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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic - a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years.

What would happen if the world were ending?

A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.

But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and 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 and time: Earth.

A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in Anathem, Cryptonomicon, the Baroque Cycle, and Reamde, Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.

©2015 Neal Stephenson (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Fantastique Fiction Génie génétique Post-apocalyptique Science-fiction Dystopique Survie Technologie Interstellaire Apocalyptic Fiction
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I read this in hardcover and it was in a military voice. because I was in the military. so much better like this. bravo Mary.

best audio interpretation ever

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The scope of this novel is immense, such rich storytelling, brought to life by amazing narration. I would highly recommend this to just about anyone who enjoys science fiction. It is a little in-depth at times, so casual sci-fi fans should probably steer clear, but if you’re looking for an engrossing tale and don’t mind a little technical explanation, this should be top of your list!

Epic doesn’t even cover it...

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There was quite a bit of the science in this book. Some of it made my eyes glaze over for due to disinterest. Other aspects like culture that I found vastly interesting. Wish the ratio was reversed. All in all was pretty good but was slightly painful to get through some parts but worth it.

Was decent

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I’m really unsure if I’ll finish this because Mary Robinette Kowal has to be the worst voice actor I’ve ever encountered. This story has an array of international characters so I don’t understand why the production team cast a voice actor who can only do the campiest and most stereotypical depiction of those accents. Kowal’s attempts at an English accent seem to have resulted solely from watching Mary Poppins; we have either a non specific “posh” accent or a dick van dyke-esqu cockney full of dropped ‘h’s. All the male characters have the same throaty brain-dead presentation which at least provides some comic relief when the prose states what accent the character is meant to have - the guy from New Jersey sounds indistinguishable from the guy from the Midwest and both sound like parodies of the “macho guy” voice. The other accents are all equally cringey and terrible, I’m surprised the Australian didn’t have a “g’day mate” thrown in because at this point, I’d expect it. The subject matter is meant to be grim and dark but the accents detract from me feeling anything about the characters’ and their situations.
Kowal reading straight prose is fine but why can’t she pronounce the letter ‘e’? End becomes “ind”, lens becomes “lins”, engine “injin” and so forth and its consistent whether reading prose or dialogue. It’s a small gripe but shouldn’t a voice actor have proper diction? The story itself is interesting and I’m hoping the second voice actor is better but it’s a challenge to continue.

Mary Robinette Kowal is ruining it for me

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The idea is great and unique. The details and technical explanations are on point but story wise sometimes it gets too technical and loses the flow of the story.
Otherwise, it was great.

Loved the idea

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