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Termination Shock Hardback - 2021

by Neal Stephenson

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From Neal Stephenson--who coined the term "metaverse" in his 1992 novel Snow Crash--comes a sweeping, prescient new near-future thriller that transports readers to a near-future world in which 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.

"Stephenson is one of speculative fiction's most meticulous architects. . . . Termination Shock manages to pull off a rare trick, at once wildly imaginative and grounded." -- New York Times Book Review

One man--visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate T. R. Schmidt, Ph.D.--has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a controversial geoengineering 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?

Ranging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, Termination Shock brings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease?

Epic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding climate fiction adventure.

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  • Title Termination Shock
  • Author Neal Stephenson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 720
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher William Morrow & Company
  • Publication date 2021-11-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9780063028050 / 0063028050
  • Weight 1.89 lbs (0.86 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.8 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 4.57 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
  • Category Fiction - Espionage / Thriller
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Climatic changes
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2021031366
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.54

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