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No cover — Stephen Baxter: World Engines (2019, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)

576 pages

English language

Published 2019 by Orion Publishing Group, Limited.

ISBN:: 978-1-4732-2318-9

Hundreds of years in the future, on a stagnating and almost empty Earth, a space shuttle pilot from the early days of the 21st Century is awoken from the cryogenic sleep he entered after a devastating accident. As he comes to terms with this new world, he begins to realise that their history does not match what he remembers - and that only he may be able to stop the coming catastrophe destined to destroy the planet. Until he meets a young woman who seems to have a drive of her own, and a plan...

Sequel: World Engines: Creator.

4 editions

matchaboba reviewed World Engines by Stephen Baxter (World Engines book 1)

Very mid

No rating

I will give both books the same rating because I read them without pause in between and I cannot remember where one end and the other began.

I would describe this book as mid. It was interesting enough that I finished reading it. I like the characters enough but overall it was waaaaay too slow. I have the feeling a good editor could’ve made this book a success for me. I understand the idea of the book and I really like it, but I think the execution is just not that good.

Subjects

English literature