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During my second trimester of pregnancy I was told to relax. Soothing music, happy movies, good books were among the things I was advised on pursuing. I took this advice literally and promptly got myself a copy of Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves. Trust me to pick an ‘end of the earth, thanks to a freaky space event’ kind of a book to read in preparation of the coming baby.
It took me 8 months to get through this chunkster. I read it through my pregnancy and after delivery too. I read it whenever I got time. I read it because it made me realize that science fiction authors are not regular people. They create these complex worlds, these mind bending societies and their equally intriguing inhabitants and that’s no mere feat. I read also to make sure I don’t give up. That lesson was long time coming. It was hard and sometimes I would be stuck on a page for days together but in the end, it was all well worth the effort.
If there is another author whose work can match the hard science in Stephenson’s books with equally baffling and sometimes more mind bending concepts, it is Ursula K LeGuinn. Fan of both these authors and highly recommend all their books. All of them.
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