Stephen Baxter

The epic story of one prehistoric girl's bid to change her future and the future of our world. This is alternate history at its most mindblowing.

Meet Alicia Cortez: survivor, healer...murderer?1993, Key West, Florida. When a Ku Klux Klan official is shot in broad daylight, all eyes turn to the person holding the gun: a 96-year-old Cuban woman who will say nothing except to admit her guilt.1919. Mixed-race Alicia Cortez arrives in Key West exiled in disgrace from her family in Havana. At the same time, damaged war hero John Morales returns home on the last US troop ship from Europe. As love draws them closer in this time of racial segregation, people are watching, including Dwayne Campbell, poised on the brink of manhood and struggling to do what's right. And then the Ku Klux Klan comes to town...Inspired by real events, At First Light weaves together a decades-old grievance and the consequences of a promise made as the sun rose on a dark day in American history.

2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new Next post-human society continues to evolve. For Joshua Valiente, now in his late sixties, it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers: an adventure that turns into a disaster. Alone and facing death, his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls. But as Joshua confronts his mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways - by the trolls and by the Great Traversers. Its message is simple but ts implications are enormous: JOIN US. The super-smart Next realise that the Message contains instructions on how to develop an immense artificial intelligence but to build it they have to seek help from throughout the industrious worlds of mankind. Bit by bit, byte by byte, they assemble a computer the size of a continent - a device that will alter the Long Earth's place within the cosmos and reveal the ultimate, life-affirming goal of those who sent the Message. Its impact will be felt by and resonate with all - mankind and other species, young and old, communities and individuals - who inhabit the Long Earths...

La segunda entrega de una serie escrita a cuatro manos por el aclamado Terry Pratchett, creador delMundodisco, y el prestigioso autor de ciencia ficción británica, Stephen Baxter: una nueva aventura tan inteligente como divertida, que indaga las consecuencias de un mundo ilimitado.La Tierra Larga es un sinfin de mundos paralelos a solo un paso de distancia. La humanidad ha explorado muchos de ellos, impulsando el comercio y la cultura. Pero tambien ha alterado el equilibrio politico de nuestra tierra de origen y la estabilidad ecologica de estos nuevos mundos. Por un lado, la Declaracion de Independencia de una lejana colonia provoca la censura del gobierno ultraconservador. Por otro, los humanos han descubierto que los trolls, unos pacificos humanoides capaces de cambiar de mundo, son muy utiles para el trabajo fisico y los utilizan para su beneficio. Ante el inexorable avance de los colonos humanos, los trolls estan empezando a desaparecer.En su dia, Joshua Valiente lidero la primera mision de exploracion de estos mundos multiples junto con la unidad de inteligencia artificial llamada Lobsang. Ahora, una decada despues, Joshua se vera obligado a abandonar su vida apacible con su mujer e hijo. La Tierra Larga recurre de nuevo a el porque se avecina una guerra... una guerra distinta a todas las libradas hasta ahora.Reseñas:Alquimia literaria.SFXLa calidez y la humanidad de Pratchett se alian con la extraordinariamente fertil imaginacion de Baxter.The GuardianEn los blogs...Una novela que deja con ganas de mas.BlogSagacomic-LothlorienEs ligero gracias a su narracion y te engancha impidiendote soltar el libro hasta que lo acabas.BlogEl Imperio de las Bellotas

2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve.Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. Hes convinced theyre leading a normal life in New Springfield they even adopt a child but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world.Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of whats taking place beneath the surface of his earth a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth.To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice . .

It has been 14 years since the Martians invaded England. The world has moved on, always watching the skies but content that we know how to defeat the Martian menace. Machinery looted from the abandoned capsules and war-machines has led to technological leaps forward. The Martians are vulnerable to earth germs. The Army is prepared. So when the signs of launches on Mars are seen, there seems little reason to worry. Unless you listen to one man, Walter Jenkins, the narrator of Wells' book. He is sure that the Martians have learned, adapted, understood their defeat. He is right. Thrust into the chaos of a new invasion, a journalist - sister-in-law to Walter Jenkins - must survive, escape and report on the war. The Massacre of Mankind has begun

Inspired by Sir Arthur C. Clarke's short story A Meeting with Medusa, this novel, with permission from the Clarke Estate, continues the story of Commander Howard Falcon over centuries of space-exploration, interaction with AI, first contact and beyond. All brought to life by two of our greatest SF authors, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds. Howard Falcon almost lost his life in an accident ...and a combination of human ingenuity and technical expertise brought him back. Not as himself, but as an augmented human: part man, part machine, and exceptionally capable. The Medusa Chronicles charts his journey through time, the changing interaction between humanity and our universe, and combined moments of incredible action with unparalleled exploration of and expansion into space. A compelling read from the beginning, this is classic SF which has appeal for readers who like Gravity and The Martian.

2040-2045: In the years after the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds. Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay. He tells her he is planning a fantastic voyage across the Long Mars and wants her to accompany him. But Sally soon learns that Willis has ulterior motives ... Meanwhile U. S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman has embarked on an incredible journey of her own, leading an expedition to the outer limits of the far Long Earth. For Joshua, the crisis he faces is much closer to home. He becomes embroiled in the plight of the Next: the super-bright post-humans who are beginning to emerge from their 'long childhood' in the community called Happy Landings, located deep in the Long Earth. Ignorance and fear are causing 'normal' human society to turn against the Next - and a dramatic showdown seems inevitable . . .

Next year. Sea levels begin to rise. The change is far more rapid than any climate change predictions; metres a year. Within two years London, only 15 metres above the sea, is drowned. New York follows, the Pope gives his last address from the Vatican, Mecca disappears beneath the waves. Where is all the water coming from? Scientists estimate that the earth was formed with seas 30 times in volume their current levels. Most of that water was burnt off by the sun but some was locked in the earth''s mantle. For the tip of Everest to disappear beneath the waters would require the seas to triple their volume. That amount of water is still much less than 1% of the earth''s volume. And somehow it is being released. The world is drowning. The biblical flood has returned. And the rate of increase is building all the time. Mankind is on the run, heading for high ground. Nuclear submarines prowl through clouds of corpses rising from drowned cities, populations are decimated and finally the dreadful truth is known. Before 50 years have passed there will be nowhere left to run. FLOOD tells the story of mankind''s final years on earth. The stories of a small group of people caught up in the struggle to survive are woven into a tale of unimaginable global disaster. And the hope offered for a unlucky few by a second great ark ...

As the waters rose in FLOOD, high in the Colorado mountains the US government was building an ark. Not an ark to ride the waves but an ark that would take a select few hundred people out into space to start a new future for mankind. Sent out into deep space on an epic journey centuries, generations of crew members carry the hope of a new beginning on a new, incredibly distant, planet. But as the decades pass knowledge and purpose is lost and division and madness grows. And back on earth life, and man, find a new way. This is the epic sequel to the acclaimed FLOOD; a stirring tale of what mankind will do to survive and the perfect introduction for new readers to one of SF''s greatest tropes; the generation ship. Written by one of the most significant SF writers of the last 30 years, a man considered to be the heir of Arthur C. Clarke as a writer with a unique ability to popularize science and science fiction for the largest possible audience FLOOD and ARK together form a landmark in modern SF.

One of the great SF writers returns with a collection of stories including a brand new novella! From the co author (with Terry Pratchett) of the LONG EARTH series.A remarkable collection of short fiction from one of our greatest SF authors, including two brand new short stories.This collection contains stories set in the universe of the bestselling duology PROXIMA and ULTIMA, which expand on the characters and worlds of that series. There are also a selection of alternate histories and possible futures, echoing Baxter''s work with Terry Pratchett on the LONG EARTH series.Confirms Stephen Baxter''s place as one of the greatest practitioners of the SF short story.

2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He's convinced they're leading a normal life in New Springfield - they even adopt a child - but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what's taking place beneath the surface of his earth - a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth. To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice . . .

When Rab was a baby his mother made a decision which would change his life She feared he would be sent to work in the hellish mines of Mercury to eke out his life until he was worn out all in the name of maintaning the defense of the Solar Sytem But when her desperate attempt to flee with her 2 year old failed she took a desperate step to save him She cut off his hand Decades later Rab has been spared the physical hardships he can no longer endure and is now based on the Mask the all encompassing structure which hides the Solar Sytem from alien eyes And it is during his watch that a spaceship arrives one which has travelled for a hundred years from a long forgotten colony planet If they pierce the Mask everything humanity has created will be left open to the alien threat But this strange ship bearing an offshoot of the species may bring something else with them Hope

Stephen Baxter es el escritor de ciencia ficción más destacado de su generación. Sus libros han sido publicados en todo el mundo y ha ganado importantes premios en el Reino Unido, Estados Unidos, Alemania y Japon.2016: Otro verano pasado por agua. Pero esta vez, la barrera de contencion del Tamesis cede y el centro de Londres se convierte en una marisma. Las aguas se retiran y la economia empieza a recuperarse, pero en cuestion de dos años, Londres y Nueva York se veran sumergidas bajo el mar. El papa se dirigira por ultima vez a los fieles desde el Vaticano; la Meca tambien desaparecera bajo las olas.El mundo se ahoga. Comienza una desesperada carrera por averiguar que ocurre. El nivel de las aguas no deja de subir y la humanidad se retira a los puntos mas altos del planeta. Comenzaran las guerras por ver quien domina las montañas. ¿Ha llegado el momento de que la humanidad luche por la supervivencia?Revistas de gran difusion como New Scientist no tienen reparos en considerar a Baxter como el sucesor de Arthur C. Clarke y un igual de Isaac Asimov y Robert A. HeinleinMiquel BarceloEsta es una novela de catastrofes completa y global. Sobre todo, es un homenaje a la capacidad de supervivencia humanaSFFWorldEl siempre entretenido Baxter ha conseguido con Inundacion un libro que es imposible dejar. No es solo un merecidoescarmiento literario para los que niegan el cambio climatico; le dara a todo el mundo algo en que pensar Publishers WeeklyUna apasionante alegoria del calentamiento global en un futuro cercano. En ocasiones, la narrativa de Baxter es tan implacable como las aguas inexorables BBC Focus

In THE SCIENCE OF AVATAR, bestselling science-fiction author Stephen Baxter examines James Cameron's epic. Over twelve years, the Director created richly imagined world that had its roots in real scientific discovery. From journeys into deep space to anti-gravity unobtanium, from Pandora's extraordinary flora and fauna to transferring consciousness, Baxter reveals that we are closer to world of Avatar than we know. Stephen Baxter is the master of what-if? science fiction. In THE SCIENCE OF AVATAR he's written a book that will appeal to fans of both science-fiction and popular science. And a book that provides a glimmer of hope to those poor film-fans bemoaning their return to the earth after time spent on Pandora