Aurora

Aurora by Robinson, Kim Stanley. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780316098106.

From one of science fictions most powerful voices comes Aurora, the incredible story of humankinds first voyage beyond the solar system. "This is hard SF the way its mean to be written: technical, scientific, with big ideas and a fully realized society." -Booklist Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our new home. AURORA. "[Robinson is] a rare contemporary writer to earn a reputation on par with earlier masters such as Isaac Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke." -Chicago Tribune "If Interstellar left you wanting more, then this novel might just fill that longing." -io9 "[A] near-perfect marriage of the technical and the psychological." -NPR Books "The Apollo 13 of interstellar travel." -SciFi