Seveneves

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, 867 pages.

Stephenson, author of such science fiction classics as Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and Anathem tends to write books that are rather epic in scope. This novel starts with a contemporary setting and a rather believable apocalyptic event. As the nations of earth come together to try and save the human race by getting enough people off the planet and into some sort of  a sustainable future, Stephenson has what seems to be a complete story. But people in this world do what people do all the time, and soon jealousy, naked self-interest, and bad luck have the human race on the very edge of extinction. The last third of this book is somewhere between an extended epilogue, and a stand-alone story, though it wasn't til this point that I finally realized the significance of the title.
Stephenson is a very good writer, with a fair supply of style and a lot to say about science, people, and the ways in which life can become very complicated.

Great characters and interesting plot arcs keep the story going even after you think you had gotten to the end. A fun, entertaining tale that integrates the science into the tale seamlessly.
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