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Review Quotes: "Larry Niven is the quintessential 'hard' SF writer...This is a game for very smart and very disciplined writers only, and Niven is the master of it." -- "Lev Grossman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy"Review Quotes: "Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven." Review Quotes: "Steven Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill--and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work." -- "Tim Powers, award winning author of The Anubis Gates"Review Quotes: "The story captivates readers with its mixture of a carefully conceived future based on hard, plausible science and its cast of splendidly realized, abundantly human characters...Spellbinding." -- "Booklist"Table of Contents: 1: BETHESDA, MARYLAND: 2138 - PRESENT DAY 2: SANTIAGO, CHILE: 2130 3 4: PRESENT DAY 5: 2129 6 7: PRESENT DAY 8: ICE VEGAS: 66°00' N, 40°00' W - GREENLAND: DECEMBER 21, 2137 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20: DECEMBER 22, DAY BEFORE THE RACE 21 22 23 24: DECEMBER 23 25 26 27: DECEMBER 24, CHRISTMAS EVE 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37: DECEMBER 25, CHRISTMAS DAY 38: SOMEWHERE OVER THE CARIBBEAN 39: PRESENT DAY Review Citations:
Contributor Bio:Niven, Larry Larry Niven has won five Hugo Awards, the Nebula Award, and the Locus Award for his novels and short fiction and been named an SFWA Grand Master. Among this New York Times bestselling author's many science fiction novels are Ringworld, The Mote in God's Eye, and Destiny's Road; his fantasy novels include The Magic Goes Away. Niven has frequently collaborated with other authors, including Jerry Pournelle, Gregory Benford, and Steven Barnes. He lives in Los Angeles. Contributor Bio:Barnes, Steven Steven Barnes has won the Image, Endeavor, and Cable-Ace Awards, and also wrote "A Stitch in Time," an Emmy-winning episode of The Outer Limits. This New York Times bestselling author's novels include Lion's Blood; Beowulf's Children, cowritten with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle; Star Wars: Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss; and Casanegra, cowritten with Blair Underwood and Tananarive Due. Barnes and Due are married and recently directed their first studio film, The Keeper, which is based on their graphic novel of the same name. Barnes and his family live in Los Angeles. |
