Synopses & Reviews
Lauded as the natural heir to the hard-sci-fi crown of Arthur C. Clarke" (The Daily Telegraph, UK), Stephen Baxter delivers an unforgettable novel of an extraordinary worldand its untamed landscape.... Mankinds future in this galaxy could be all but infinite....
There are hundreds of billions of red dwarf stars, lasting trillions of yearsand their planets can be habitable for humans. Such is the world of Proxima Centauri. And its promise could mean the never-ending existence of humanity.
But first it must be colonized, and no one wants to be a settler. There is no glamor that accompanies it, like being the first man on the moon, nor is there the ease of becoming a citizen of an already-tamed world. There is only hardship...loneliness...emptiness.
But thats where Yuri comes in. Because sometimes exploration isnt voluntary. It must be coerced....
Review
Praise for the Novels of Stephen Baxter
“The natural heir to the hard-sci-fi crown of Arthur C. Clarke.”—The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Flood
“Horrifyingly believable.”—The Washington Post
“Bold, compassionate, exhilarating, wrenching stuff.”—Niall Harrison, The Internet Review of Science Fiction
“The ever-readable Baxter has a page flipper in Flood....It will give everyone pause to think.”—SciFiDimensions
“Realistic, frightening...a bold saga reinforced with strong characterizations throughout...riveting.”—Midwest Book Review
Ark
“A grim but exciting tale of the ultimate in pioneering adventure.”—The Times (London)
“A page-turning disaster sequel that shows us a fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful view of humanitys chances in the face of terrific adversity.”—SciFiNow
“Never has Baxter presented a more thrilling and moving glimpse of a possible future. Ark could well be his masterpiece.”—The Guardian (UK)
“[Baxter] writes brilliantly about what it might be like to experience space travel. This capacity for mixing awe-inspiring vistas with gnarly day-to-day details hasnt diminished.”—SFX Magazine
Review
“Monumental.”—National Space Society
“An epic of interstellar pioneering and solar-system expansion.”—Locus
“[Proxima] is quite simply breathtaking.”—SFBook.com
“Riveting.”—Fantasy Book Review
“Terrifically imagined and addictively compelling.”—Daily Mail
Synopsis
Hailed as one of the most inventive writers that science fiction has ever produced" (SF Site), Stephen Baxter builds on the massive success of Proxima with a career-defining novel of big ideas.... On the planet of Per Ardua, alien artifacts were discoveredhatches that allowed humans to step across light-years of space as if they were stepping into another room. But this newfound freedom has consequences....
As humanity discovers the real nature of the universe, a terrifying truth comes to light. We all have countless pasts converging in this presentand our future is terrifyingly finite. There are minds in the universe that are billions of years old and now we are vulnerable to their plans for us....
Its time to fight back and take control.
About the Author
Stephen Baxter was born in Liverpool, England, in 1957. He holds degrees in mathematics, from Cambridge University; engineering, from Southampton University; and business administration, from Henley Management College. He's a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.
His first professionally published short story appeared in 1987. He has been a full-time author since 1995 and is currently Vice-President of the British Science Fiction Association.
His science fiction novels have been published in the UK, the US, and in many other countries including Germany, Japan, France. His books have won several awards including the Philip K Dick Award, the John Campbell Memorial Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Kurd Lasswitz Award (Germany) and the Seiun Award (Japan) and have been nominated for several others, including the Arthur C Clarke Award, the Hugo Award and Locus awards. He has also published over 100 sf short stories, several of which have won prizes. He can be found at stephen-baxter.com.