Ark (novel)
| Author | Stephen Baxter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Hard science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
Publication date | 20 August 2009 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 512 pp |
| ISBN | 0-575-08057-4 |
| Preceded by | Flood |
Ark is a hard science fiction novel[1] by UK author Stephen Baxter. It comes as the sequel to Baxter's acclaimed 2008 novel Flood. Ark will deal with the journey of Ark 1, which Baxter has revealed to be a long-range spaceship, and the continuing human struggle for survival on Earth after the catastrophic events of Flood. It was published August 20, 2009 by Gollancz.
Plot Summary
Publisher Gollancz has released this summary of the novel's contents[2]:
- As the waters rose in Flood, high in the Colorado mountains the US government was building an ark. Not an ark to ride the waves but an ark that would take a select few thousand people out into space to start a new future for mankind. Sent out into deep space on a journey lasting centuries, generations of crew members carry the hope of a new beginning on a new, incredibly distant, planet. But as the ages pass knowledge and purpose is lost and division and madness grows. And back on earth life, and man, find a new way. This is the epic sequel to the acclaimed Flood; a stirring tale of what mankind will do to survive and the perfect introduction for new readers to one of SFs greatest tropes; the generation ship.