01696cam a2200337 i 4500 549522152 TxAuBib 20220225120000.0 140724s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062190376 hardcover 0062190377 hardcover (OCoLC)884539342 TxAuBib rda Stephenson, Neal. Seveneves / Neal Stephenson. Seven eves. 7 eves. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015] 867 pages, 2 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space. But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remains. Five thousand years later, their progeny--seven distinct races now three billion strong--embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown--to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. 20220225. Disasters Fiction. Survival Fiction. Outer space Exploration Fiction. Earth (Planet) Fiction. Science fiction.