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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. 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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  2. 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.