Seveneves
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Neal Stephenson's 2015 science fiction novel opens when the Moon suddenly breaks apart and scientists realize that its debris will make Earth uninhabitable. Nations band together in a race to send a small population into orbit and preserve humanity. The novel follows the engineers, astronauts and leaders of that effort as human nature and unforeseen dangers threaten their plans, and it explores orbital mechanics, genetics and the remaking of society in space.
Recommended by 5 people
- Chris Young
- Bill Gates
- Barack Obama
- Adam Savage
- Shane Parrish: “We don’t often recommend novels, but I’ve dug into this one by Neal Stephenson lately in my pre-bed reading time and found it a fun read. It’s a sci-fi novel (and a longer one) based on the moon blowing up into 7 pieces and humanity trying to come up with a plan.”