Aurora
Aurora
paperback
Published:
7 April, 2016
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Description
'What a saga! Scifi with honest, complex humanity, physics, biology, sociology' - Tom Hanks
'Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson's best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever' - Guardian
Our voyage from Earth began generations ago.
Now, we approach our destination.
A new home.
Aurora.
Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.
'An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch' SFX
'Aurora is Robinson's best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative' Scientific American
'Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats' Sunday Times
Novels by Kim Stanley Robinson:
Icehenge
The Memory of Whiteness
A Short, Sharp Shock
Antarctica
The Years of Rice and Salt
Galileo's Dream
2312
Shaman
Aurora
New York 2140
Red Moon
Prizes
Short-listed for John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2016 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780356500485 |
| ISBN10 | 0356500489 |
| Number Of Pages | 512 |
| Item Weight | 341 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 196 x 33 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A rousing tribute to the human spirit. -- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
[Robinson is] a rare contemporary writer to earn a reputation on par with earlier masters such as Isaac Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke. -- CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Humanity's first trip to another star is incredibly ambitious, impeccably planned and executed on a grand scale in Aurora. -- SPACE.COM
This is hard SF the way it's mean to be written: technical, scientific, with big ideas and a fully realized society. Robinson is an acknowledged sf master-his Mars trilogy and his stand-alone novel 2312 (2012) were multiple award winners and nominees-and this latest novel is sure to be a big hit with devoted fans of old-school science fiction. -- BOOKLIST
A magnificent piece of writing . . . perhaps his best ever -- Guardian
Another masterpiece of future-building from Robinson . . . compelling drama * Financial Times *
The kind of speculation that he is quite brilliant at . . . Magnificent
* Sunday Times *An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch * SFX *
Aurora is Robinson's best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative * Scientific American *
The best book I read in 2015 * Cory Doctorow *
This ambitious hard SF epic shows Robinson at the top of his game * Publishers Weekly - starred review *
If Interstellar left you wanting more, then this novel might just fill that longing * io9.com *
Robinson creates an absolutely convincing population of generations yielding to generations . . . [A] near-perfect marriage of the technical and the psychological * NPR Books *
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Author's Bio
Kim Stanley Robinson is a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling Mars trilogy, 2312, Aurora and New York 2140. In 2008 he was named a 'Hero of the Environment' by Time magazine, and he works with the Sierra Nevada research institute. He lives in Davis, California.