<p><b> <i>The Wild Shore</i> is the first novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's highly-acclaimed Three Californias Trilogy. </b><br><br>2047: For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack is a matter of survival, a day-to-day struggle to stay alive. But young Hank Fletcher dreams of the world that might have been, and might yet be--and dreams of playing a crucial role in America's rebirth.</p>