Aurora, Kim Stanley Robinson
Aurora, Kim Stanley Robinson
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Aurora

Author: Kim Stanley Robinson

Narrator: Ali Ahn

Unabridged: 15 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 07/07/2015

Synopsis

From one of science fiction's most powerful voices comes Aurora, the incredible story of humankind's first voyage beyond the solar system."This is hard SF the way it's mean to be written: technical, scientific, with big ideas and a fully realized society." -Booklist Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our new home. AURORA. "[Robinson is] a rare contemporary writer to earn a reputation on par with earlier masters such as Isaac Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke." -Chicago Tribune"If Interstellar left you wanting more, then this novel might just fill that longing." -io9"[A] near-perfect marriage of the technical and the psychological." -NPR Books"The Apollo 13 of interstellar travel." -SciFi

About Kim Stanley Robinson

New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson was born in 1952. A native Californian, he is the author of the Nebula and Hugo Award-winning Mars trilogy, as well as the 2016 winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Award bestowed for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space. This award is in recognition of Mr. Robinson's body of work, which includes more than fifteen novels-including his groundbreaking Mars novels-and over forty short stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 10, 2017

I can say a lot more than wow, and I will, but wow is still coming out. I had an oh shit moment that reduced me to tears at a certain point, and I'm not going to reveal it for anyone else, but it was powerful and it had everything to do with the fantastic character development for the narrator. The la......more

Goodreads review by Henry on March 13, 2021

Two unnamed starships from Earth in 2545 are launched towards a nearby star system,Tau Ceti, only 11.9 light -years away, they will arrive in 170 years... even though traveling at one-tenth light speed, seven generations of people are born and die, most never seeing their ultimate destination... the......more

Goodreads review by Gary on November 22, 2015

Long sigh. Let me start this review by saying that in spite of the two star rating, I believe this is an important novel that every science fiction fan needs to read. The philosophical and scientific issues that Robinson addresses in detail are central to the genre, and particularly to space-based ha......more

Goodreads review by TheBookSmugglers on August 06, 2015

"The Earth is the cradle of Humanity, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever." In the year 2545, a starship crafted by human hands began its voyage from the Solar System to nearby star, Tau Ceti, just 14 light years away. Moving at 1/10th the speed of light for most of its journey, the ship’s voya......more

Goodreads review by Simon on September 14, 2015

The first two thirds of this book is a four-star novel. Yes it was kind of covering the same ground as Red Mars - man's biggest obstacle in conquering other planets is men being men - but I love all that science-y stuff, so I was on board. But the last third of the book was just awful. Sadly, I thin......more

Quotes

"This ambitious hard SF epic shows Robinson at the top of his game... [A] poignant story, which admirably stretches the limits of human imagination."—Publishers Weekly on Aurora

"Intellectually engaged and intensely humane in a way SF rarely is, exuberantly speculative in a way only the best SF can be, this is the work of a writer at or approaching the top of his game."—Iain M. Banks on 2312

"2312 is a monumental tour-de-force that re-imagines the solar system in ways no one has envisioned before. Whether comparing the compositions of Beethoven to those of skylarks and warblers, or describing a life-threatening sunrise on Mercury, Robinson fills 2312 with joy and exuberance, danger and fear, and the steadily mounting suspense of a mystery that spans the planets. This is the finest novel yet from the author who gave us the Mars Trilogy and GALILEO'S DREAM. An amazing accomplishment."—Robert Crais

"Robinson's extraordinary completeness of vision results in a magnificently realized, meticulously detailed future in which social and biological changes keep pace with technological developments."—Publishers Weekly on 2312

" In his vibrant, often moving new novel, 2312, Robinson's extrapolation is hard-wired to a truly affecting personal love story. [...] Perhaps Robinson's finest novel, 2312 is a treasured gift to fans of passionate storytelling; readers will be with Swan and Wahram in the tunnel long after reaching the last page."—LA Times

"Inherently epic stuff... expect interplanetary strife, conspiracies, more big ideas than most SF authors pack into a trilogy... [yet] this is ultimately in so many respects a book about Earth... a wise and wondrous novel"—SFX on 2312

Awards

  • Nebula Award for Best Novel for 2312
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