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Title details for Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson - Available

Termination Shock

by Neal Stephenson
Edoardo Ballerini
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with a visionary technothriller about climate change 'Stephenson's reputation as a sci-fi titan is deserved' Sunday Times 'His most visionary, and timely, book yet' Chicago Review of Books 'Absorbing speculative fiction' Guardian 'Brilliantly entertaining... at science fiction's cutting edge' SFX 'Ingenious and sometimes prophetic' Telegraph Neal Stephenson's sweeping, prescient new novel transports readers to a near-future world where the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics. One man has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as "elemental." But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied? As only Stephenson can, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding speculative adventure.

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  • Release date

    November 11, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9780008404390
      • File size: 659496 KB
      • Duration: 22:53:56

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Edoardo Ballerini's impressive narrative range is on full display in this globe-trotting work of climate disaster speculative fiction. Ballerini is asked to create a cast of culturally diverse characters, all with distinct speaking voices. Other audiobooks like this might be forced to hire a full cast, but Ballerini is beyond capable. He slips from Texan to Dutch to Scottish voices within a few sentences in such a way that listeners feel like they are eavesdropping on an actual conversation. He juxtaposes his spectacular character work with a rock-steady third-person narration of complicated science data that grounds the audiobook in a dire reality that feels inescapable. While this audiobook is quite lengthy, listeners will not mind spending 20-plus hours listening to Ballerini. A.R.F. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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