Here youll find information about my books, about me, and about upcoming projects. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Stretching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial earth to. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Stephen baxters work has been published in the us, the uk and many other countries including japan, france and germany. Stephen baxter the life and books of a gorjess nerd. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the uk, us, germany, and japan. Baxter s destinys children series is part of the xeelee sequence. With terry pratchett he has coauthored the long earth novels. Born in 1957 he has degrees from cambridge and southampton. Before he became an author he studied mathematics at cambridge university, obtained a doctorate in engineering at southampton university and an mba from henley management college. Its a salutory reminder that we humans have been on the planet for only a tiny proportion of its life, and that evolution. Written by terry pratchett, stephen baxter, narrated by michael fenton stevens.
Exultant rivals asimov in its boundless vision for the future evolution of. Stephen baxter born november, 1957 is a british science fiction writer. Stephen baxters evolution also charts the course of human history, but where wells was content with broad brushstrokes, baxter gives us a technicolor panorama of human. Baxter s goal is nothing less than to dramatize the grand sweep of. Created by the multiple award winning author stephen baxter. Baxter is the winner of the british science fiction award and the locus award, as well as being a nominee for an arthur c. It explains why we find certain traits and mates attractive, how and why we cheat, and provides a comprehensive overview of male and female sexual strategies. He has won many awards including the philip k dick award, the. Wells complete unabridged audiobook by fab audio books duration. Elements of this appear in his future histories especially later works like the destinys. In the final book of the long earth series, joshua and lobsang take their strangest step of all. In each installment in his destinys children series, baxter coalescent, 2003, etc. The token frame here concerns the journey of two friends, paleontologist joan useb and primatologist alyce sigurdardottir, to attend a conference in darwin, australia, in 2031.
Below is a list of stephen baxter s books in order of when they were originally released. Stephen baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge mathematics and southampton universities doctorate in aeroengineering research. It is the sort of idea stephen baxter seems to come up with every other week. Baxter developes new and strange concepts that perfectly fit together when reading the books in the way i suggested above.
Jan 01, 2017 baxters counsel is a mirror, showing our shallowness. It turns the story of darwinian evolution into a constant drama, a daily life and death struggle. The wheel of ice try raft if you like stories of adventure on. Raft was originally a short story published in interzone back in 1989. Baxter is at his best when he describes prehistorical winners and losers and speculates on the future devolution of the primate on earth. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books. Stephen baxter books list of books by author stephen baxter.
The martian andy weir goodreads best science fiction award winner. The first third of evolution deals with the primates. At over 640 pages, evolution by award winning author stephen baxter, a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge and southampton universitiesmay not be exactly the sort of light reading one may think to bring to the beach this summer. Published around the world he has also won major awards in. Almost drowned out by the sounds of the mundane world. The book of the unnamed midwife meg elison philip k. Study first to be whatever you judiciously desire to seem. Stephen baxter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Stephen baxter at the sciencefictiontage nrw in dortmund, germany, march 1997 a second category in baxters work is based on readings in evolutionary biology and humananimal behaviour. Evolution by stephen baxter meet your next favorite book. Baxter tries something similar on a massive canvas no less than the evolution of the human race from prehistoric past to distant future. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ultima.
Evolution begins its story in the cretaceous period over 65 million years ago the age of the dinosaurs, and just. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Jul 25, 2015 sf, baxter reflects, is like an expression of the concerns of the time, hopes or fears wellss, he points out, was the first generation to be taught evolution, by a generation that had. The book is nothing less than a novelization of human evolution, a megamichener treatment of 65 million years starring a host of smart, furry primates representing homo sapienss ancestry. Evolution is a collection of short stories that work together to form an episodic science fiction novel by author stephen baxter. Baxter admitted struggling to contain the story to such a short space however and eventually raft became the authors first published novel. Elements of this appear in his future histories especially later works like the destinys children series and floodark, but here it is the focus. Stephen baxters influence on the long earth cannot be understated.
Sarah is delighted to be spending world peace day by spinning into the web and visiting the hot new theme park gulliverzone, which is based on jonathan swifts gullivers travels. Stephen baxter streching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial earth to the stars, evolution is a soaring symphony of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ark. Evolution by stephen baxter books hachette australia. Evolution leaves the reader with a haunting portrayal of the distant future. Based one of the largest studies of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 people of all ages from thirtyseven cultures worldwide, the evolution of desire. Stephen baxter is the preeminent sf writer of his generation. To say that baxter s reach exceeds his grasp is to state the obvious. Ring the xeelee sequence by stephen baxter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stephen baxter at the sciencefictiontage nrw in dortmund, germany, march 1997 a second category in baxter s work is based on readings in evolutionary biology and humananimal behaviour. Stephen baxter is a prolific british hard fiction author. Baxter s goal is nothing less than to dramatize the grand sweep of primate development.
The book follows the evolution of mankind as it shapes surviving purgatorius into tree dwellers, remoulds a group. In an early science fiction novel, the world set free 1914, hg wells describes a promethean moment for prehistoric man, when he blinked at. Stretching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial. Stephen baxter became a published author in 1985 with the nonfiction book deep future. Stephen baxter the preeminent science fiction writer of his generation, stephen baxter was born in 1957 and has degrees from cambridge and southampton. Baxter has an uncanny gift for mixing a punchy, cyberpunk cynicism with his resolutely hard sf story base. This book reads more like short story vignettes than a novel, but fans of stephen baxter and anyone who relishes a deep look at evolution and devolution will want to read this epic. What is astonishing is how successfully he brings to life a wide range of facts and conjectures, and how entertaining as well as informative this book an episodic novel with evolution as its protagonist manages to be.
The long utopia is the fourth novel in the exciting collaboration between the creator of discworld terry pratchett and the acclaimed sf writer stephen baxter. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Evolution follows the ebb and flow of the fortunes of one group of creatures as they change and adapt to their world somewhere on the horn of africa. He was born on november, 1957 in liverpool, england and lives in northumberland. Evolution is a cautionary tale, warning of the dire consequences to contemporary humans if we persist in behavior that threatens the survival of our ecosystem.
Bulky assemblageits a stretch to call this a novelof animated dioramas endeavoring to illustrate the story of primate evolution. Stephen baxter has written a novel about human evolution from the very beginning and proceeding to the very end, and by that, i mean the end of the earth. Aug 04, 2015 ultima ebook written by stephen baxter. This site is updated regularly with news and new material, so please look again.
Xeelee timeships begin modification of xeelee evolutionary history. The years best science fiction twentythird annual collection. One thing i love about stephen baxter is his willingness and ability to write about the really big ideas, and he has again suceeded in creating a incredible novel of humans evolution inspite of itself and its predisposition for self annihilation, evolution is a must for any serious scifi fan. Based one of the largest studies of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 people of all ages from thirtyseven cultures worldwide, the evolution of desire is the first work to present a unified theory of human. Baxter doesnt recommend that we pursue anything we desire to seem to be, but rather those things we wisely wish to seem. Buss tries to demystify our mating choices, behaviours and sexual preferences on the basis of the mating strategies that our ancestors might have pursued in the context of the social and environmental conditions in which they survived. In august 2016, the entire series of all novels and stories up to that date was released as one volume in e book format entitled xeelee sequence. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This kind of thing has been done much better before, including by baxter himself in the time ships, his superb homage to h. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that.
With terry pratchett, he coauthored the long earth series of novels. Apr 27, 2008 if you like last contact you may like some of the other stories in the same book. Ultima isbn 9780451467720 pdf epub stephen baxter ebook. This site is updated regularly with news and new material. Evolution is a novel by stephen baxter spanning 645 million years of earths history, with most chapters focusing on 65 million years ago to 30 million years in the future.
Dec 21, 2002 evolution by stephen baxter 585pp, gollancz. On a warm, green world, a million steps from datum earth, something wrong is breaking through. The long earth audiobook terry pratchett, stephen baxter. To answer this question we must look into our evolutionary past, argues prominent psychologist david m. Gulliverzone we are shown what teenagers might do for entertainment in the near future. For a more complete autobiographical essay by stephen baxter, see volume 204 of contemporary authors by the gale group, published in 2003. Explore books by stephen baxter with our selection at. The hbomb girl by stephen baxter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The xeelee sequence is a very conceptual focused work which means that mr. The book falters, however, in seeking evolutionary explanations for modern mating behavior. Following up his cosmic manifold series, stephen baxter peers back on a more prosaic history in the worthy yet uneven evolution. Thousands of years in the future, mankind has spread far into the galaxy, overrunning and exterminating the occasional alien race along the way, only to run up. The planets ecology and climate are threatened, the huge volcano on nearby. A readingorder using baxters timeline realy doesnt make that much sense, because temporal manipulation using dozens of various tools of time.
Have only read one stephen baxter book before, sunstorm, which he coauthored with arthur c. A place to discuss published sfnovels, short stories, comics, images, and more. Evolution follows the ebb and flow of one stream in the great river of dna, states the blurb. Evolution stephen baxter stretching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial earth to the stars, evolution is a soaring symphony of struggle, extinction, and survival. My desire to read was driven by mild curiosity about the plot rather than involvement with the people. It follows 565 million years of human evolution, from shrewlike mammals 65 million years in the past to the ultimate fate of humanity and its descendants, both biological and nonbiological 500 million years in the future. His fiction writing career began in 1991 when he began the xeelee sequence with raft.