Resplendent (Destinys Children 4)

Resplendent (Destinys Children 4) by Stephen Baxter. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780575078963.

RESPLENDENT is a collection of stories that encompasses mankinds epic fight for survival against the Xeelee, a narrative of how man will change and evolve over our epic journey out into the universe. These tales will encompass the rise of sub-molecular empires in the first nanoseconds after the Big Bang to mankinds final transformation. Full of cutting-edge science, descriptions of time and space on a mind-boggling scale and memorable, all-too-human characters. It is both the capstone to one of the most significant series in the history of SF and a remarkable achievement in its own right. This is a mature and uniquely talented writer at the height of his powers.