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THE MEDUSA CHRONICLES

Book ID/图书代码: 10010016B91693

English Summary/英文概要: Howard Falcon almost lost his life in an accident . . . and a combination of human ingenuity and technical expertise brought him back. Not as himself, but as an augmented human: part man, part machine, and exceptionally capable.

The Medusa Chronicles charts his journey through time, the changing interaction between humanity and our universe, and combined moments of incredible action with unparalleled exploration of and expansion into space. A compelling read from the beginning, this is classic SF which has appeal for readers who like Gravity and The Martian.

SFX have reviewed this as ’A vivid and vital take on a pace age future that never actually happened. Clarke, you may find yourself thinking, would surely approve.’

Chinese Summary/中文概要: Howard Falcon几乎在一场事故中失去了性命,但人类的智慧和技术的手段让他活了下来。但他已经不再是自己,而是一半人一半机器的怪物,拥有非凡的能力。

这一系列书籍追述了他的人生,讲述了人类和我们所在宇宙之间的交集,其中有几个无可比拟的时刻中人类进入了漫漫太空。对于那些刚开始阅读科幻读物的读者来说这些书很吸引人,算得上经典的科幻作品。

SFX将本系列书评价为“生动而重要的作品”。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况:很好的阅读体验。果然是Baxter和Reynolds的合作出品,质量很有保障。(SCIFINOW)

有这两个著名作家牵头,算上他们的写作功力和想象里,成书的质量是很有保障的。他们写出了一部美妙的作品,很值得一读。(THE SUN)

这部书凝聚了两个作者的长处,既掌握了科学原则,又能够以有条不紊、自成一格的节奏娓娓道来。(《卫报》)

’A vivid and vital take on a pace age future that never actually happened. Clarke, you may find yourself thinking, would surely approve.’ (SFX)

A joy to read, it’s yet another feather in Baxter and Reynolds’ well-adorned hats. (SCIFINOW)

With these two titans of the genre, jaw-dropping imagination and laser-sharp wordcraft are guaranteed. They have created a beautiful novel, wonderful to explore. (THE SUN)

brings the strengths of both writers - a thorough grasp of scientific principles and the ability to present them in well-paced, engaging narratives (The Guardian)

it certainly contains all that I love in the writing and imagination and vision of both Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds. Full justice has been done to Clarke and his original short story and I can only hope for more. My only greedy complaint is that I wish the book were longer. What there is, though, is wondrous and perfect. (For Winter’s Nights)

Stephen Baxter and Alistair Reynolds choose to focus instead on the characters to help pull the storyline forward and that was what I liked most about The Medusa Chronicles, it’s a character driven sci-fi book, something I feel the genre needs more of. (The YA Bookshelf)

Baxter and Reynolds are the ideal writers to take this on. They capture a sense of the awe of the universe and the humility of the position of humanity within it, but they also clearly have a lot of fun with some very old SF genre conventions in the process. (Geek Life)

if you like a political story combined with the effects of human interplanetary space travel, this book is definitely for you. (Livingforbooks)

Humanist, meditative, this is old-fashioned science fiction as evidenced by its sense of wonder and a positive attitude to scientific progress but, alongside, manages to keep the thrills on overdrive and the cosmic and planetary problems ticking along. A good read. (Lovereading.co.uk)

If I’m honest, I wasn’t expecting The Medusa Chronicles to be much more than a tip of the hat to Arthur C. Clarke, but Baxter and Reynolds go far farther by realising a resounding sweep of a story with rich seams of science and speculation, some unforgettable spectacle and not a few emotional moments. (TOR.COM)

The Medusa Chronicles engenders in me the sense of wonder that first brought me to SF, and reminds me why I love it so much. Two masters of the genre taking up the mantle of the grandmaster himself (Gavin Smith)

One of the most compelling novels of either author’s career, it combines moments of incredible action with an intricately-realised depiction of an expansive universe. (GEEK SYNDICATE)

About the Author/作者介绍: Stephen Baxter与Arthur C. Clarke爵士合著有小说《TIME’S EYE》 ,与Terry Pratchett 爵士合著有《泰晤士报周日版》提名畅销书《LONG EARTH》系列。

Alastair Reynolds是多次获奖的作家,著有小说《REVELATION SPACE》系列。

Stephen Baxter is the co-author of the TIME’S EYE novels with Sir Arthur C. Clarke and of the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling LONG EARTH series with Sir Terry Pratchett.

Alastair Reynolds is the multiple-award-nominated author of the REVELATION SPACE novels.

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