Stephensons remarkable novel is deceptively complex a disaster story and transhumanism tale that serves as the delivery mechanism for a series of technical and sociological visions theres a ton to digest but stephensons lucid prose makes it worth the while publishers weekly starred review. Seveneves is a self contained novel that deals with an apocalyptic event which sets the scene for a response from contemporary humanity as a serious follower of all things space i really enjoyed neals insertion of the current deplorable state of our space technology into his tale ariane baikonaur falcon 9 zvedza just a few examples for many this may be too technobabble and drag on . 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. 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 yearswhat would happen if the world were endinga catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb in a feverish race against the inevitable nations around the globe band