Baxter, Stephen

The light of other days by Arthur C Clarke ( Book )
33 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 1,811 libraries worldwide
An inventor discovers a way to us quantom physics to see anywhere, even into the past, changing the fabric of society.

Time's eye by Arthur C Clarke ( Book )
30 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,673 libraries worldwide
Sir Arthur C. Clarke is a living legend, a writer whose name has been synonymous with science fiction for more than fifty years. An indomitable believer in human and scientific potential, Clarke is a genuine visionary. If Clarke has an heir among today's science fiction writers, it is award-winning author Stephen Baxter. In each of his acclaimed novels, Baxter has demonstrated dazzling gifts of imagination and intellect, along with a rare ability to bring the most cerebral science dramatically to life. Now these two champions of humanism and scientific speculation have combined their talents in a novel sure to be one of the most talked-about of the year, a 2001 for the new millennium. TIME'S EYE For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind- until they act. In an instant, Earth is carved up and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly the planet and every living thing on it no longer exist in a single timeline. Instead, the world becomes a patchwork of eras, from prehistory to 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants. Scattered across the planet are floating silver orbs impervious to all weapons and impossible to communicate with. Are these technologically advanced devices responsible for creating and sustaining the rifts in time? Are they cameras through which inscrutable alien eyes are watching? Or are they something stranger and more terrifying still? The answer may lie in the ancient city of Babylon, where two groups of refugees from 2037-three cosmonauts returning to Earth from the International Space Station, and three United Nations peacekeepers on a mission in Afghanistan-have detected radio signals: the only such signals on the planet, apart from their own. The peacekeepers find allies in nineteenth-century British troops and in the armies of Alexander the Great. The astronauts, crash-landed in the steppes of Asia, join forces with the Mongol horde led by Genghis Khan. The two sides set out for Babylon, each determined to win the race for knowledge ... and the power that lies within. Yet the real power is beyond human control, perhaps even human understanding. As two great armies face off before the gates of Babylon, it watches, waiting. ...

Sunstorm by Arthur C Clarke ( Book )
25 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,470 libraries worldwide
A woman stumbles upon a mysterious portal that links back to the Firstborn, omnipotent beings responsible for the upheaval of history and the creators of the notorious black monolith of "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Firstborn by Arthur C Clarke ( Book )
21 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and held by 1,357 libraries worldwide
Failing to eliminate life on Earth after their first attack, the Firstborn send a Q-bomb weapon to finish the job. Two cryogenically frozen females and a group of scientists studying the Eye, an artifact of the Firstborn, may be the only hope of finding a way to counter the onslaught.

Evolution : a novel by Stephen Baxter ( Book )
22 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,145 libraries worldwide
An epic science fiction adventure dramatizes some 165 million years of human evolution, from the prehistoric world to the quest for outer space.

Flood by Stephen Baxter ( Book )
8 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 1,081 libraries worldwide
Four hostages are finally released, but they face a world suddenly inundated as vast amounts of water is released from the earth's mantle. As the world's cities and countries disappear under the rising seas, humanity faces unimaginable global disaster.

Coalescent by Stephen Baxter ( Book )
17 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and French and held by 926 libraries worldwide
Discovering he has a twin sister after the death of his father, george poole confronts difficult feelings about his family when he learns his sister has been raised by an enigmatic religious group that is promoting a questionable agenda beneath the streets of Rome.

Manifold : time by Stephen Baxter ( Book )
9 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 890 libraries worldwide
Hailed by Arthur C. Clarke as "a major new talent, " Stephen Baxter is one of the most gifted writers to appear in the last decade. His stunning novels combine state-of-the-art scientific speculation with nonstop adventure on a cosmic scale, continuing the grand tradition of science fiction pioneered by such giants as Isaac Asimov and Robert E. Heinlein.

Ark by Stephen Baxter ( Book )
12 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 886 libraries worldwide
It's the year 2041. The oceans have risen rapidly, and soon the entire planet will be submerged. But hope has arisen with the discovery of another life-sustaining planet light-year away. Only a small number will be able to make the journey-- and the competition for survival can kill human compassion.

Moonseed by Stephen Baxter ( Book )
13 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 878 libraries worldwide
A rock brought by a spaceship from the moon touches off volcanic explosions which are destroying Earth. The rock contains moonseed, a substance believed responsible for the explosion of Venus. Preparations begin for the mass migration of humanity to the moon.