Xeelee : An Omnibus : Raft, Timelike Infinity, Flux, Ring

Stephen Baxter

ISBN 10: 0575090413 / ISBN 13: 9780575090415

Published by John Murray Mär 2010, 2010

About this Item

Neuware - Stephen Baxter's epic sequence of Xeelee novels was introduced to a new generation of readers with his highly successful quartet, Destiny's Children, published by Gollancz between 2003 and 2006. But the sequence of novels began with RAFT in 1991.From there it built into perhaps the most ambitious fictitious universe ever created. Beginning with the rise and fall of sub-quantum civilisations in the first nano-seconds after the Big Bang and ending with the heat death of the universe billions of years from now the series charts the story of mankinds epic war against the ancient and unknowable alien race the Xeelee.Along the way it examines questions of physics, the nature of reality, the evolution of mankind and its possible future. It looks not just at the morality of war but at the morality of survival and our place in the universe.This is a landmark in SF.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Xeelee : An Omnibus : Raft, Timelike Infinity, Flux, Ring
• Publisher: John Murray Mär 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0575090413
• ISBN 13: 9780575090415
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 151H x 58D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 151 millimeters height by 58 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1002 grams

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Synopsis

Stephen Baxter''s epic sequence of Xeelee novels was introduced to a new generation of readers with his highly successful quartet, Destiny''s Children, published by Gollancz between 2003 and 2006. But the sequence of novels began with RAFT in 1991.

From there it built into perhaps the most ambitious fictitious universe ever created. Beginning with the rise and fall of sub-quantum civilisations in the first nano-seconds after the Big Bang and ending with the heat death of the universe billions of years from now the series charts the story of mankinds epic war against the ancient and unknowable alien race the Xeelee.

Along the way it examines questions of physics, the nature of reality, the evolution of mankind and its possible future. It looks not just at the morality of war but at the morality of survival and our place in the universe.

This is a landmark in SF.

About the Author

Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany, and Japan. Born in 1957 he has degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.