Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter
The "Xeelee Sequence" comprises the four novels "Raft", "Timelike Infinity", "Flux" and "Ring", and this collection of linked stories. The stories feature characters such as Michael Poole, the wormhole technology genius from "Timelike Infinity", Lieserl and, of course, the Xeelee.`The most important living science-fiction writer in the country'
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`The best SF writer in Britain'
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Praise for Stephen Baxter's short fiction:
`The stories are the purest distillation of hard SFThey add up to an essential collection'
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`A luminous collection . . . Baxter can overwhelm you with a traditional SF sense of wonder until your jaw drops'
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`Baxter sends into free-fall the most awesome ideas in science fiction today ... [He] reveals the mortal host in the machine.'
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Stephen Baxter applied to become an astronaut in 1991. He didn't make it, but achieved the next best thing by becoming a science fiction writer, and his novels and short stories have been published and won awards around the world. His science background is in maths and engineering. He is married and lives in Buckinghamshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780002254250 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002254255 |
| Title | Vacuum Diagrams |
| Author | Stephen Baxter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1997-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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