Forty Signs of Rain

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Forty Signs of Rain

Author	Kim Stanley Robinson
Cover artist	Dominic Forbes and Tom Hallman
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Science in the Capital
Genre(s)	Hard science fiction
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Publication date	January 2004
Media type	Print (Hardback, Paperback)
Pages	356
ISBN	ISBN 0-553-80311-5
Followed by	Fifty Degrees Below

Forty Signs of Rain (2004) is the first book in the hard science fiction "Science in the Capital" trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. The focus of the novel is the effects of global warming in the near future. Its characters are mostly scientists, either involved in biotech research, assisting government members or doing paperwork at the NSF. There are also several Buddhist monks working for the embassy of the fictional island nation of Khembalung.

1 Awards and nominations
2 Release details
3 Sources, external links, quotations
4 References

[edit] Awards and nominations

nominated for the British Science Fiction Award "Best Novel" in 2004

[edit] Release details

2004, United Kingdom, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-00-714886-0, Pub date January 2004, Hardback
2004, United States of America, Spectra ISBN 0-553-80311-5, Pub date June 2004, Hardback
2005, United Kingdom, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-00-714888-7, Pub date February 2005, Paperback
2005, United States of America, Spectra ISBN 0-553-58580-0, Pub date July 2005, Paperback

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