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Aurora

Kim Stanley Robinson
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About the book

'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

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ISBN9780356500485
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
Publication Date04/07/16
Pages466

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  • jolly.gorilla2127
    jolly.gorilla2127

    23 Followers

    4.0

    Sobering look at the popular generationship/interstellar colonization themes. A great hard scifi novel, that starts of slow, but enthralls you the further you read on. Something different, that provides ample food for thought.

    Jul 29, 2025

  • stonerrockfan
    stonerrockfan
    5.0

    Ich habe ein Buch bei BookCrossing.com registriert! http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14336737

    Jan 11, 2017

  • wandale
    wandale
    0.0

    Hundertsechzig Readhre Einsamkeit Es ist das gewaltigste Unterfangen, dem sich die Menschheit seit Beginn der bemannten Raumfahrt je gegenübersah: die Besiedelung eines neuen Sonnensystems. Ein Raumschiff mit Kolonisten machte sich einst auf den Weg zum Tau-Ceti-System, um eine neue Heimat zu finden. Nun, Readhrzehnte später, sind sie beinahe angekommen. Doch welche Abenteuer und Gefahren werden die Menschen dort – 11,9 LichtReadhre von der Erde entfernt – erwarten? Es ist der Beginn einer neuen Zeitrechnung in der Menschheitsgeschichte ...

    2 days ago

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