It came here decades agoâand itâs devouring our planet: âLiterally earth-shattering action . . . Baxter provides the sense of wonder of classic science fiction.â âDenver Post
It starts when Venus explodes into a brilliant cloud of dust and debris, showering Earth with radiation and bizarre particles that wipe out all the crops and half the life in the oceans, and fry the ozone layer. Days later, a few specks of moon rock kicked up from the last Apollo mission fall upon a lava crag in Scotland. Thatâs all it takes . . .
Suddenly, the ground itself begins melting into pools of dust that grow larger every day. For what has demolished Venus, and now threatens Earth itself, is part machine, part life-form: a nano-virus, dubbed Moonseed, that attacks planets.
Four scientists are all that stand between Moonseed and Earthâs extinction, four brilliant minds that must race to cut off the virus and save whatâs left of Earthâa pulse-stopping battle for discovery that will lead them from Earthâs inner core to a daredevil Moon voyage that could save, or damn, us all.
Moonseed is a standout novel from Stephen Baxter, author of The Time Ships and recipient of multiple BSFA, Philip K. Dick, and Sidewise Awards.
âScience fiction in which the science is right. A sheer pleasure to read.â âNew Scientist
âHis alien threat is an intriguing and original one.â âKirkus Reviews
âA truly spectacular climax.â âPublishers Weekly
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