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Red Tide

14 minLarry Niven

What's it about

What if your entire world was about to be wiped out by a single, catastrophic event? This isn't a hypothetical. It's the reality for the inhabitants of a dying planet, who must race against time to save themselves from a sun about to go supernova. Discover the incredible lengths they'll go to in their desperate bid for survival. You'll learn how they harness ancient technology, confront deep-seated societal taboos, and undertake a dangerous, unprecedented journey across the stars. This is a story of ingenuity, sacrifice, and the ultimate fight for a species' future against impossible odds.

Meet the author

A titan of science fiction, Larry Niven is a multiple Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula award-winning author, best known for his groundbreaking 1970 novel, Ringworld. With a background in mathematics and a deep-seated fascination with "hard science," Niven's work is celebrated for its rigorous scientific plausibility and grand-scale imagination. This unique blend of scientific curiosity and masterful storytelling allows him to explore complex concepts with an engineer's precision and a poet's sense of wonder, a talent perfectly showcased in Red Tide.

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What's it about

What if your entire world was about to be wiped out by a single, catastrophic event? This isn't a hypothetical. It's the reality for the inhabitants of a dying planet, who must race against time to save themselves from a sun about to go supernova. Discover the incredible lengths they'll go to in their desperate bid for survival. You'll learn how they harness ancient technology, confront deep-seated societal taboos, and undertake a dangerous, unprecedented journey across the stars. This is a story of ingenuity, sacrifice, and the ultimate fight for a species' future against impossible odds.

Meet the author

A titan of science fiction, Larry Niven is a multiple Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula award-winning author, best known for his groundbreaking 1970 novel, Ringworld. With a background in mathematics and a deep-seated fascination with "hard science," Niven's work is celebrated for its rigorous scientific plausibility and grand-scale imagination. This unique blend of scientific curiosity and masterful storytelling allows him to explore complex concepts with an engineer's precision and a poet's sense of wonder, a talent perfectly showcased in Red Tide.

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