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First 26 Pages of Neal Stephenson's New Novel "Seveneves" Online

Posted by timothy on from the such-a-tease dept.

An anonymous reader writes Neal Stephenson has just released a teaser comprising the first 26 pages of his new novel Seveneves. The first words? "The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason."

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  1. Wait! by roman_mir · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's no moon. It's a space station!

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    You can't handle the truth.
  2. Dark And Stormy Night. by Ukab+the+Great · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason." sounds a lot like a sci-fi version of "It was a dark and stormy night."

    1. Re:Dark And Stormy Night. by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, this is the sci-fi version:

      It was a dark and stormy night; the lead sulfide rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of ammonium wind which swept up the streets (for it is on Omicron Theta 1 that our story lies). In other words, a typical day on the dark side of a tidally locked planet.

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    2. Re:Dark And Stormy Night. by Rinikusu · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...

      Go on.

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  3. Linux inflator utility by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 3, Funny

    "The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason."

    We know the reason -- because Khloe wanted her ass to look like Kim's.

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  4. The moon blew up without warning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So what does Chairface Chippendale think of this turn of events?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_characters_in_The_Tick#Supervillains

  5. Final sentence by necro81 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Well, I can already predict what the final sentence of this novel is going to be:

    Nosaer tnerappa on rof dna gninraw tuohtiw pu welb noom eht.

  6. Re:An Odd Bird by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Authors improve with age?

    Some do. For example, in many years time, Stephenie Meyer will be dead.

  7. Neal has a lot to learn by Xenna · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's not how you do online marketing. Try this:

    The first 26 pages of Neal Stephenson's new bestseller were *leaked* to the internet!

    That's work much better...