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Book SynopsisThe #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with a visionary technothriller about climate changeStephenson's reputation as a sci-fi titan is deserved' Sunday TimesHis most visionary, and timely, book yet' Chicago Review of BooksAbsorbing speculative fiction' GuardianBrilliantly entertaining at science fiction's cutting edge' SFXIngenious and sometimes prophetic' TelegraphNeal 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
Trade Review‘Absorbing speculative fiction’ Guardian
‘Neal Stephenson has never been afraid of engaging with big ideas within genre forms, and Termination Shock might be his most visionary, and timely, book yet’ Chicago Review of Books
‘Brilliantly entertaining… at science fiction’s cutting edge’ SFX
‘Wonderfully human… ingenious and sometimes prophetic… Stephenson has become a totemic figure for 21st century scientific writers’ Daily Telegraph
‘Stephenson’s reputation as a sci-fi titan is deserved’ Sunday Times
