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Manifold: Time
 

Manifold: Space (Manifold (Paperback))

by Stephen Baxter

Leave it to the consistently clever Stephen Baxter to pull the old bait and switch. A story that begins as a hoary asteroid-mining tale, set in 2010 against the by-now familiar spiel of fulfilling humanity's pan-galactic Manifest Destiny, instead takes a bold, delightful ascent into a trajectory far more ambitious. To ensure its survival, humankind need not merely master the galaxy but also the... (read more)

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Inye w
  • Rated 5 stars

“April 06, 2008.

I just finished reading this book and I have to say it took me for quite a ride. In addition to being chock full of mind expanding, brain bending, paradigm exploding concepts, the narrative is grounded in hard theoretical and empirical science.

On the back cover of the edition that I have the book is favorably recommended by both Arthur C. Clarke (RIP) and Greg Bear and upon finishing the book I can see why. The book in right in line with works such as...”

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peterclo
  • Rated 1 stars

“This book starts well before plunging into a naive vision of the future of space exploration by humanity, bordering on ridiculous at times. The characters are bland, uninteresting and barely evolve throughout the story. The main character doesn't face any obstacle before the very end of the story, everything works as he planned and the governement(s) never get involved until it's too late to stop him, even after he blatantly violates a bunch of laws.

One of the other character, a...”

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  • Rated 3 stars
  

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  • Inye w

    inye w said:

    “April 06, 2008.

    I just finished reading this book and I have to say it took me for quite a ride. In addition to being chock full of mind expanding, brain bending, paradigm exploding concepts, the narrative is grounded in hard theoretical and empirical science.

    On the back cover of the edition that I have the book is favorably recommended by both Arthur C. Clarke (RIP) and Greg Bear and upon finishing the book I can see why. The book in right in line with works such as 'Childhood's End' (Clarke) and 'Blood Music' (Bear). At it's core 'Manifold Time' grapples with the nature and possible paths of evolution of human sentience (consciousness). Both cited works by Clarke and Bear deal with this same idea and although the narratives are distinct there is a fundamental resonance in how they deal with the topic.

    I recommend this book for anyone who is into science fiction that employs hard science in the service of a mind expanding speculative premise. I also suggest that one read both works by Clarke and Bear as cited above as companion narratives. ”

    posted Sunday, April 6 2008
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