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Stephen Baxter applied to become an astronaut in 1991. He didn’t make it, but achieved the next best thing by becoming a science fiction writer, and his novels and short stories have been published and have won awards around the world. His science background is in maths and engineering. He is married and lives in Northumberland.
<p>‘The most important living science-fiction writer in the country’<br /><em>THE TIMES</em></p>
<p>‘The best SF writer in Britain’<br /><em>SFX</em></p>
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<em>Praise for The NASA Trilogy:</em>
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<p>‘VOYAGE is, quite simply, a brilliant book . . . skilfully constructed and enthrallingly told’<br /><em>SFX</em></p>
<p>‘Baxter handles a complex and gripping plot with his customary aplomb… The ending will blow your mind. Buy TITAN, read it – and then go out and buy everything else that Baxter has ever written’<br /><em>NEW SCIENTIST</em></p>
<p>‘A plausible tale of America’s last gasp at interplanetary exploration… Stephen Baxter proves what a cosmic thinker he is’<br /><em>WASHINGTON POST</em></p>
Signs of life have been found on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
A group of visionaries led by NASA’s Paula Benacerraf plan a daring one-way mission that will cost them everything. Taking nearly a decade, the billion-mile voyage includes a ‘slingshot’ transit of Venus, a catastrophic solar storm, and a constant struggle to keep the ship and crew functioning.
But it is on the icy surface of Titan itself that the true adventure begins. In the orange methane slush the astronauts will discover the secrets of life’s origins and reach for a human destiny beyond their wildest dreams.
Signs of life have been found on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
• Real-life science fiction: the hardback was published just as NASA prepared to launch the Cassini probe on it’s seven-year trip to Titan
• Powerful mainstream appeal, a present-day setting, utterly plausible and convincing
• Titan has been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award
Product details
Biographical note
Stephen Baxter applied to become an astronaut in 1991. He didn’t make it, but achieved the next best thing by becoming a science fiction writer, and his novels and short stories have been published and have won awards around the world. His science background is in maths and engineering. He is married and lives in Northumberland.