Let's make this birthday one to remember.

73 years old (Born on March 23, 1952)

Happy Birthday, Kim Stanley Robinson! May your celebrations be as epic and imaginative as terraforming Mars—though hopefully with fewer dust storms and political debates. Your visionary storytelling has transported us from the red sands of Mars to alternate histories in "The Years of Rice and Salt," always leaving readers inspired, entertained, and occasionally wondering if we packed enough oxygen.

Here's wishing you another orbit around the sun filled with creativity brighter than Antarctic ice fields—and may your future hold more adventures than all three Californias combined. Keep exploring new worlds; we'll gladly follow along for every thrilling page-turning journey!