Pacific Edge

Pacific Edge is Kim Stanley Robinson's 1990 science fiction novel set in Orange County, California in the year 2065. The narrative follows a community that has achieved ecological sustainability and social harmony through cooperative governance and environmental stewardship. The novel contrasts sharply with dystopian science fiction by presenting a detailed, believable vision of how human societies might flourish through careful resource management, renewable energy, and democratic participation.

The work is the third volume in Robinson's Orange County trilogy, following The Wild Shore and The Gold Coast. It explores themes of environmental restoration, sustainable architecture, and the possibility of achieving prosperity without ecological destruction. The novel has been influential in the climate fiction and utopian science fiction genres, offering readers a hopeful counterpoint to apocalyptic narratives.