See all books authored by stephen baxter, including the long earth, and the long war, and more on. This site is updated regularly with news and new material, so please look again. Ultima by stephen baxter stephen baxter is one of my favorite practitioners of socalled hard science fiction a subgenre generally longer on scientific speculation and big ideas than things like characterization and plot. Clarke, times tapestry, long earth with terry pratchett and proxima series. Ultima is one of these sequels much like flood ark, times eye sunstorm, that is way less intriguing than the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stephen baxter is an incredibly skilled author a successor to arthur c clarke and philip k dick who has kept me entertained for years with his clever books written around huge ideas and concepts. Baxter issued a sequel to this work, entitled ark, in 2009. Sequel to the war of the worlds by baxter, stephen in. Written with permission of wells estate, baxters sequel takes machine intelligence to an amazing, if not. Clarke, the epic, farfuture novels proxima and ultima, and time ships, a sequel to h. Agency is coming out in a couple of weeks, and to me, its a pretty big deal. And where proxima dealt with space, and society, and interstellar colonisation, ultima throws itself full force into a discussion of divergent universes.
Ultima seemed like the ultima te example of writers block where baxter just fell back on the romans and abandoned all the science in his fiction and basically became. Ultima seemed like the ultimate example of writers block where baxter just fell back on the romans and abandoned all the science in his fiction and basically became. Stephen baxter, author of the space duology featuring proxima and ultima, is the national bestselling author of ark and flood. Ultima is a tourdeforce of grand space opera, where an unbridled enthusiasm and superlong timelines create a tale full of wonder and cool imaginings. But in the far future an inexorable threat approaches, itself a relic of the deep past, and of the world engines that created the planets. Steve baxter entrepreneur born 1971, australian investor and entrepreneur. Here youll find information about my books, about me, and about upcoming projects. In this dizzying digital age of sequels, prequels, and spinoffs, its almost inconceivable that there was never an official authorized sequel written to h. Human civilisation is almost destroyed by the rising inundation, which covers mount everest in 2052. Pratchett and baxter primarily write in different fields of literature.
This does tend to take some of the wind out of the books sails but then, not everyone will have read the xeelee novels, and this will read like allnew ideas. Ultima, paperback by baxter, stephen, brand new, free shipping in the us. Stephen baxter books list of books by author stephen baxter. If anything, ultima magnifies this misstep by exponentially expanding. The time ships, baxters pastiche of hg wells the time machine was one of the more remarkable books ive encountered in several years. So i have just finished the two proxima books, and i have questions.
Science fiction author stephen baxter joins robin morgan in the audible studios. The story is ok, but the characters are thinly portrayed and the plot line has degenerated into a formula. Supposedly, agency was supposed to come out a few years. Cosmic notions as always from stephen baxter, even if here and there he does hark back to ideas first put forward in earlier novels from the xeelee cycle. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stephen baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge mathematics and southampton universities doctorate in aeroengineering research. Whilst the last third is genuinely brilliant, the first. Ultima is the sequel to stephen baxters excellent and imaginative proxima. Ultima ultimately advances stephen baxters ambitious. Baxter signed a contract for two new books, titled proxima and ultima, both of. Stephen baxter author born 1957, english science fiction author.
This is a supremely satisfying sequel to proxima, and went in amazing, unexpected directions. I feel like this is as far as we can go in this story without getting silly or boring. Baxter is the winner of the british science fiction award and the locus award, as well as being a nominee for an arthur c. Stephen baxter is a prolific british hard fiction author. The books and novels of science fiction author stephen baxter. The main reason for this is that ive never really come across a short story that was able to be coherent and fully realised, and i was often left feeling. The whole roman thing seemed a bit daft to begin with but it wasnt. The whole roman thing seemed a bit daft to begin with but it wasnt a sticking point for me.
Get the best deals on stephen baxter hardcover books when you shop the largest online selection at. Get the best deals on stephen baxter signed books when you shop the largest. He is a winner of the british science fiction award and the locus award. Whilst enjoying the travelogue, it is clear that, in the finest clarkean tradition, the joy of discovery leads to even greater mysteries to be understood. Alas, baxters bigpicture pivot comes at a cost, and its charactera problem in proxima not at all solved in its sequel.
Hes most known for his farfuture space opera series the xeelee sequence, but he also writes a fair amount of alternate history and more nearfuture fiction. Author stephen baxter bio and signed books vj books. His first novel to achieve wide recognition winning three literary awards was the time ships, an authorised sequel to h. Wells, baxter has been vicepresident of the international h. It describes a near future world where deep submarine seismic activity leads to seabed fragmentation, and the opening of deep subterranean reservoirs of water. Ultima is the sequel that i wanted and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Ultima by stephen baxter and kyle mccarley audiobook.
He was born on november, 1957 in liverpool, england and lives in northumberland. Ultima proxima, book 2 by stephen baxter book cover, description, publication history. Stephen baxter footballer born 1965, northern irish football manager and explayer. His many books include the long earth novels written with terry pratchett, the times odyssey novels written with arthur c. Ultima proxima, book 2 by stephen baxter fantastic fiction. However, one thing ultima suggested to me was that perhaps baxter requires more editing. Ultima was a nice closing of the long arc story line.
When i first read that the book would entail ancient romans with no computer technology conquering space, i braced myself for the worst, because i hate steampunk. Stephen baxter is one of the uks most acclaimed writers of science fiction and a multiaward winner. Having completed the long earth series in collaboration with the late, great terry pratchett, stephen has returned to themes of his earlier work, creating a sequel to one of hg wells most famous novels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ultima proxima book 2. He writes the xeelee sequence, destinys children, nasa trilogy, manifold trilogy, mammoth trilogy, time odyssey with arthur c. Stephen baxter born in liverpool, england in 1957 is a british hard science fiction author. Since 1987 he has published somewhere over forty books, mostly science fiction novels, and over a hundred short stories. British scifi legend stephen baxter tells us about his new war of the worlds sequel, the massacre of mankind. The ending is predictable and almost shouts out there is a sequel in the future. New listing 1995 stephen baxter the time ships sequel to wells time machine.
However, to me it seems to be a theme with him that the first book quite brilliantly narrates a story often with a unique theme only to be followed up by a much weaker sequel. Stephen baxter in his novel proxima shows the most possible form that extraterrestrial life could take. Stephen baxter born november 1957 is an english hard science fiction author. Stephen baxter ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Dick award twice, for the time ships and for vacuum diagrams. The idea resurfaced in late 2010 following a dinner conversation with his assistant and american agent, and discussion with stephen baxter prompted the development of the first book in the series, the long earth, and the collaboration between the two authors. His many books include the classic xeelee sequence, the times odyssey novels written with arthur c. Stephen baxter born november 1957 is a british author known for his hard scifi novels. Im a fan of stephens books, but if im honest, recently ive not kept up. If anything, ultima magnifies this misstep by exponentially expanding the cast without.
His fiction falls into three main categories of original work plus a fourth category. A pageturning disaster sequel that shows us a fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful view of humanitys chances in the face of terrific adversity. Flood is a 2008 work of hard science fiction by english author stephen baxter. Unlike just about every other sequel you will ever read, this isnt cashing in on ideas. Ultima proxima book 2 kindle edition by baxter, stephen. Order of stephen baxter books stephen baxter is a british author of hard science fiction and alternate history novels. Hi rprintsf, i just finished ultima the sequel to proxima by stephen baxter. I loved this book, even more than the first, and i really want to read the next book as soon as possible. This does tend to take some of the wind out of the books sails but then, not everyone will have read the xeelee novels, and this will read like all. Stephen baxter on his war of the worlds sequel, the. Stephen baxter is one of the uks most acclaimed writers of science fiction.
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