Description
Time by Stephen Baxter is the first book in the Manifold series, a sweeping science-fiction novel that explores humanity’s future in the face of environmental collapse, technological advancement and the mysteries of space and time. In 2010, ecological damage, population growth and unchecked industrial expansion have pushed Earth towards devastation.
Entrepreneur Reid Malenfant believes humanity’s future lies beyond Earth and sets out to develop a spacecraft capable of deep-space exploration and colonisation. As governments resist his ambitions and unrest spreads across the planet, Malenfant’s mission takes an increasingly extraordinary turn, forcing him to confront questions about humanity’s survival and the very nature of time.
Time is a strong choice for readers who enjoy hard science fiction, space exploration, futuristic technology and big ideas about humanity’s place in the universe.
