{"product_id":"the-gold-coast-three-californias-9780312890377","title":"The Gold Coast: Three Californias","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gold Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, set an alternative future of ecological collapse, is the second novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's Three Californias trilogy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2027: Southern California is a developer's dream gone mad, an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls. Jim McPherson, the affluent son of a defense contractor, is a young man lost in a world of fast cars, casual sex, and designer drugs. But his descent in to the shadowy underground of industrial terrorism brings him into a shattering confrontation with his family, his goals, and his ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Stanley Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e's Three Californias trilogy -- \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Shore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePacific Edge -- \u003c\/i\u003ehas been observed as \"an intriguing work, one that will delight and entertain you, and, most importantly, cause you to stop and think\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Santa Ana Register\u003c\/i\u003e). His many other novels include \u003ci\u003eEscape from Kathmandu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreen Mars -- \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the Hugo and Locus Award for Best Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Orb Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523534393618,"sku":"9780312890377","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ec39c73-0636-46d2-a233-134ff59540da.jpg?v=1731151065","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gold-coast-three-californias-9780312890377","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}