Aftermath, Charles Sheffield
Aftermath, Charles Sheffield
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Aftermath

Author: Charles Sheffield

Narrator: Gary Dikeos

Unabridged: 39 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/09/2013

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Its 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 scientistand monstrous criminalwho 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 peopleand the world.

About Charles Sheffield

Charles Sheffield (1935–2002) was a mathematician, physicist,
and author of both nonfiction and science fiction. For his novel Brother to Dragons, he won the 1992
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. He won the
Nebula Award in 1993 and the Hugo Award in 1994 for his novelette Georgia on My Mind. He was a president
of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical
Society. He served as chief scientist of Earth Satellite Corporation, a company
that processed remote sensing satellite data. He was a distinguished lecturer
of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a board member of
the National Space Society. Born and educated in England, he held bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in mathematics and a doctorate in theoretical physics.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on May 07, 2021

This is a very good post-catastrophe book, in the honored tradition of Lucifer's Hammer or When Worlds Collide or Shiva Descending. You know, a very long vacation kind of story. In this one, Alpha Centauri has gone nova, and we follow a trio of viewpoints through the wrecked relics of civilization.......more

Goodreads review by Mike on October 18, 2014

My first post-apocalyptic book. I read it when I was 13 so I can't be objective about it, but I remember it 15 years later so, 4 stars!......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on January 30, 2017

So bad. Stiff prose, idiotic characters, and histrionic soap operatics that detracted from the story lines. If you still plan to read this, avoid the audio book version at all costs. I'm pretty sure a good fraction of my impressions come from that atrocious performance.......more

Goodreads review by Sean on January 28, 2015

I really managed to get into this one. The variety of character was such that I never felt stuck on a single point of view, and the story itself is certainly written well. I’ll be picking up the sequel soon and no mistake.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on March 29, 2016

It was just ok. The audiobook version is terrible. The narrator needs to NOT narrate anything ever again. I felt the storyline had a slow start, but I was able to get into it at about the 3/4 mark. Many characters to keep up with, with details about their lives that don't matter or have any relevanc......more

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