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Coalescent : A Novel by Stephen Baxter (2004, Mass Market)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Worlds

ISBN-100345457862

ISBN-139780345457868

eBay Product ID (ePID)30855928

Product Key Features

Book TitleCoalescent : a Novel

Number of Pages544 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicScience Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / Space Opera

Publication Year2004

GenreFiction

AuthorStephen Baxter

Book SeriesDestiny's Children Ser.

FormatMass Market

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Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length6.9 in

Item Width4.2 in

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ReviewsPRAISE FOR STEPHEN BAXTER Evolution "GRIPPING . . . THE PERFECT SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE OF OUR TIME . . . The miracle of Evolution is that it makes the triumph of life, which is its story, sound like the real story." The Washington Post Book World " EVOLUTION IS A WORK OF OUTRAGEOUS AMBITION. . . . What is astonishing is how successfully he brings to life a wide range of facts and conjectures, and how entertaining as well as informative this bookan episodic novel with evolution as its protagonistmanages to be." The New York Times Book Review Manifold: Time "A STAGGERING NOVEL! If you ever thought you understood time, you'll be quickly disillusioned when you read Manifold: Time ." SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE Manifold: Space "BREATHTAKING IN ITS ORIGINALITY AND SCOPE . . . [AN] IMPRESSIVE PARADE OF WONDERS." The Washington Post Manifold: Origin "UTTERLY ENGROSSING . . . A book that challenges and provokes . . . Origin leads you to ask questions about sentience and existence." SFX magazine, PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BAXTER Evolution "GRIPPING . . . THE PERFECT SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE OF OUR TIME . . . The miracle of Evolution is that it makes the triumph of life, which is its story, sound like the real story." The Washington Post Book World "EVOLUTION IS A WORK OF OUTRAGEOUS AMBITION. . . . What is astonishing is how successfully he brings to life a wide range of facts and conjectures, and how entertaining as well as informative this bookan episodic novel with evolution as its protagonistmanages to be." The New York Times Book Review Manifold: Time "A STAGGERING NOVEL! If you ever thought you understood time, you'll be quickly disillusioned when you read Manifold: Time." SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE Manifold: Space "BREATHTAKING IN ITS ORIGINALITY AND SCOPE . . . [AN] IMPRESSIVE PARADE OF WONDERS." The Washington Post Manifold: Origin "UTTERLY ENGROSSING . . . A book that challenges and provokes . . . Origin leads you to ask questions about sentience and existence." SFX magazine From the Hardcover edition., PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BAXTER Evolution "GRIPPING . . . THE PERFECT SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE OF OUR TIME . . . The miracle of Evolution is that it makes the triumph of life, which is its story, sound like the real story." - The Washington Post Book World " EVOLUTION IS A WORK OF OUTRAGEOUS AMBITION. . . . What is astonishing is how successfully he brings to life a wide range of facts and conjectures, and how entertaining as well as informative this book-an episodic novel with evolution as its protagonist-manages to be." - The New York Times Book Review Manifold: Time "A STAGGERING NOVEL! If you ever thought you understood time, you'll be quickly disillusioned when you read Manifold: Time ." -SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE Manifold: Space "BREATHTAKING IN ITS ORIGINALITY AND SCOPE . . . [AN] IMPRESSIVE PARADE OF WONDERS." -The Washington Post Manifold: Origin "UTTERLY ENGROSSING . . . A book that challenges and provokes . . . Origin leads you to ask questions about sentience and existence." -SFX magazine, PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BAXTER Evolution "GRIPPING . . . THE PERFECT SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE OF OUR TIME . . . The miracle of Evolution is that it makes the triumph of life, which is its story, sound like the real story." The Washington Post Book World " EVOLUTION IS A WORK OF OUTRAGEOUS AMBITION. . . . What is astonishing is how successfully he brings to life a wide range of facts and conjectures, and how entertaining as well as informative this bookan episodic novel with evolution as its protagonistmanages to be." The New York Times Book Review Manifold: Time "A STAGGERING NOVEL! If you ever thought you understood time, you'll be quickly disillusioned when you read Manifold: Time ." SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE Manifold: Space "BREATHTAKING IN ITS ORIGINALITY AND SCOPE . . . [AN] IMPRESSIVE PARADE OF WONDERS." The Washington Post Manifold: Origin "UTTERLY ENGROSSING . . . A book that challenges and provokes . . . Origin leads you to ask questions about sentience and existence." SFX magazine From the Hardcover edition.

Dewey Edition21

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal823.9/14

Synopsis"Lean, taut storytelling . . . breakneck stuff . . . Arguably his most accessible book to date--Baxter is] resplendent."-- SFX magazine When his father dies suddenly, George Poole stumbles onto a family secret: He has a twin sister he never knew existed, who was raised by an enigmatic cult called the Order. The Order is a hive--a human hive with a dominant queen--that has prospered below the streets of Rome for almost two millennia. After Poole enters the Order's vast underground city and meets the disturbing inhabitants, he uncovers evidence that they have embarked on a divergent evolutionary path. These genetically superior humans are equipped with the tools necessary to render modern Homo sapiens as extinct as the Neanderthals. And now they are preparing to leave their underground realm. " Excels] at both action-packed storytelling and philosophical speculation."-- Library Journal "Utterly fascinating . . . constantly surprising . . . Coalescent reveals a new side to Baxter's vast talent."-- Locus, "Lean, taut storytelling . . . breakneck stuff . . . Arguably his most accessible book to date-Baxter is resplendent."- SFX magazine When his father dies suddenly, George Poole stumbles onto a family secret- He has a twin sister he never knew existed, who was raised by an enigmatic cult called the Order. The Order is a hive-a human hive with a dominant queen-that has prospered below the streets of Rome for almost two millennia. After Poole enters the Order's vast underground city and meets the disturbing inhabitants, he uncovers evidence that they have embarked on a divergent evolutionary path. These genetically superior humans are equipped with the tools necessary to render modern Homo sapiens as extinct as the Neanderthals. And now they are preparing to leave their underground realm. " Excels at both action-packed storytelling and philosophical speculation."- Library Journal "Utterly fascinating . . . constantly surprising . . . Coalescent reveals a new side to Baxter's vast talent."- Locus, Now, joined by his boyhood friend Peter McLachlan, who arrives in Rome with a dark secret of his own, George uncovers evidence suggesting that the women of the Order have embarked on a divergent evolutionary path. But they are not just a new kind of human.