The novel expands on the premise of Clarke's story, taking the main character into the distant future, while also going into the past to show that both the novel and the original Clarke story are set in an alternative history where in 1968, NASA and the Soviet space program united to prevent an asteroid from impacting Earth.Ī reviewer of Publishers Weekly stated "The novel’s reach does come at the expense of some psychological depth, but fans of the authors’ other work won’t be disappointed." Allen Stroud of SF Book Review mentioned " The Medusa Chronicles is an excellent read, continuing where Clarke left its principle character and expanding his ideas in a way that pays homage but also expresses the gift of the two writers who have chosen to take their pens to this future fiction world". Clarke, the greatest science fiction writer ever, teams up with award-winning author Stephen Baxter, who shares Clarke's bold vision of a future where technology and humanism advance hand in hand, the result is bound to be a book of stellar ambition and accomplishment. Clarke and Baxter have mastered the art of saving the world in blockbuster style. He is the winner of the British Science Fiction Award, the Locus Award, the John W. About Sunstorm Clarke and Baxter have mastered the art of saving the world in blockbuster style.Entertainment Weekly Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the mysterious and powerful Firstborn, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth called Mir, a jigsaw-puzzle world made up of lands and people cut out of different eras of Earth’s history.
Clarke's 1971 novella A Meeting with Medusa. Baxter is the acclaimed author of the Manifold novels and Evolution.
Notes: Considering the authors are atheists the depiction of the historical Jesus is surprisingly sympathetic and positive. The Medusa Chronicles is a 2016 science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds and Stephen Baxter, a sequel to Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter - The Light of Other Days (2nd Hand Hardback) Fine quality books at better prices Free. Clarke and Stephen Baxter work together very well, and I hope to read more of their collaborations.
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