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Stephen Baxter (born 13 November 1957) is an English hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering. Writing style Strongly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Baxter has been vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society since 2006. His fiction falls into three main categories of original work plus a fourth category, extending other authors' writing; each has a different basis, style, and tone. Baxter's "Future History" mode is based on research into hard science. It encompasses the Xeelee Sequence, which consists of nine novels (including the Destiny's Children trilogy and Vengeance/Redemption duology that is set in alternate timeline), plus three volumes collecting the 52 short pieces (short stories and novellas) in the series, all of which fit into a single timeline stretching from the Big Bang singularity of the past to his Timelike Infinity (1993) singularity of the future. These stories begin in the present day and end when the Milky Way galaxy collides with Andromeda five billion years in the future. The central narrative is that of humanity rising and evolving to become the second most powerful race in the universe, next to the god-like Xeelee. Character development tends to be secondary to the depiction of advanced theories and ideas, such as the true nature of the Great Attractor, naked singularities and the great battle between baryonic and dark matter lifeforms. The Manifold Trilogy is another example of Baxter's future history mode, even more conceptual than the Xeelee sequence. Each novel is focused on a potential explanation of the Fermi paradox. The two-part disaster series Flood and Ark (followed by three additional stories, "Earth III," "Earth II," and "Earth I") which also fits into this category, where catastrophic events unfold in the near future and humanity must adapt to survive in three radically different planetary environments. In 2013, Baxter released his short story collection Universes which featured stories set in Flood/Ark, Jones & Bennet and Anti-Ice universes. Baxter signed a contract for two new books, Proxima and Ultima, both of which are names of planets, and they were released in 2013 and 2014, respectively. A second category in Baxter's work is based on readings in evolutionary biology and human/animal behaviour. Elements of this appear in his future histories (especially later works like the Destiny's Children series and Flood/Ark), but here it is the focus. The major work in this category is Evolution, which imagines the evolution of humanity in the Earth's past and future. The Mammoth Trilogy, written for young adults, shares similar themes and concerns as it explores the present, past, and future of a small herd of mammoths found surviving on an island in the Arctic Ocean. A third category of Baxter's fiction is alternate history, based on research into history. These stories are more human, with characters portrayed with greater depth and care. This includes his NASA Trilogy, which incorporates research into NASA and its history; and the Time's Tapestry series, which features science-fictional interventions into our past from an alternate-history future. The novel Anti-Ice is an earlier example of Baxter's blending of alternate history with science fiction. A more recent work in this direction is the Northland Trilogy, an alternate prehistory that begins with Stone Spring, set ten thousand years ago in the Stone Age, followed by Bronze Summer and Iron Winter, set in alternate versions of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. In 2009, Baxter became a judge for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, the first former winner among the panel.Another category, outside of the main body of Baxter's independent work, is sequels and installments of science-fiction classics. His first novel to achieve wide recognition (winning three literary awards) was The Time Ships, an authorised sequel to H. G. Wells' The Time Machine. The Time Odyssey series, a trilogy co-authored with Arthur C. Clarke, is connected to Clarke's four Space Odyssey novels. The trilogy consists of Time's Eye, Sunstorm, and Firstborn. Another novel is based on a synopsis written by Clarke, The Light of Other Days. Baxter has also published a Doctor Who novel, The Wheel of Ice. His most recent sequel is The Massacre of Mankind, an authorised sequel to H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. In 2010, Baxter began working on a new series with Terry Pratchett. This collaboration produced five books, The Long Earth, The Long War, The Long Mars, The Long Utopia and The Long Cosmos. Baxter has written non-fiction essays and columns for such publications as Critical Wave and the British SF Association's Matrix. Literary awards Baxter's story "Last Contact" was nominated for the 2008 Hugo Award for best short story. Personal life Baxter was born 13 November 1957 in Liverpool, England, and studied at St Edward's College, a Catholic grammar school. He then read mathematics at University of Cambridge, and obtained a doctorate in engineering at University of Southampton, and received an MBA from Henley Management College. Baxter taught maths, physics, and information technology before becoming a full-time author in 1995. He is also a chartered engineer and fellow of the British Interplanetary Society. Bibliography References External links Official website Stephen Baxter at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Stephen Baxter at Library of Congress, with 59 library catalogue records. Discover the Stephen Baxter popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Stephen Baxter books.
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Helle Barden
Terry PratchettEin Klassiker von Terry Pratchett in neuer Übersetzung und GestaltungDie Stadtwache von AnkhMorpork wird aufgestockt. Damit die »angemessene Repräsentation einzelner Volksgruppen o...
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Die letzte Arche
Stephen BaxterWenn die Erde untergeht, bleibt nur ein Ausweg: das WeltallDie Erde wurde überflutet, und nur wenige Tausend Menschen haben die Katastrophe überlebt. In einem eigens dafür konstrui...
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The Confidence-man
Herman MelvilleOnboard the Fidèle, a steamboat floating down the Mississippi to New Orleans, a confidence man sets out to defraud his fellow passengers. In quick succession he assumes numerous gu...
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Sternenkinder
Stephen BaxterSeit Jahrtausenden hat sich parallel zu unserer Zivilisation eine andere Form der menschlichen Evolution entwickelt, unerkannt bisher. Doch als es in der Galaxis zu einem Konflikt ...
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The Hard SF Renaissance
David G. Hartwell & Kathryn CramerA major anthology of the "hard SF" subgenrearguing that it's not only the genre's core, but also its future.Something exciting has been happening in modern science fiction. After ...
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The Long Utopia
Terry Pratchett & Stephen BaxterThe fourth novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s internationally bestselling “Long Earth” series, hailed as “a brilliant science fiction collaboration . . . a love letter t...
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Explorers
Gardner DozoisDistant planets, galaxies, alien racesthe universe is vast and filled with an almost unimaginable range of possibilities. But imagine it we can. Here are more than twenty stories f...
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Starlight 3
Patrick Nielsen HaydenStarlight 3 is third volume of in Patrick Nielsen Haden's original anthology series, which includes short stories from Susanna Clarke, Cory Doctrow, Stephen Baxter, Maureen F. McHu...
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The Empire of Time
David WingroveThere is only the war.Otto Behr is a German agent, fighting his Russian counterparts across three millennia, manipulating history for moments in time that can change everything.Onl...
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Der Orden
Stephen BaxterVergangenheit, Gegenwart und ZukunftNach dem Tod seines Vaters findet George Poole in dessen Nachlass Dokumente, die darauf hindeuten, dass er eine Zwillingsschwester hat, die er j...
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Worldmakers
Gardner DozoisWhen mankind moves out to the stars, the colonists of the future will remake the worlds they inhabit in their image. Included here are twenty stories from the most imaginative writ...
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The Medusa Chronicles
Stephen Baxter & Alastair ReynoldsA sequel to Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s Nebula Award–winning novella “A Meeting with Medusa,” this novel continues the thrilling adventure of astronaut Howard Falcon, humanity’s first e...
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Beyond the Fringe
Miles CameronReturn to the Universe of the ARCANA IMPERII with a collection of novellas from Miles Cameron.Following the events of ARTIFACT SPACE, the galaxy continues to change and expand. Fro...
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Transzendenz
Stephen BaxterWenn die Vergangenheit die Zukunft retten muss ... Florida, Mitte des 21. Jahrhunderts: Die globale Erwärmung hat den Meeresspiegel ansteigen lassen, die Ressourcen werden knapp. A...
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Die Medusa-Chroniken
Stephen Baxter & Alastair ReynoldsAufbruch zum JupiterBei einem schrecklichen Unfall verlor Commander Howard Falcon einst beinahe sein Leben, nur die hochentwickelte Technologie seiner Zeit konnte ihn damals retten...
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The War of the Worlds
H.G. WellsCOMING TO BBC ONE IN AUTUMN 2019! 'No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences grea...
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Das Ende der Menschheit
Stephen BaxterVierzehn Jahre sind vergangen, seit die Invasion der Marsianer Englands Städte in Schutt und Asche legte. Vierzehn Jahre, seit die Angreifer vom roten Planeten an den Mikroben der ...
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The Good New Stuff
Gardner DozoisOnce the mainstay of science fiction, adventure stories fell out of favor during the 1960s and early 1970s. But in recent years, science fiction writers have spun out galaxyspannin...
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Ring
Stephen BaxterWenn die Sonne stirbt …Der Verdacht erhärtet sich, dass die Sonne eine weit kürzere Lebenserwartung hat als bisher angenommen. Um sich Gewissheit zu verschaffen, werden zwei Großpr...
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The Master of Time
David WingrovePart Three of The Roads to MoscowThe war for time is reaching its endAs the German and Russian forces seek to destroy a third, seemingly unstoppable faction, Otto Behr reluctantly ...
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Zeitschiffe
Stephen BaxterWas passiert mit H. G. Wells‘ Zeitreisendem? Nach seiner Rückkehr aus der Zukunft will der Zeitreisende zurückkehren, um die Eloi Weena zu retten, die in den Flammen umgekommen ist...
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Anti-Eis
Stephen BaxterDer Stolz des EmpireAntiEis ist eine vom Himmel gefallene seltsame Substanz, die als Antriebsmittel ungeheure Energie liefert. Ihre Entdeckung durch den britischen Forscher Sir Jos...
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Ultima
Stephen BaxterDie letzte GrenzeAls die Menschen auf dem Planeten Per Ardua AlienArtefakte entdeckten, die es ihnen ermöglichten, mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit zu reisen, fielen auch die letzten Grenz...
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The Ocean of Time
David WingrovePart Two of The Roads to MoscowThe War For Time Continues.From the frozen tundra of 13th Century Russia to the battle of Paltava in 1709 and beyond, Otto Behr has waged an unquesti...
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Evolution
Stephen BaxterVergangenheit und ZukunftDieser Roman enthält nicht mehr und nicht weniger als die gesamte Geschichte unseres Universums. Von den Ursprüngen des Alls über die weitverzweigten Wuche...
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Das Geflecht der Unendlichkeit
Stephen BaxterAm Ende der ZeitDie Menschheit steht am Abgrund: Lange schon wird sie von den außerirdischen Qax unterdrückt, als ein Schiff durch ein Wurmloch kommt. Die Cauchy startete in der Ve...
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Proxima
Stephen BaxterLeuchten die Sterne noch im 27. Jahrhundert?Die ferne Zukunft: Die bekannten Sternbilder existieren nicht mehr, und unsere Galaxis ist mittlerweile zu einem Haufen aus schwarzen Lö...
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Flux
Stephen BaxterSchatten der VergangenheitDura und ihre Mitmenschen leben im Inneren eines Neutronensterns. Sie wissen, dass sie Geschöpfe der Urmenschen sind, riesigen Wesen, die einst von den St...