Stephen Baxter is a trained engineer with a degree in mathematics from Cambridge and a doctorate in aero-engineering research from the University of Southampton. After teaching for a number of years and working in the information technology management industry, he began writing full-time in 1995. He is a winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the Locus Award, as well as a nominee for several Arthur C. Clarke and Hugo awards. His novel Voyage won the Sidewise Award for the best alternate history novel of the year, and he won the Philip K. Dick Award twice, for The Time Ships and for Vacuum Diagrams. He was also a recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for The Time Ships.
Praise for the Novels of Stephen Baxter "The natural heir to the
hard-sci-fi crown of Arthur C. Clarke."--The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Flood
"Horrifyingly believable."--The Washington Post "Bold,
compassionate, exhilarating, wrenching stuff."--Niall Harrison, The
Internet Review of Science Fiction "The ever-readable Baxter has a
page flipper in Flood....It will give everyone pause to
think."--SciFiDimensions "Realistic, frightening...a bold saga
reinforced with strong characterizations
throughout...riveting."--Midwest Book Review Ark
"A grim but exciting tale of the ultimate in pioneering
adventure."--The Times (London) "A page-turning disaster sequel
that shows us a fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful
view of humanity's chances in the face of terrific
adversity."--SciFiNow "Never has Baxter presented a more thrilling
and moving glimpse of a possible future. Ark could well be his
masterpiece."--The Guardian (UK) "[Baxter] writes brilliantly about
what it might be like to experience space travel. This capacity for
mixing awe-inspiring vistas with gnarly day-to-day details hasn't
diminished."--SFX Magazine
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