In Chapter 2, Alaskan mine operator Rufus MacQuarie witnesses the catastrophe unfold over the ridge-line of the Brooks Range, and straps to his. Around the world, confused scientists can only theorize about the event, and simply refer to what might have caused it as the Agent.
A preliminary mission is sent but is it ever revealed what happened to it. Several hours later, after the dust is pulled back by the still-existing gravity between seven tremendous remnants, people in North and South America see a red blur in the dawn sky. In Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, a breakaway group launches a Mars mission. Before he can key the first letter, the moon is shattered. The last third of the novel should not only be a separate book, but it needs to tell more of a story. He takes his cell phone from a pocket to blog about what he takes as a meteor strike. The first book ends with the Council of the Seven Eves, and that book, while a bit overlong, well deserves to be a Hugo finalist.
All books are quality checked for missing or torn pages, highlighting or writing.Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson, is an epic science-fiction novel chronicling humankind's struggle to survive after a mysterious astronomical event fragmentizes the Moon.Ĭhapter 1 opens in present-day Utah, where an amateur astronomer observes a dust-cloud near the Moon's equator. *Please keep in mind that this is a used book and may have some slight wear to it. to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. President Barack Obamas summer reading choice and recently optioned by Ron Howard. įive thousand years later, their progeny-seven distinct races now three billion strong-embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown. The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.īut the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain.
"What would happen if the world were ending?Ī catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. **Condition: Bent corner on the bottom right of the cover.** This is a preloved copy of Seveneves by Neal Stephenson.
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