The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2004 to 2007 · Set in Washington, D.C.

Science in the Capital Books in Order

Science in the Capital follows scientists and politicians in Washington as climate change arrives.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2004 to 2007
First book
Forty Signs of Rain
Latest
Sixty Days and Counting (2007)
Setting
Set in Washington, D.C.

The reading order

Every Science in the Capital book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in Washington, D.C.
  1. 1Forty Signs of Rain2004With Frank Vanderwal and Charlie QuiblerScientists and politicians in Washington see the first signs of sudden climate change, and then the city floods.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Fifty Degrees Below2005With Frank Vanderwal and Charlie QuiblerThe Gulf Stream stalls and Washington is gripped by a brutal winter, while a scientist lives in a tree house in a city park.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Sixty Days and Counting2007With Frank Vanderwal and Charlie QuiblerA new president takes office and tries to tackle the climate crisis.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Forty Signs of Rain, Fifty Degrees Below and Sixty Days and Counting in order.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Science in the Capital book
BookFrank VanderwalCharlie QuiblerAnna Quibler
1 Forty Signs of RainLLeadLLeadMMajor
2 Fifty Degrees BelowLLeadLLeadMMajor
3 Sixty Days and CountingLLeadLLeadMMajor

Characters in the Science in the Capital books

3 characters from Kim Stanley Robinson’s chart, with the number of Science in the Capital books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Frank VanderwalScientist at the National Science Foundation3Forty Signs of Rain 2004
Charlie QuiblerSenate staffer3Forty Signs of Rain 2004
Anna QuiblerNSF administrator3Forty Signs of Rain 2004