Proxima: Stephen Baxter - Softcover

Baxter, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0575116854 ISBN 13: 9780575116856

Publisher: Gollancz, 2014

Synopsis

An awe-inspiring Planetary Romance from Terry Pratchett's co-author on the Long Earth Books

The very far future: The Galaxy is a drifting wreck of black holes, neutron stars, chill white dwarfs. The age of star formation is long past. Yet there is life here, feeding off the energies of the stellar remnants, and there is mind, a tremendous Galaxy-spanning intelligence each of whose thoughts lasts a hundred thousand years. And this mind cradles memories of a long-gone age when a more compact universe was full of light ...

The 27th century: Proxima Centauri, an undistinguished red dwarf star, is the nearest star to our sun - and (in this fiction), the nearest to host a world, Proxima IV, habitable by humans. But Proxima IV is unlike Earth in many ways. Huddling close to the warmth, orbiting in weeks, it keeps one face to its parent star at all times. The 'substellar point', with the star forever overhead, is a blasted desert, and the 'antistellar point' on the far side is under an ice cap in perpetual darkness. How would it be to live on such a world?

Yuri Jones, with 1,000 others, is about to find out ...

PROXIMA tells the amazing tale of how we colonise a harsh new eden, and the secret we find there that will change our role in the Universe for ever.

About this title

Review:

"One of the most inventive writers that science fiction has ever produced."--SF Site

Praise for the Novels of Stephen Baxter:

"Flood"

"Horrifyingly believable."--"The Washington Post"

"Bold, compassionate, exhilarating, wrenching stuff."--Niall Harrison, The Internet Review of Science Fiction

"The ever-readable Baxter has a page-flipper in "Flood"....It will give everyone pause to think."--SciFiDimensions

"Realistic, frightening...a bold saga reinforced with strong characterizations throughout...riveting."--"Midwest Book Review"

"Ark"

"A grim but exciting tale of the ultimate in pioneering adventure."--"The Times" (London)

"A page-turning disaster sequel that shows us a fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful view of humanity's chances in the face of terrific adversity."--"SciFiNow"

"Never has Baxter presented a more thrilling and moving glimpse of a possible future. "Ark "could well be his masterpiece."--"The Guardian" (UK)

"[Baxter] writes brilliantly about what it might be like to experience space travel. This capacity for mixing awe-inspiring vistas with gnarly day-to-day details hasn't diminished."--"SFX Magazine"
Praise for PROXIMA:
"Baxter's specialty is hard hard SF (and he's very good at it)...we're sufficiently hooked to want to come back for more. Classic Baxter." --- SFX MAGAZINE
"Once again, Baxter proves himself a master of the epic canvas with alternating narratives, both terrifically imagined and addictively compelling." -- Daily Mail
"Proxima brilliantly juxtaposes the wonder of an uncaring universe with the depiction of humanities' valiant struggle to survive against all odds." -- The Guardian

Praise for the Novels of Stephen Baxter:
"One of the most inventive writers that science fiction has ever produced."--SF Site
"Flood"
"Horrifyingly believable."--"The Washington Post"
"Bold, compassionate, exhilarating, wrenching stuff."--Niall Harrison, The Internet Review of Science Fiction
"The ever-readable Baxter has a page-flipper in "Flood."...It will give everyone pause to think."--SciFiDimensions
"Realistic, frightening...a bold saga reinforced with strong characterizations throughout...riveting."--"Midwest Book Review"
"Ark"
"A grim but exciting tale of the ultimate in pioneering adventure."--"The Times" (London)
"A page-turning disaster sequel that shows us a fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful view of humanity's chances in the face of terrific adversity."--"SciFiNow"
"Never has Baxter presented a more thrilling and moving glimpse of a possible future. "Ark "could well be his masterpiece."--"The Guardian" (UK)
"[Baxter] writes brilliantly about what it might be like to experience space travel. This capacity for mixing awe-inspiring vistas with gnarly day-to-day details hasn't diminished."--"SFX Magazine"

Praise for PROXIMA:
"Baxter's specialty is hard hard SF (and he's very good at it)...we're sufficiently hooked to want to come back for more. Classic Baxter." --- SFX MAGAZINE
"Once again, Baxter proves himself a master of the epic canvas with alternating narratives, both terrifically imagined and addictively compelling." -- Daily Mail
"Proxima brilliantly juxtaposes the wonder of an uncaring universe with the depiction of humanities' valiant struggle to survive against all odds." -- The Guardian

Praise for the Novels of Stephen Baxter:
"One of the most inventive writers that science fiction has ever produced."--SF Site
"Flood"
"Horrifyingly believable."--"The Washington Post"
"Bold, compassionate, exhilarating, wrenching stuff."--Niall Harrison, The Internet Review of Science Fiction
"The ever-readable Baxter has a page-flipper in "Flood."...It will give everyone pause to think."--SciFiDimensions
"Realistic, frightening...a bold saga reinforced with strong characterizations throughout...riveting."--"Midwest Book Review"
"Ark"
"A grim but exciting tale of the ultimate in pioneering adventure."--"The Times" (London)
"A page-turning disaster sequel that shows us a fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful view of humanity's chances in the face of terrific adversity."--"SciFiNow"
"Never has Baxter presented a more thrilling and moving glimpse of a possible future. "Ark "could well be his masterpiece."--"The Guardian" (UK)
"[Baxter] writes brilliantly about what it might be like to experience space travel. This capacity for mixing awe-inspiring vistas with gnarly day-to-day details hasn't diminished."--"SFX Magazine"

Praise for PROXIMA:
Baxter's specialty is hard hard SF (and he's very good at it)...we're sufficiently hooked to want to come back for more. Classic Baxter. --- SFX MAGAZINE
Once again, Baxter proves himself a master of the epic canvas with alternating narratives, both terrifically imagined and addictively compelling. -- Daily Mail
Proxima brilliantly juxtaposes the wonder of an uncaring universe with the depiction of humanities valiant struggle to survive against all odds. -- The Guardian

Praise for the Novels of Stephen Baxter:
One of the most inventive writers that science fiction has ever produced. SF Site
"Flood"
Horrifyingly believable. "The Washington Post"
Bold, compassionate, exhilarating, wrenching stuff. Niall Harrison, The Internet Review of Science Fiction
The ever-readable Baxter has a page-flipper in "Flood."...It will give everyone pause to think. SciFiDimensions
Realistic, frightening...a bold saga reinforced with strong characterizations throughout...riveting. "Midwest Book Review"
"Ark"
A grim but exciting tale of the ultimate in pioneering adventure. "The Times" (London)
A page-turning disaster sequel that shows us a fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful view of humanity s chances in the face of terrific adversity. "SciFiNow"
Never has Baxter presented a more thrilling and moving glimpse of a possible future. "Ark "could well be his masterpiece. "The Guardian" (UK)
[Baxter] writes brilliantly about what it might be like to experience space travel. This capacity for mixing awe-inspiring vistas with gnarly day-to-day details hasn t diminished. "SFX Magazine""

Book Description:

An awe-inspiring Planetary Romance from Terry Pratchett's co-author on the Long Earth Books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gollancz
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0575116854
• ISBN 13: 9780575116856
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464