Seveneves

Hardcover, 861 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 2015 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:
978-0-06-219037-6
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OCLC Number:
939505287

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(24 reviews)

"What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. 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. But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain . . . Five thousand years later, their progeny--seven distinct races now three billion strong--embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth" --

6 editions

Great Story, Difficult Read

Three star: even if I am in the space business, I found that sometimes technical details where too long sometimes and too difficult to visualize; also the plotline is ambitiously and engaging, but sometimes a little bit too American Movies style if you know what I mean (for example that the destiny of all humanities was unbelievably all tied to people in the space station at that particular time...).

The end of the world, vividly

To get straight to the point: this is my all-time favourite novel. I didn't see it coming, and it didn't come quickly, but it moved me so deeply that it undebatably takes my number-one spot.

Seveneves is very heavy on scientific detail and description, and I imagine it can be pretty punishing if you don't love that. The reward, though, is a hyper-believable world with a beautifully realistic lineage of technology.

And forgetting the sci-fi for a moment, Seveneves kicks a hard emotional punch. There were several moments when I just had to put the book down and cry while I accepted what I'd just read.

The story can be deeply unsettling, but it paints a vivid picture of the end of the world. I loved it.

El puñetazo en la mesa de Neal Stephenson

(Reseña publicada en Fantífica el 12/06/2015).

Seveneves os va a dejar el culo torcido. Posiblemente sea una forma un poco bestia de empezar la reseña, pero creedme, no es nada comparada con la primera frase del nuevo libro de Neal Stephenson. Si sois lectores suyos, quizá baste con que os diga que olvidéis Reamde —y mira que a mí, a su manera, me gustó—, porque el colega ha vuelto en plena forma. Dejad de leer esta reseña y, si llegáis en inglés, empezad la novela. Si no, empezad a agobiar a quien corresponda para que la saque traducida.

Voy a contaros algo de la trama del libro, pero no más de lo que revelan la sinopsis y el propio título. Lo aviso porque serán cuatro brochazos, pero no solo del principio de la novela. ¿Bien? Bien. En un futuro cercano, de un día para otro resulta que a la Tierra …

Review of 'Seveneves' on 'Goodreads'

This really was en Epic adventure. What would humanity do when faced with impossible odds of annihilation? According to Stephenson we'd see the best and the worst of humanity over the course of thousands of years while the survivors figured out a way to keep going.

I like that Seveneves addresses some of the basics - what would we eat in space? drink? breathe? But more importantly it addresses other things besides the basics. How would our cultures change? How would technology change over the years? What new challenges would we have to face? What problems would cease to exist?

However I still find that there is a lot of detail that is not entirely addressed - especially around remaining humanity being able to keep the technology going and improving over the millennia. This one gripe of mine does not take away from how enjoyable this book was. There were …

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This was a fun read. It brought me back to my older hard sci-fi days. I'd missed those.

In classic Stephenson style it's clearly a long read. I enjoyed the discussion of orbital mechanics and this book has made me want to play around with learning that.

Epigenetics sounds awesome and I'd be interested to find out if that was real. A Google search is in my future.

Anyway, I can recommend this to anyone who enjoys hard sci-fi, and any Stephenson fans. But they may have already heard of it.

None

This was a fun read. It brought me back to my older hard sci-fi days. I'd missed those.

In classic Stephenson style it's clearly a long read. I enjoyed the discussion of orbital mechanics and this book has made me want to play around with learning that.

Epigenetics sounds awesome and I'd be interested to find out if that was real. A Google search is in my future.

Anyway, I can recommend this to anyone who enjoys hard sci-fi, and any Stephenson fans. But they may have already heard of it.

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Subjects

  • Survival
  • Exploration
  • Disasters
  • Fiction

Places

  • Outer space
  • Earth (Planet)

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