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Aftermath
The Supernova Alpha Series (Book 1)
- Author
- Charles Sheffield
- Narrator
- Gary Dikeos
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2013
- Run Time
- 19 hours 47 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Science fiction
What to expect
It's 2026, and catastrophe has struck from an unexpected source. The Alpha Centauri supernova has risen like a second sun, rushing Earth toward its last summer. Floods, fires, starvation, and disease paralyze the planet. In a blue aurora flash of gamma rays, all microchips worldwide are destroyed, leaving an already devastated Earth without communications, transportation, weaponry, or medicine.
The disaster sets three groups of survivors on separate quests. A militant cult seizes the opportunity to free their leader, known as the Eye of God, from the long-term coma to which a court sentenced her. Three cancer patients also search for a man in judicial sleep: the brilliant scientist—and monstrous criminal—who alone can continue the experimental treatment that keeps them alive. From a far greater distance come the survivors of the first manned Mars expedition, struggling homeward to a world that has changed far beyond their darkest fears. And standing at the crossroads is one man, US President Saul Steinmetz, who faces a crucial decision that will affect the fate of his own people—and the world.
Critics Review
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“Sheffield clothes the most advanced speculations of modern science in alluring forms of beauty and danger.”
Washington Post Book World
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“Charles Sheffield has taken a classic hard–SF concept, applied it to the real world, and created a gripping story of survival.”
Amazon.com, editorial review
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“Charles Sheffield is one of the very best hard science fiction writers in the world.”
Kim Stanley Robinson, award-winning author of the Mars Trilogy
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“Sheffield…has taken an often-used scenario and given it enough of a twist to keep the pages turning.”
Publishers Weekly
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“A fascinating and complex tale of human determination and survival…Sheffield provides a variety of unique voices that add a distinctive perspective to his story. Most libraries should add this well-written SF thriller to their collections.”
Library Journal
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“Hard-science SF meets the disaster novel, and since the matchmaker is the accomplished Sheffield, the science is not hard going, and the novel is anything but disastrous…The characterization and writing are superior.”
Booklist
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“Professionally handled and ingeniously extrapolated and with engrossing plot elements, this entry is complete in itself but clearly anticipates sequels.”
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Details
- Author
- Charles Sheffield
- Narrator
- Gary Dikeos
- Duration
- 19 hours 47 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2013
- ISBN
- 9781483068480
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Science fiction
Synopsis
It's 2026, and catastrophe has struck from an unexpected source. The Alpha Centauri supernova has risen like a second sun, rushing Earth toward its last summer. Floods, fires, starvation, and disease paralyze the planet. In a blue aurora flash of gamma rays, all microchips worldwide are destroyed, leaving an already devastated Earth without communications, transportation, weaponry, or medicine.The disaster sets three groups of survivors on separate quests. A militant cult seizes the opportunity to free their leader, known as the Eye of God, from the long-term coma to which a court sentenced her. Three cancer patients also search for a man in judicial sleep: the brilliant scientist—and monstrous criminal—who alone can continue the experimental treatment that keeps them alive. From a far greater distance come the survivors of the first manned Mars expedition, struggling homeward to a world that has changed far beyond their darkest fears. And standing at the crossroads is one man, US President Saul Steinmetz, who faces a crucial decision that will affect the fate of his own people—and the world.
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