The Thousand Earths
€16.25
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781473228924 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Baxter |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 592 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.410 |
| Publishing Date | 22/06/2023 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €15.33 |
| Tax | €0.92 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €16.25 |
| Availability | 5 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
In 2145AD John Hackett''s adventure is just beginning.
In Year 30, Mela''s story is coming to a close.
Hackett, in his trusty ship the Perseus, is not just a space traveller - beginning his travels with an expedition to Neptune and back - but, thanks to the time-dilation effect, a time traveller as well. His new mission will take him to Andromeda, to get a close-up look at the constellation which will eventually crash into the Milky Way, and give humanity a heads-up about the challenges which are coming.
A mission which will take him five million years to complete.
Not only is Hackett exploring unknown space, but he will return to a vastly different time.
Mela''s world is coming to an end. Erosion is eating away at the edges of every landmass - first at a rate of ten metres a year, but fast accelerating, displacing people and animals as the rising Tide destroys everything in its path. Putting more and more pressure on the people - and resources - which remain.
She and her people have always known that this long-predicted end to their home, one of the Thousand Earths, is coming - but that makes their fight to survive, to protect each other, no less desperate . . . and no less doomed.
A beautiful, page-turning story which interweaves the tale of these two characters, separated by both space and time, in a hopeful exploration of humanities'' future, this is Stephen Baxter at his best.