Book description
'Like Ursula K. Le Guin rewriting The Lord of the Flies for the quantum age' NPR
'Cixin Liu is the author of your next favourite sci-fi novel' WIRED
Eight years ago and eight light years away, a supermassive star died.
Tonight, a supernova tsunami of high energy will finally reach…
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2 authors picked Supernova Era as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This was a fabulous a story that was super interesting. It read kinda like a history text/novel, something in between, an effect I really loved. The story was well-developed, with scientific and technical detail and specific stories used appropriately to develop the story, along with broader overviews. The characters were all interesting. The plots, schemes, and machinations are really good. The battles ranged from thrilling to very depressing.
Overall I thought the book was very realistic and made a lot of sense. The author thought through what would happen in an adultless world. I like how he captured that…
This was a fabulous story, super interesting, that read kind of like a history text/novel, something in between, an effect I really loved. The story was well-developed, with scientific and technical detail and specific stories used appropriately to develop the greater tale, along with broader overviews, capturing the activities of the whole world. The characters were all interesting. The plots, schemes, and machinations are really good. The battles ranged from thrilling to very depressing.
Overall, I thought the book was very realistic and made a lot of sense. The author thought through what would happen in an adultless present-day world.…
From William's list on The best books where kids manage their own adult-free world.
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