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Aurora
Kim Stanley Robinson
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Description for Aurora
Paperback. Aurora is the critically acclaimed new novel from one of SF's most powerful voices, telling the incredible story of mankind's first voyage beyond the solar system in search of a new home Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
'What a saga! Scifi with honest, complex humanity, physics, biology, sociology' Tom Hanks 'Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson's best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever' Guardian Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our destination. A new home. Aurora. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers. 'An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, ... Read more
'What a saga! Scifi with honest, complex humanity, physics, biology, sociology' Tom Hanks 'Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson's best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever' Guardian Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our destination. A new home. Aurora. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers. 'An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orbit
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780356500485
SKU
V9780356500485
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About Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling Mars trilogy, 2312, Aurora and New York 2140. In 2008 he was named a 'Hero of the Environment' by Time magazine, and he works with the Sierra Nevada research institute. ... Read more
Reviews for Aurora
Robinson creates an absolutely convincing population of generations yielding to generations . . . [A] near-perfect marriage of the technical and the psychological
NPR Books
If Interstellar left you wanting more, then this novel might just fill that longing
io9.com
This ambitious hard SF epic shows Robinson at the top of his game
Publishers Weekly ... Read more
NPR Books
If Interstellar left you wanting more, then this novel might just fill that longing
io9.com
This ambitious hard SF epic shows Robinson at the top of his game
Publishers Weekly ... Read more