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Seveneves
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal, Will Damron
- Length: 31 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic - a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years.
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.
A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in Anathem, Cryptonomicon, the Baroque Cycle, and Reamde, Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.
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- paul
- 10-06-15
Another Neal Stephenson epic
my only complaint is that it finished too soon
He left it open for a, if not sequel, companion novel from a different perspective.
I hoope so.
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- M. Dawes
- 20-07-15
A story of faith
Like all Stephenson novels, opinions differ wildly. Writers like him should be applauded at the very least for even an attempt at something of this size and scope. I got the edition narrated by Kowal and Damron, which worked very well indeed.
Underneath the science this is a simple story of faith, in that humankind has the ability to rise above the idiosyncrasies of 'type', even though resorting to 'type' in the novel was the device by which there was a chance at survival.
Stephenson is a mesmerising storyteller, and this ranks alongside Reamde and The Cryptonomicon as a favourite.
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- James Clover
- 24-05-15
Brilliant and epic story
Thoroughly enjoyed another brilliant story from Neal Stephenson, I was completely gripped, the audiobook was compelling and loved both narrators performances.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-04-24
One Of My Favourite Books!
Amazing story and characters!! Can’t recommend enough, the accents can be a little strange but it’s by far the best reading of Seven Eves!!
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- James B.
- 01-07-15
Good Story, but bad character accents.
What disappointed you about Seveneves?
The narrator does all the British accents as if they are semi royalty, as a British person listening to this performance is really off-putting, and ruins the immersion of the story. There is no way that these characters would speak in the way that they are portrayed.
Would you be willing to try another one of Mary Robinette Kowal and Will Damron ’s performances?
Only if there are no British characters, or Mary Robinette Kowal stops trying to do British accents.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Very dissapointed, the story as usual from Neal Stephenson was excellent, but the narration completely spoils it.
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