Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ark a novel of the flood book 2. The long earth, written with awardwinning novelist stephen baxter, author of stone spring, ark, and floodwill, captivate science fiction fans of all stripes, readers of kurt vonnegut, douglas. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. I loved it so much, in fact, that it is on my shortlist of favorite books of 2009. Human civilisation is almost destroyed by the rising inundation, which covers mount everest in 2052. The three novellas in landfall answer the frequently asked question, what happened.
Today, we give you a doubleshot of hard science fiction goodness. Both books were incredible, but ark and its interstellar journey along with a brief look at a completely flooded earth was my favorite. The series continues in three pendant stories, which are described in the plot summary below. He was born on november, 1957 in liverpool, england and lives in northumberland. Ark by stephen baxter 2011, paperback for sale online ebay. Stephen baxter s bestselling novels, flood and ark roc, 2009 and 2010 introduced a universe in which a handful of refugees in a primitive starship flee a drowning earth. His fiction writing career began in 1991 when he began the xeelee sequence with raft. Ark, paperback by baxter, stephen, isbn 0451463595, isbn 9780451463593, brand new, free shipping in the us holle groundwater is chosen to leave the soontobe submerged earth on an escape ship, but realizes that her way out may be more dangerous than trying to remain on a drowning planet. After reading and loving his apocalyptic duology, flood and ark with the latter as my. This book starts off exactly where the first book left off. It describes a near future world where deep submarine seismic activity leads to seabed fragmentation, and the opening of deep subterranean reservoirs of water. Stephen baxter is the preeminent sf writer of his generation. Not an ark to ride the waves but an ark that would take a select few thousand people out into space to start a new future for mankind.
Not that i didnt enjoy ark the first time round ive never not enjoyed a stephen baxter book, but a combination of better remembering the events that lead up to this book and now being more familiar with baxters style of writing made for a far more gripping and harrowing story than i remembered, and one which raises many questions. The central theme a space rocket takes survivors to another world to avoid the apocalyptic flooding of earth. But the discovery of another lifesustaining planet light years away gives those who remain alive hope. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. This is a real doorstep of a book, as science fiction often is, which picks up the story several years before flood ends. When i discovered that stephen baxter published short stories expanding on the flood ark universe i spent an indecent amount of. Not that i didnt enjoy ark the first time round ive never not enjoyed a stephen baxter book, but a combination of better remembering the events that lead up to this book and now being more familiar with baxter s style of writing made for a far more gripping and harrowing story than i remembered, and one which raises many questions.
Elements of this appear in his future histories especially later works like the destinys children series and flood ark, but here it is the focus. Buy ark by baxter, stephen from amazons fiction books store. Ark is the direct sequel to flood and, alas is just not as much fun. This acclaimed book by stephen baxter is available at in several formats for your ereader. Ark by stephen baxter used very good 9780575080591. Baxter credits several books and academic works in an afterword. While im glad that i read the books and had my mind expanded by baxter s stories, the duology are the most depressing things that ive read in some time. He writes the xeelee sequence, destinys children, nasa trilogy, manifold trilogy, mammoth trilogy, time odyssey with arthur c. As with flood, and as i suspect might be indicative of all stephen baxters work, ark is a story with an incredible sense of scale and scope.
Ark by stephen baxter returns to the earth as seen in flood. Feb 15, 2016 not that i didnt enjoy ark the first time round ive never not enjoyed a stephen baxter book, but a combination of better remembering the events that lead up to this book and now being more familiar with baxters style of writing made for a far more gripping and harrowing story than i remembered, and one which raises many questions. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas. Includes sequels to flood and ark, and stories set in the universe of antiice. The long mars is the third novel in the exciting collaboration between the creator of discworld terry pratchett and the acclaimed sf. Its got everything a stephen baxter book should have, hard scifi, great characters and so forth, but there is an all pervading sense of doom about the book, and the characters mission although its quite optimistic in many ways that is as relentless as the rising flood waters.
Its 2025 and holle is brought to denver, the new u. Inscribed in latin, the ancient scroll has resided in the hands. Ark has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. As the waters rose in flood, high in the colorado mountains the us government was building an ark. The long mars is the third novel in the exciting collaboration between the creator of discworld terry pratchett and the acclaimed sf writer stephen baxter. Stephen baxter at the sciencefictiontage nrw in dortmund, germany, march 1997 a second category in baxter s work is based on readings in evolutionary biology and humananimal behaviour. In the duology we see the refugees reach colony worlds they call earth ii and earth iii. See all books authored by stephen baxter, including the long earth, and the long mars, and more on. But as holle prepares to endure life aboard the ark, she comes to realize that her attempt at escape may be more dangerous than trying to stay afloat on a drowning planet. Ark by stephen baxter as the waters rose in flood, high in the colorado mountains the us government was building an ark. Clarke, times tapestry, long earth with terry pratchett and proxima series. Its got everything a stephen baxter book should have, hard scifi, great characters and so forth, but there is an all pervading sense of doom about the book, and the characters mission although its quite optimistic in many ways that is as relentless as the rising flood. Born in 1957 he has degrees from cambridge and southampton.
Read ark by stephen baxter available from rakuten kobo. Flood by stephen baxterflood is a superb study of what it might be like to survive a flip in global climate, says keith brooke. His science fiction novels have been published in the uk, the us, and in many other countries including germany, japan, france. Its a good story in several distinct phases and it explores all how a group of people might coexist in the confinement of a long space flight. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability.
Ark is a 2009 hard science fiction novel by english author stephen baxter. Stephen baxter has obviously done a lot of research on the potential viability of such a long space flight however there are gaps. With the discovery of another lifesustaining planet light years away, there is hope for a chosen few to leave the soontobe submerged earth. Its a sequel but at the beginning events from both novels are running concurrently, just in different locations and following different people. The first novel in stephen baxters acclaimed times tapestry series.
When i first read ark a few years ago it was many books after id read its predecessor, which made it, to be entirely honest, confusing as. Ark follows that lastditch mission, as holle groundwater undergoes gruelling training and then takes off on a journey destined to last decades. With an almost completely new cast, readers old and new will be engaged by the strength and scope of baxter s vision, and the alltoohuman characters he creates. Stephen baxter became a published author in 1985 with the nonfiction book deep future.
Stephen baxter books list of books by author stephen baxter. Here youll find information about my books, about me, and about upcoming projects. Stephen baxter is a prolific british hard fiction author. In his previous novel, flood, baxter painted a grim, convincing picture of earth inundated, with survivors subsisting on rafts while a select few left on a spaceship bound for a distant planet. Ark a novel of the flood book 2 kindle edition by baxter, stephen. Despite a slow start and a strange sense of complete detachment, i ended up loving stephen baxters flood, the first book in this apocalyptic duology.
Aug 20, 2009 ark is the direct sequel to flood and, alas is just not as much fun. This site is updated regularly with news and new material, so please look again. Five years after the supervolcano, the long earth is in chaos but another world beckons. Stephen baxter booklist stephen baxter message board. Baxter is the winner of both the british science fiction association award and the locus award, as well as being a nominee for an arthur c. In flood, readers were introduced to a frightening vision of a nearfuture scenario where vast underground chambers of water stored in the earths mantle were released, unleashing an unending surge of water that, over the course of many years. Hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases todays deals coupons amazonbasics amazon pay customer service sell gift ideas new. Recently i finished reading ark, an interesting sciencefiction space travel book written by stephen baxter the book is a direct sequel to flood. Ark isbn 9780451463593 pdf epub stephen baxter ebook. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the uk, us, germany, and japan. Ark book by stephen baxter half price books marketplace.
I really enjoyed the book and had to keep on turning the pages. Beginning with a sixyear old holle who makes it to the colorado rockies with her father in the year 2025, ark spans fiftysix nominal years and a distance of over onehundred light years, to the fate of the remaining members on the ark in 2081. Below is a list of stephen baxters books in order of when they were originally released. Never has baxter presented a more thrilling and moving glimpse of a possible future, says eric brown. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available. Not only does it see baxter returning to the drowning earth described in flood, it also sees him wrestling with. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ata.
With terry pratchett he has coauthored the long earth novels. Whereas flood is a book set on a global stage, ark is its inverse, mainly chronicling the journey of about 80 colonists over several decades on their way to a new human homeworld. Ark by stephen baxter by stephen baxter by stephen baxter by stephen baxter. Baxter signed a contract for two new books, titled proxima and ultima, both of which are names of planets, and they were released in 20 and 2014, respectively. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ark. The books and novels of science fiction author stephen baxter. Flood series by stephen baxter goodreads share book. I also liked the way baxter envisioned the children born on the ship and the differences between them and their parents, few of whom remembered earth the way it was, but all of whom had experienced land, which their children did not. May 03, 2011 ark a novel of the flood baxter, stephen on. Ark ebook by stephen baxter 9781101187579 rakuten kobo. Before he became an author he studied mathematics at cambridge university, obtained a doctorate in engineering at southampton university and an mba from henley management college. Ark deals with the journey of the starship ark one, and the continuing human struggle for survival on earth after the catastrophic events of flood. Ark picks up where its predecessor flood, left off. Not an ark to ride the waves but an ark that would take a select few hundred people out into space to start a new future for mankind.
Ark by stephen baxter 2010 is the sequel to his 2009 thriller, flood, and the book leads us to believe that a trilogy is in the making. In the final book of the long earth series, joshua and lobsang take their strangest step of all. Stephen baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge and southampton universities. Characteristic of baxter s writing, the novel can be depressing at times but still serves as a study of humanitys ability to adapt and make painful decisions for the greater good. I liked the science, and the behindthescenes maneuvering if the various players to ensure their spot on the ship. The oceans have risen rapidly, and soon the entire planet will be submerged. Epic historical fiction laced with a science fiction premise. Holle groundwater is one of the candidates, having been trained for this purpose since childhood, when the ships ark one and ark three were being built. In flood baxter drowned the world, in ark he shows that mankinds future is no less perilous. Baxter is the winner of both the british science fiction association award and the locus award, as. I first stumbled across stephen baxters work when i read his manifold series, which told three. Recently, ive discovered the wonderful, amazing, superlative sf author that is stephen baxter. Order of stephen baxter books stephen baxter is a british author of hard science fiction and alternate history novels.
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