3.9
Fantasy & SciFi
The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction President Barack Obama’s summer reading choice
What would happen if the world were ending?
When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere. But unforeseen dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain…
Five thousand years later, their progeny – seven distinct races now three billion strong – embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown, to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth.
A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is at once extraordinary and eerily recognizable. He explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.
© 2015 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780008132552
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 21 mei 2015
3.9
Fantasy & SciFi
The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction President Barack Obama’s summer reading choice
What would happen if the world were ending?
When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere. But unforeseen dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain…
Five thousand years later, their progeny – seven distinct races now three billion strong – embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown, to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth.
A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is at once extraordinary and eerily recognizable. He explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.
© 2015 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780008132552
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 21 mei 2015
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Han
30 nov 2021
Could be a nice book, bit I’m going to read it myself.The accent of the reader is terrible every sentence sounds sarcastic.Back to listening to Stephen Fry ❤️
Gosia
12 apr 2023
I really don't get the hype around this book. All the characters, especially in part 1, felt lifeless, it was hard to get emotionally invested in any of them. More interesting fragments with actual action were interspersed with sleep-inducing descriptions. Part 2 for the most part felt like a separate book tacked onto the first one, took forever to get into it. On top of that, the narrator was really irritating. So, all in all, uneven and underwhelming.
Ralph
30 okt 2021
Again these idiotic accents and weird mimicking of female voices by an American reader.
Karen
6 okt 2022
Soms wat langdradig, maar het werd toch steeds weer boeiend en gaf stof tot nadenken. Heb met plezier geluisterd.
Marco
6 okt 2021
I can't tell you about the +4 hours but the first four hours are a technical handbook for the ISS. Oh my it's mind numbing for me, sorry .
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