Paperback, 871 pages
English language
Published Dec. 27, 2015 by The Borough Press.
When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere...
Five thousand years later, the survivors' progeny embark on another audacious journey into the unknown, to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. --back cover
I hated less than I enjoyed. Could have been great if it were under half as long.
Not nearly as good as I hoped. I really liked the premise, and it started off so strong, but the book struggled finding it's own identity.
Is it a political story about creating a society from scratch? Is it a survival story about logistics and planning? Or is it a science book about orbital physics—really, do we need so much on orbital physics?
Stephenson couldn't decide what kind of book it was supposed to be, so included all three and didn't do much justice to any of them. The Martian by Andy Weir did a great job focusing on just one aspect survival, whereas in Seveneves it tries to cover it, but doesn't go deep enough to be the core of the story, and just raises more questions than explanations.
It could've used more focus, pick the main focus and gloss over the others, you don't need all the details …
Not nearly as good as I hoped. I really liked the premise, and it started off so strong, but the book struggled finding it's own identity.
Is it a political story about creating a society from scratch? Is it a survival story about logistics and planning? Or is it a science book about orbital physics—really, do we need so much on orbital physics?
Stephenson couldn't decide what kind of book it was supposed to be, so included all three and didn't do much justice to any of them. The Martian by Andy Weir did a great job focusing on just one aspect survival, whereas in Seveneves it tries to cover it, but doesn't go deep enough to be the core of the story, and just raises more questions than explanations.
It could've used more focus, pick the main focus and gloss over the others, you don't need all the details since it wouldn't be the main premise of the book.
Also, it really seems like it should've been two books. I'm not sure why the second half was included in the same book, seems like the perfect spot to end and start a book two.
