Description
President Barack Obama's summer reading choice
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.
Astounding apocalyptic fiction from the New York Times Bestseller
About the Author
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.
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
Awards
Short-listed for Hugo Award: Novel Category 2016.
Book Information
ISBN 9780008132545
Author Neal Stephenson
Format Paperback
Page Count 880
Imprint The Borough Press
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 580g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 48mm
