Seveneves

When an unexplained cataclysm shatters the moon and turns Earth into a ticking time bomb, global society unites to launch a desperate ark project in orbit. As the surface of the planet becomes uninhabitable radiation fire, the tiny band of space pioneers must struggle against impossible odds and human division to preserve the seed of humanity. Five millennia later, their descendants branch into distinct genetic lineages before returning to explore a radically altered Earth. This sweeping science fiction epic examines large-scale survival, orbital engineering, and evolutionary divergence.

by Neal Stephenson

HarperCollins · First published 2015 · 861 pages