A major new novel from one of science fiction’s most powerful voices, AURORA tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers. Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our new home.AURORA.
I usually enjoy Robinson’s books and Aurora is no exception. The plot is about a generation ship and an attempt to colonize Tau Ceti. But this not a very good summary of the story. It felt like a very serious mediation on the viability of generation ships (*spoiler* the story suggests they might not be viable). A lot of effort is spent discussing …
A fascinating and thought-provoking science fiction novel. Hopeful, too, in the best kind of way. If you like literary sci fi, I highly recommend!
This is the first Robinson book that I have read. It won’t be the last. Aurora tells of a human expedition to colonize a new solar system. Right from the first chapter, he describes a plausible view of how we may one day take on this challenge.
It is not overly technical, which I appreciate, and the characters are well developed and have to deal …
“Human beings live in ideas. That they were condemning their descendants to death and extinction did not occur to them, or if it did they repressed the thought, ignored it, and forged on anyway. They did not care as much about their descendants as they did about their ideas, their enthusiasms.”
This paragraph came late into Kim Stanley Robinson’s …