Winner of the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Novel The year is 2312 Scientific advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future Earth is no longer our only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons planets & in between But in 2312 a sequence of events will force humanity to confront our past present & future The first event takes place on Mercury in the city of Terminator itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale For Swan Er Hong it will change her life Once a designer of worlds now Swan will be led into a plot to destroy them 2312 is a bold vision of humanity's future & a compelling portrait of those individuals who will shape its events