 Robinson, Kim Stanley. The Years of Rice and Salt. Bantam 2002 (cover art by Allen Ayers). |  Robinson, Kim Stanley. The Years of Rice and Salt. Hodder & Stoughton 2002. |
Robinson, Kim Stanley. The Years of Rice and Salt
Divergence: c 1348 CE
What if: The Black Death was more virulent, killing over half of Europe, and was followed in about 1400 by a "second wave" of plague which almost totally depopulated the continent.
Comments: Also known as A World Without Europe and The Road from Samarkand during development.
Published: Bantam 2002 (0553109200BUY), 2003 (0553580078BUY);
and
HarperCollins UK 2002 (0002246791, 0002257483).
Original in: English.
Translation: Croatian by Nada Mihelcic as
Godine rize i soli, Izvori 2003 (9532031669).
Translation: French by [[trans. unknown]] as
Chroniques des Années Noires, Presse de la Cité
2003 (2258060397).
Translation: Spanish by Franca Borsani as
Tiempos de arroz y sal, Minotauro 2003 (8445074091).
Awards: Nominee: 2003 Hugo for best novel.
Nominee: 2002 BSFA Award for best novel.
