Blue Remembered Earth
Jun 2012 · Poseidon's Children Book 1 · Sold by Penguin
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The first novel in the Poseidon's Children series from the acclaimed author of the Revelation Space series.
One hundred and fifty years from now, Africa has become the world’s dominant technological and economic power. Crime, war, disease and poverty have been practically eliminated. The Moon and Mars are settled, and colonies stretch all the way out to the edge of the solar system. And Ocular, the largest scientific instrument in history, is about to make an epochal discovery...
Geoffrey Akinya wants only one thing: to be left in peace, so that he can continue his long-running studies into the elephants of the Amboseli basin. But Geoffrey’s family, which controls the vast Akinya business empire, has other plans for him. After the death of his grandmother Eunice—the erstwhile space explorer and entrepreneur—something awkward has come to light on the Moon, so Geoffrey is dispatched there to ensure the family name remains untarnished.
But the secrets Eunice died with are about to be revealed—secrets that could change everything...or tear this near utopia apart.
One hundred and fifty years from now, Africa has become the world’s dominant technological and economic power. Crime, war, disease and poverty have been practically eliminated. The Moon and Mars are settled, and colonies stretch all the way out to the edge of the solar system. And Ocular, the largest scientific instrument in history, is about to make an epochal discovery...
Geoffrey Akinya wants only one thing: to be left in peace, so that he can continue his long-running studies into the elephants of the Amboseli basin. But Geoffrey’s family, which controls the vast Akinya business empire, has other plans for him. After the death of his grandmother Eunice—the erstwhile space explorer and entrepreneur—something awkward has come to light on the Moon, so Geoffrey is dispatched there to ensure the family name remains untarnished.
But the secrets Eunice died with are about to be revealed—secrets that could change everything...or tear this near utopia apart.
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4.4
51 reviews
Justin Ratliff (JustinRat)
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April 13, 2015
while the story and characters are engaging, I felt like the second half of the book needed to happen a little bit sooner. Reynolds has a habit of putting together an addictive hook in the beginning, but then spreads the resolution out to the very last page. In this book I feel like he bypassed that and provideded a very satisfying close. The sequel is however, guilty of the previously mentioned offense. I look forward to the third part in his trilogy though, and that tells you how good his storytelling is.
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Hugh Messenger
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August 19, 2013
A departure for Reynolds, and fans expecting Revelation Space Revisited will no doubt be disappointed, but a good read, and I look forward to the rest of this series.
Lucas Dixon
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October 31, 2015
A little slow to start, but packed full of fascinating ideas, and you get pulled in after a short while and it becomes hard to stop reading. Well written, coherent, tantalising, great read.
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About the author
Alastair Reynolds is the author of the Poseidon’s Children series and the Revelation Space series. Born in Barry, South Wales, he studied at Newcastle University and the University of St. Andrews. A former astrophysicist for the European Space Agency, he now writes full-time.
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