Seveneves

Seveneves
Neal Stephenson

The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction.President Barack Obama’s summer reading choice and recently optioned by Ron Howard and IMAGINE to be made into a major motion picture.THE EARTH WAS A TICKING TIME BOMB.To ensure the survival they had to look beyond its atmosphere.So they became pioneers.Five thousand years later and their progeny form seven distinct races and they must journey to an alien: Earth.A magnificent, visionary work of speculative fiction from a true visionary that will dazzle you with its depth, psychology and awesome imagination.

SEVENEVES

Neal Stephenson

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Illustrations by Weta Workshop; copyright © Neal Stephenson 2015

Lead Illustrator: Christian Pearce

Creative Research: Ben Hawker and Paul Tobin

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Source ISBN: 9780008132545

Ebook Edition © May 2015 ISBN: 9780008132538

Version: 2017-11-21

Dedication (#ulink_518f2b4c-1d9e-5bd9-9042-709aa226fa93)

TO JAIME, MARIA, MARCO, AND JEFF

Contents

Cover (#u24abfb13-e325-5aa9-b8ab-527f14710959)

Title Page (#u0722b85c-0e8a-5373-bca3-b226d830a0b1)

Copyright (#u6747668b-feec-56e3-95ec-98369394fcfb)

Dedication (#ube7a5463-3bb2-594c-b12d-60d2cd0293e5)

Part One (#u47df3c26-8c2a-547d-864d-b8a81c8a4773)

The Age of the One Moon (#uabb0ca4e-f80d-50e4-87a6-793ea3578e59)

The Seven Sisters (#u75a141e8-e20a-5df1-bb8d-5951d7fb0482)

Scouts (#u1d2c5cd4-af16-5d07-af8c-ffcee32ddb84)

Pioneers and Prospectors (#u1582a6e5-70ef-5310-89a6-4cb003846c0d)

Consolidation (#u4828dfb0-21fb-5e2b-892c-79282d797ab5)

Casting of Lots (#uca9e4dcb-ec11-5e43-8f32-920022925fd9)

Cloud Ark (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Two (#litres_trial_promo)

White Sky (#litres_trial_promo)

Hard Rain (#litres_trial_promo)

Ymir (#litres_trial_promo)

Endurance (#litres_trial_promo)

Cleft (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)

Artwork (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgments (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)