Galaxias
Oct 2021 · Hachette UK
3.3star
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What would happen to the world if the sun went out?
New epic sci-fi from Stephen Baxter, the award-winning author whose credits include co-authorship of the Long Earth series with Terry Pratchett.
By the middle of the 21st century, humanity has managed to overcome a series of catastrophic events and maintain some sense of stability. Space exploration has begun again. Science has led the way.
But then one day, the sun goes out. Solar panels are useless, and the world begins to freeze
Earth begins to fall out of its orbit.
The end is nigh.
Someone has sent us a sign.
New epic sci-fi from Stephen Baxter, the award-winning author whose credits include co-authorship of the Long Earth series with Terry Pratchett.
By the middle of the 21st century, humanity has managed to overcome a series of catastrophic events and maintain some sense of stability. Space exploration has begun again. Science has led the way.
But then one day, the sun goes out. Solar panels are useless, and the world begins to freeze
Earth begins to fall out of its orbit.
The end is nigh.
Someone has sent us a sign.
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3.3
23 reviews
Kiron el Drakhhen
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July 28, 2025
I struggled to reach 60% to 70% of the book; months of mostly avoiding it due to being very slow and boring. After that it became mildly interesting and I've finished it in a couple of days. To give you an idea of the pace, the first day of the story takes more than 100 pages, the following year takes about 170 pages and the following decade takes about 160 pages. I wish I could tell my past self to not bother.
Alban Read
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October 23, 2021
I like the Authors other books but this one was a real slog to get through. I was bored almost senseless by this book, which seemed to be set mainly in conference rooms, forums and meetings. Never ending tedious dialog. A massive yawn. The Guardian found it fiercely intelligent which makes me wonder if they actually read it.
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david callaghan
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October 24, 2021
Ughh, character set up still going on at the end of the sample, predicated on magic and just difficult to suspend disbelief long enough to get into.
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About the author
Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. With Terry Pratchett he has co-authored the Long Earth novels. 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.
Visit Stephen Baxter's website at www.stephen-baxter.com.
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