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‘What a saga! Scifi with honest, complex humanity, physics, biology, sociology’ – Tom Hanks

‘Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson’s best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever’ – Guardian

Our voyage from Earth began generations ago.

Now, we approach our destination.

A new home.

Aurora.

Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.

‘An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch’ SFX

‘Aurora is Robinson’s best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative’ Scientific American

‘Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction’s greats’ Sunday Times

Novels by Kim Stanley Robinson:

Icehenge
The Memory of Whiteness
A Short, Sharp Shock
Antarctica
The Years of Rice and Salt
Galileo’s Dream
2312
Shaman
Aurora
New York 2140
Red Moon

Publisher Review

A rousing tribute to the human spirit. -- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE [Robinson is] a rare contemporary writer to earn a reputation on par with earlier masters such as Isaac Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke. -- CHICAGO TRIBUNE Humanity's first trip to another star is incredibly ambitious, impeccably planned and executed on a grand scale in Aurora. -- SPACE.COM This is hard SF the way it's mean to be written: technical, scientific, with big ideas and a fully realized society. Robinson is an acknowledged sf master-his Mars trilogy and his stand-alone novel 2312 (2012) were multiple award winners and nominees-and this latest novel is sure to be a big hit with devoted fans of old-school science fiction. -- BOOKLIST A magnificent piece of writing . . . perhaps his best ever -- Guardian Another masterpiece of future-building from Robinson . . . compelling drama * Financial Times * The kind of speculation that he is quite brilliant at . . . Magnificent * Sunday Times * An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch * SFX * Aurora is Robinson's best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative * Scientific American * The best book I read in 2015 * Cory Doctorow * This ambitious hard SF epic shows Robinson at the top of his game * Publishers Weekly - starred review * If Interstellar left you wanting more, then this novel might just fill that longing * io9.com * Robinson creates an absolutely convincing population of generations yielding to generations . . . [A] near-perfect marriage of the technical and the psychological * NPR Books *