Seveneves

Author: Neal Stephenson

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  • : $27.00 NZD
  • : 9780008132545
  • : HarperCollins
  • : The Borough Press
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  • : July 2016
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  • : June 2016
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  • : English
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Description

THE EARTH WAS A TICKING TIME BOMB.To ensure the survival they had to look beyond its atmosphere.So they became pioneers.Five thousand years later and their progeny form seven distinct races and they must journey to an alien: Earth.A magnificent, visionary work of speculative fiction from a true visionary that will dazzle you with its depth, psychology and awesome imagination.

Awards

Shortlisted for Hugo Award: Novel Category 2016.

Reviews

Praise for Seveneves: A Financial Times Summer read 'The scope of Seveneves is breathtaking, the suspense tremendous, the execution faultless' Financial Times Books of the Year So Far... 'Remarkable' Publishers Weekly Praise for Neal Stephenson: 'Genius' Time 'He makes reading so much fun it feels like a deadly sin' The New York Times 'Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the 21st century' William Gibson '[Stephenson is] the hacker Hemingway' Newsweek

Author description

Neal Stephenson is the author of Reamde, Anathem; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World); Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Zodiac and the iconic Snow Crash, named one of Time magazine's top one hundred all-time best English-language novels. He lives in Seattle, Washington.