Coalescent

A Novel (Destiny's Children)

mass market paperback, 544 pages

English language

Published Nov. 23, 2004 by Del Rey.

ISBN:
978-0-345-45786-8
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Stephen Baxter possesses one of the most brilliant minds in modern science fiction. His vivid storytelling skills have earned him comparison to the giants of the past: Clarke, Asimov, Stapledon. Like his great predecessors, Baxter thinks on a cosmic scale, spinning cutting-edge scientific speculation into pure, page-turning gold. Now Baxter is back with a breathtaking adventure that begins during the catastrophic collapse of Roman Britain and stretches forward into an unimaginably distant, war-torn future, where the fate of humanity lies waiting at the center of the galaxy. . . .Destiny's ChildrenCOALESCENTGeorge Poole isn't sure whether his life has reached a turning point or a dead end. At forty-five, he is divorced and childless, with a career that is going nowhere fast. Then, when his father dies suddenly, George stumbles onto a family secret: a sister he never knew existed. A twin named Rosa, raised in Rome by an enigmatic cult. …

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Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction - High Tech
  • Fiction / Science Fiction / High Tech
  • Science Fiction - General