Science fiction · Fantasy · Dystopian
Seveneves
The Moon breaks apart without warning, and scientists realise that Earth has only two years before a rain of debris ends life on the surface. Humanity builds a desperate plan in orbit, and the book then leaps far ahead.
- First published
- 2015
- Pace
- Slow
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 867
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like engineering-heavy science fiction with a huge sweep and a lot of detail on how survival works.
Skip this if you dislike long technical explanations or want character moments over problem-solving.
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