A brilliant, grandscale sampling of sixtyfive million years of human evolution. You could read the books that inspired stephen baxter. Stephen baxter has written a novel about human evolution from the very beginning and proceeding to the very end, and by that, i mean the end of the earth. The planets ecology and climate are threatened, the huge volcano on nearby.
Evolution leaves the reader with a haunting portrayal of the distant future. At over 640 pages, evolution by award winning author stephen baxter, a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge and southampton universitiesmay not be exactly the sort of light reading one may think to bring to the beach this summer. Stephen baxter at the sciencefictiontage nrw in dortmund, germany, march 1997 a second category in baxter s work is based on readings in evolutionary biology and humananimal behaviour. The denver post strong imagination, a capacity for awe, and the ability to think rigorously about vast and final things abound in the work of stephen baxter. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Evolution ebook by stephen baxter 9780345457844 rakuten kobo.
This seems to be a fair comment on many of baxters books, and evolution is no exception. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Starting over 65 million years ago he paints us a picture of our evolution, making sure to detail each and ever major point along the pathway where earlier primates had to make a choice. The first third of evolution deals with the primates. Stephen baxter is a prolific british hard fiction author.
Baxter s goal is nothing less than to dramatize the grand sweep of primate development. Evolution isbn 9780345457820 pdf epub stephen baxter ebook. Baxter is the winner of the british science fiction award and the locus award, as well as being a nominee for an arthur c. From the very beginning of human ancestors through the end of humanity and everything in between, im loving it. Wells complete unabridged audiobook by fab audio books duration. Evolution 2004 read online free book by stephen baxter in. The washington post book world a work of outrageous ambition. The planets ecology and climate are threatened, the huge volcano.
Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. When telling the stories of individuals and peoples, there are three questions the story must deal with. 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 evolution. Evolution 2004 read online free book by stephen baxter. Dune, children of time, the martian, hyperion, and stranger in a strange land. Dec 21, 2002 evolution by stephen baxter 585pp, gollancz. The long utopia is the fourth novel in the exciting collaboration between the creator of discworld terry pratchett and the acclaimed sf writer stephen baxter. Ancestors, which focuses on various director ancestors to humans, starting with a ratlike animal that coexisted with the dinosaurs. In evolution, stephen baxter tells the story of humankind itelf, ranging from humanitys nraw beginnings in purga the purgatorius, dancing around the feet of. Read evolution by stephen baxter available from rakuten kobo.
Stephen baxter books list of books by author stephen baxter. This site is updated regularly with news and new material, so please look again. Get the best deals on stephen baxter hardcover books when you shop the largest online selection at. Evolution by stephen baxter hardcover, 2002 first edition scifi. Elements of this appear in his future histories especially later works like the destinys children series and floodark, but here it is the focus. Evolution isbn 9780345457820 pdf epub stephen baxter. Clarke, times tapestry, long earth with terry pratchett and proxima series. Evolution by stephen baxter books hachette australia. Ring the xeelee sequence by stephen baxter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jan 01, 2003 evolution ebook written by stephen baxter. Something like evolution by stephen baxter im reading through evolution and it is amazing.
In evolution, stephen baxter tells the story of humankind itelf, ranging from humanitys nraw beginnings in purga the purgatorius, dancing around the feet of dinosaurs and just barely surviving the cometstrike on the yucatan peninsula 65 million years ago. In an early science fiction novel, the world set free 1914, hg wells describes a promethean moment for prehistoric man, when he blinked at. The frame story concerns joan useb, a paleontologist who, in 2031, has organized a major interdisciplinary conference with the covert goal of sparking a movement to do something effective about saving the biosphere. Evolution begins its story in the cretaceous period over 65 million years ago the age of the dinosaurs, and just before the kt extinction event where it is believed that an asteroid of 6 miles diameter or greater hit the earth causing a catastrophic event that led to the mass. The apecreatures in the last and weakest part of his timespaceorigin trilogy had put me off. The books that seem like the ones i want to start with are probably. It shows the sweep and grandeur of life in its unrelenting course. Evolution by stephen baxter meet your next favorite book. Stephen baxter is the preeminent sf writer of his generation. Evolution is a novel by stephen baxter spanning 645 million years of earths history, with most chapters focusing on 65 million years ago to 30 million years in the future.
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. See all books authored by stephen baxter, including the long earth, and the long war, and more on. The washington post book world evolution is a work of outrageous ambition. Evolution by stephen baxter hardcover, 2002 first edition scifi 4 out of 5 stars 4 product ratings 4 product ratings evolution by stephen baxter hardcover, 2002 first edition scifi. Created by the multiple award winning author stephen baxter. It follows 565 million years of human evolution, from shrewlike mammals 65 million years in the past to the ultimate fate of humanity and its descendants, both biological and nonbiological 500 million years in the future. Bulky assemblageits a stretch to call this a novelof animated dioramas endeavoring to illustrate the story of primate evolution. Evolution is a monumental tale of the very evolution of mankind, from the age of the dinosaurs to way into the distant future. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the uk, us, germany, and japan. At over 640 pages, evolutionby award winning author stephen baxter, a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge and southampton universitiesmay not be exactly the sort of light reading one may think to bring to the beach this summer. Born in 1957 he has degrees from cambridge and southampton. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. The wheel of ice try raft if you like stories of adventure on.
The token frame here concerns the journey of two friends, paleontologist joan useb and primatologist alyce sigurdardottir, to attend a conference in darwin, australia, in 2031. Get the best deals on stephen baxter 1st edition books when you shop the largest online selection at. With terry pratchett he has coauthored the long earth novels. The miracle of evolution is that it makes the triumph of life, which is its story, sound like the real story. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Order of stephen baxter books stephen baxter is a british author of hard science fiction and alternate history novels.
Following up his cosmic manifold series, stephen baxter peers back on a more prosaic history in the worthy yet uneven evolution. Now, with evolution, stephen baxter delivers what is sure to be one of the most talkedabout books of the yearand shows once again why he belongs among the select company of science fiction writers who matter. Exultant rivals asimov in its boundless vision for the future evolution of humanity. Each stage of our ancestry is represented by a character of progressively increasing intelligence, empathy, and brain size, who must survive predation and other perils long. Evolution is a collection of short stories that work together to form an episodic science fiction novel by author stephen baxter. Evolution is a cautionary tale, warning of the dire consequences to contemporary humans if we persist in behavior that threatens the survival of our ecosystem. He was born on november, 1957 in liverpool, england and lives in northumberland.
Gollancz november 2002 the light of other days with arthur c clarke harpercollins uk 2000. Stephen baxters work has been published in the us, the uk and many other countries including japan, france and germany. You meet a new character with each jump through time, so in effect this is a series of short stories. Evolution by stephen baxter overdrive rakuten overdrive. I had put off reading this book for years because, while ive enjoyed many of stephen baxters novels, the idea of wading through 750 pages of the story of human evolution narrated by anthropomorphised primates really didnt appeal. Baxter has an uncanny gift for mixing a punchy, cyberpunk cynicism with his resolutely hard sf story base. The books and novels of science fiction author stephen baxter. Here youll find information about my books, about me, and about upcoming projects.
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