FLOOD

Baxter, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0451462718 / ISBN 13: 9780451462718

Published by A Roc Book, [New York], 2009

About this Item

Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. "The Disaster Diptych comprising FLOOD (2008) and ARK (2009) depicts first a great disaster in which Earth is effectively flooded, and the subsequent escape of part of humanity via Generation Starship." - John Clute, SEF (online). A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#145306).

Seller Inventory # 145306

Bibliographic Details

• Title: FLOOD
• Publisher: A Roc Book, [New York]
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451462718
• ISBN 13: 9780451462718
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catastrophe Fiction
  • Tale of the Future

About this title

Synopsis

The "deeply scary"(BBC Focus) new novel from a national bestselling and critically acclaimed author.

Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious extremists in Barcelona. After five years of being held captive together, they make a vow to always watch out for one another. But they never expected this...

The world they have returned to has been transformed by water-and the water is rising. As it continues to flow from the earth's mantle, entire countries disappear. High ground becomes a precious commodity. And finally, the dreadful truth is revealed: before fifty years have passed, there will be nowhere left to run...

About the Author

Stephen Baxter was born in Liverpool, England, in 1957. He holds degrees in mathematics, from Cambridge University; engineering, from Southampton University; and business administration, from Henley Management College. He’s a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.

His first professionally published short story appeared in 1987. He has been a full-time author since 1995 and is currently Vice-President of the British Science Fiction Association.

His science fiction novels have been published in the UK, the US, and in many other countries including Germany, Japan, France. His books have won several awards including the Philip K Dick Award, the John Campbell Memorial Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Kurd Lasswitz Award (Germany) and the Seiun Award (Japan) and have been nominated for several others, including the Arthur C Clarke Award, the Hugo Award and Locus awards. He has also published over 100 sf short stories, several of which have won prizes. He can be found at stephen-baxter.com.