Heralded by arthur clark as a major new talent, baxter stands time and space on their collective heads, envisions the future reflected in the past, and t. Baxter is the winner of the british science fiction award and the locus award, as well as being a nominee for an arthur c. Whereas proxima focused on earth, mercury and proximaper ardua, ultima travels to different places, different planets, alternate universes and even the end of time. Time is a 1999 science fiction novel by stephen baxter. Great deals on 1st edition hardcover stephen baxter books. Buy universes by stephen baxter, david hardy from amazons fiction books store. The wheel of ice try raft if you like stories of adventure on. James alan gardeners expendable series is really good. The xeelee sequence is a very conceptual focused work which means that mr. Andre norton has written a number, including quest crosstime. When given the opportunity to read universes, a collection of short fiction from three of baxters universes, i noted that three of the stories were set in the floodark universe, and subsequently snapped it up. His many books include the classic xeelee sequence, the times odyssey novels written with arthur c. Of all the works stephen baxter has written, vacuum diagrams surely represents the most ambitious, and most successful.
Buy universes by stephen baxter from waterstones today. He earned a phd in engineering from southampton in 1983, and has worked as a math and physics teacher, an engineer, and an information technology specialist. Complete order of stephen baxter books in publication order and chronological order. Floodark in stephen baxters novels flood and ark, a handful of refugees in a primitive starship flee a drowning earth.
Worldbuilding, the intersection of universes, the coexistence of diverse species, and the cosmic meaning of the long earth itself are among the mindexpanding themes explored in this exciting new installment of terry pratchett and stephen baxters extraordinary long earth series. Many years after humanity first landed there, earth ii has a fairly large human population. Stephen baxter is an incredibly skilled author a successor to arthur c clarke and philip k dick who has kept me entertained for years with his clever books written around huge ideas and concepts. Stephen baxter author wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Tales from the floodark universe kindle edition by baxter, stephen. Stephen baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge and the university of southampton. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. The first, time, is set in a universe that is completely devoid of intelligent life beyond that of mankind and its creations i. Flood ark in stephen baxter s novels flood and ark, a handful of refugees in a primitive starship flee a drowning earth. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Order of stephen baxter books stephen baxter is a british author of hard science fiction and alternate history novels. The books and novels of science fiction author stephen baxter. Stephen baxter born november 1957 is an english hard science fiction author.
Entitled earth ii, it is the opening installment of the strongest section of the book, which expands on baxters novels of climactic catastrophe. Here youll find information about my books, about me, and about upcoming projects. Hundreds of years in the future, on a stagnating and almost empty earth, a space shuttle pilot from the early days of the 21st century is awoken from the cryogenic sleep. Manifold including the original 4 books and the world engines trilogy is a science fiction book series written by stephen baxter. Stephen baxter is an acclaimed, multipleawardwinning author whose many books include the xeelee sequence series, the time odyssey trilogy written with arthur c. It is the first of baxters manifold trilogy the others being manifold. Larry niven has written a little on it, but one of his short stories. What are the best science fiction books out there which. Stephen baxter is one of the uks most acclaimed writers of science fiction and a multiaward winner. A readingorder using baxters timeline realy doesnt make that much sense, because temporal manipulation using dozens of various tools of time. This site is updated regularly with news and new material, so please look again. Stephen baxter books list of books by author stephen baxter. Universes stephen baxter 1st ed 200 copy signedltd.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Other science fiction universes found only in books. He was born on november, 1957 in liverpool, england and lives in northumberland. Junior cop sally jansson is called out to the house of willis lynsey, a reclusive scientist, for an animalcruelty complaint. Stephen baxter audiobooks download instantly today. Universes by stephen baxter book cover, description, publication history. See all books authored by stephen baxter, including the long earth, and the long mars, and more on. A novel ebook written by terry pratchett, stephen baxter. Xaia is determined to explore the huge continent known as the navel and conquer those living on it. The manifold trilogy is a series of science fiction books by british author stephen baxter. And last but not least as the idea of parallel universes. Buy ultima by stephen baxter, in very good condition. He is the acclaimed author of the manifold novels and evolution and has won the british science fiction award, the locus award, the philip k.
Going back to the idea that spacetime is flat, the number of possible particle configurations in multiple. It consists of three novels and an anthology of short stories relating to the three. Origin finishes off stephen baxters trilogy in a way that may initially seem less grand than the other space operatic installments, yet makes sense given that all three books deal with the fermi paradox and its depressing prospect that intelligent life is unique and alone in our universe, confined to earth. Baxter developes new and strange concepts that perfectly fit together when reading the books in the way i suggested above. Stephen baxters manifold novels have struck the world of science fiction like a meteor. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading landfall. Apparently, the hatch has deposited the pair into a parallel universe where the. Clarke, times tapestry, long earth with terry pratchett and proxima series. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the long mars. Origin, although the books can be read in any order because the series takes place in a multiverse. Destroyer is the first in a new trilogy but involves a lead character that regular baxter readers have met before from the publisher. The uks bestselling fantasy writer and a giant of british sf combine forces to write an astonishing, mindbending new series.
Baxter signed a contract for two new books, titled proxima and ultima, both of which are names of planets, and they were released in. Short stories are a great way to taste the flavour of an author and sample one of their universes. The three books in the trilogy are not ordered chronologically. Stephen michael baxter was born in liverpool, england november, 1957, and received a mathematics degree from cambridge in 1979. Before he became an author he studied mathematics at cambridge university, obtained a doctorate in engineering at southampton university and an mba from henley management college. Stephen baxter is a prolific british hard fiction author. Consisting of 21 short stories 22 if you include the not inconsiderable bridging story, vacuum diagrams spans a common universe lasting millions of years epic in every sense. Black holes may offer a route to another universe if you feel you are trapped in a black hole, dont give up. Stephen baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge mathematics and southampton universities doctorate in aeroengineering research. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read proxima. He writes the xeelee sequence, destinys children, nasa trilogy, manifold trilogy, mammoth trilogy, time odyssey with arthur c.
Flood ark in stephen baxter s novels flood and ark, a handful of. The long utopia the fourth novel in terry pratchett and stephen baxters internationally bestselling long earth series, hailed as a brilliant science fiction collaboration. It takes place across multiple universes in a subset of the omniverse known as the manifold ruled over by the downstreamers, the farfuture descendants of humanity, who have become gods capable of almost anything. Baxter signed a contract for two new books, titled proxima and ultima, both of. Stephen baxter and greg bear dont have specific universes, but theyre certainly two grand masters of science fiction. Includes sequels to flood and ark, and stories set in the universe of antiice. Setting the tone perfectly, the first installment of the bridging story, eve, sees the humans.