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One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jason Lawton: Prodigy child of E.D. Lawton and genius that tries to uncover the mysteries of the October Event. Diane Lawton's brother and Tyler Dupree's best friend. Nickname: Jase.
- Diane Lawton: Child of E.D. Lawton. Best Friend of Tyler Dupree. Tries to make sense of the mysteries of the October Event by finding solace in religion.
- Tyler Dupree: A doctor, the story takes place from his POV.
- The Hypotheticals: The name placed on the race of beings that are hypothesized to be behind the Spin
- Simon Townsend: Add a description of this character.
- Carol Lawton
- Preston Lomax
- E. D. Lawton
- Molly Seagram
- Aaron Sorley
- Dan Condon
- Clayton
- Sarah
- Thu Ina
- Garland
- Martian
- Marcus
- Jody
- Dr. Koenig
- Neumann
- Malmstein
- Pak Tyler
- Giselle
- Ja La
- Bob Kobel
- Fulton
Setting & Locations edit
- Spin: Planet-encompassing orb that envelops Earth. Time outside of the orb rages on at an unnatural speed while time on Earth remains the same.
- Mars: Red Planet near Earth.
- Perihelion
- Padang
- Florida
- Jordan Tabernacle
- Big House
- Arizona
- Washington
- Earth
- Minang
- Orlando
- Europe
- Jakarta
- Canaveral
- White House
- Seychelles
- Teluk Bayur
- Atlantic
- Indian Ocean
- Berkshires
- United States
- New Kingdom
- Stony Brook
- Maine
- Islam
- Parousia
- China
- Capetown
- California
First Sentence edit
Everybody falls, and we all land somewhere.
Table of Contents edit
4X109 A.D.
The Big House
Time Out of Joint
4X109 A.D.
Rumors of Apocalypse Reach the Berkshires
No Single Thing Abides
4X109 A.D.
Unquiet Nights
Under the Skin
Celestial Gardening
Snapshots of the Ecopoiesis
4X109 A.D.
Hospitality
Four Photographs of the Kirioloj Delta
4X109 A.D.
The Cold Places of the Universe
Sacrificial Rites
The Ticking of Expensive Clocks
4X109 A.D.
Desperate Euphoria
Home Before Dark
4X109 A.D.
By Dreams Surrounded
The Morning and the Evening
Spin
The Abyss in Flames
Ars Moriendi
4X109 A.D. / We All Land Somewhere
North of Anywhere
Acknowledgments
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Spin. (standard series)
Followed by Axis.
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Charles Wilson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0765309386
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Tor Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0765309386
Page Count: 368
Awards edit
- Hugo (2006: Best science fiction novel)
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2006: Science Fiction, #2)
- Locus Science Fiction Award (Finalist, 2006)
- Seiun Award (2009: Best Foreign Language Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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