What do you do when a new book that you have been eagerly awaiting receives a lukewarm review from a reviewer that you respect? This is the dilemma that I find myself in as I await the release (5/19) ...

Neal Stephenson has outdone himself, and that’s saying something. Seattle novelist Stephenson has published speculative fiction in the alternative present or near future (“Snow Crash” among others), ...

“The Moon blew up without warning,” this novel begins, its first words driving readers outside our comfort zones fast and hard. There’s a brief lull as we follow the investigation, under the auspices ...

Neal Stephenson is amazing at beginnings and not so hot at endings, and his new novel, “Seveneves,” has a marvelous opening sentence: “The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason.” The ...

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is a novel about humanity's resilience and imaginative resourcefulness in the face of an Extinction Level Event. The story centers on how humanity races to survive the ...

"The moon blew up with no warning and with no apparent reason." That's the beginning of Neal Stephenson's newest epic, Seveneves. And in terms of opening hooks, it's up there. I mean, he isn't ...

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On the first page of Neal Stephenson's new 880-page novel, "Seveneves," the moon blows up. At first, it seems as if, despite that fact, life on Earth can continue pretty much as before. But is soon ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Seveneves begins dramatically, "The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason ". Stephenson has said in an interview, "I ...

What makes Neal Stephenson’s latest book, Seveneves, so exciting is how much it is like his previous books while still being so different. Most Neal Stephenson books explore the same themes: what ...