Proxima Proxima

Publisher Description

“Stephen Baxter has been heralded, with some merit, as Arthur C. Clarke’s literary heir, and Proxima certainly reinforces this accolade in spades.”Concatenation


Mankind’s future in this galaxy could be all but infinite.


There are hundreds of billions of red dwarf stars, lasting trillions of years—and their planets can be habitable for humans. Such is the world of Proxima Centauri. And its promise could mean the never-ending existence of humanity.


But first it must be colonized, and no one wants to be a settler. There is no glamor that accompanies it, nor is there the ease of becoming a citizen of an already-tamed world. There is only hardship...loneliness...emptiness, even as war brews in the solar system.


But that’s where Yuri comes in. Because sometimes exploration isn’t voluntary. It must be coerced.

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2014
November 4
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
480
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
2.7
MB

Customer Reviews

ZoltanTheOne ,

Proxima

The story was captivating, I will grant. The circumstances were forced, not developed. The plot was choppy. The prevailing overview of human society was highly pessimistic. Then we through in alien artifacts w/o explanation that conform to allow local life forms usage of them?..


Want some really excellent alien artifact SF with way better story telling? Check out Pohl'S "Gateway."

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