Xeelee: An Omnibus: Raft, Timelike Infinity, Flux, Ring
Stephen Baxter's epic sequence of Xeelee novels was introduced to a new generation of readers with his highly successful quartet, Destiny's Children, published by Gollancz between 2003 and 2006. But the sequence of novels began with RAFT in 1991.
From there it built into perhaps the most ambitious fictitious universe ever created. Beginning with the rise and fall of sub-quantum civilisations in the first nano-seconds after the Big Bang and ending with the heat death of the universe billions of years from now the series charts the story of mankind's epic war against the ancient and unknowable alien race, the Xeelee.Along the way it examines questions of physics, the nature of reality, the evolution of mankind and its possible future. It looks not just at the morality of war but at the morality of survival and our place in the universe.Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world, he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany and Japan and holds degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.
Author: Stephen Baxter
Format: Paperback, 912 pages, 152mm x 234mm, 1020 g
Published: 2010, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Stephen Baxter's epic sequence of Xeelee novels was introduced to a new generation of readers with his highly successful quartet, Destiny's Children, published by Gollancz between 2003 and 2006. But the sequence of novels began with RAFT in 1991.
From there it built into perhaps the most ambitious fictitious universe ever created. Beginning with the rise and fall of sub-quantum civilisations in the first nano-seconds after the Big Bang and ending with the heat death of the universe billions of years from now the series charts the story of mankind's epic war against the ancient and unknowable alien race, the Xeelee.Along the way it examines questions of physics, the nature of reality, the evolution of mankind and its possible future. It looks not just at the morality of war but at the morality of survival and our place in the universe.Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world, he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany and Japan and holds degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.