only he can, Robinson shines his extraordinary light on the place of religion, culture, power—and even love—in this bold New World.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aFiction- Historical _97189
650			_aPN3311-3503 Literature (General)- Prose. Prose Fiction
651			_aEurope
942			_cBK
999			_c4963 _d4963