The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction. What would happen if the world were ending? When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere. But unforeseen 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 & time: Earth. A writer of dazzling genius & imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, & literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is at once extraordinary & eerily recognizable. He explores some of our biggest ideas & perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, & altogether brilliant.