Termination Shock: A Novel
- Author: Neal Stephenson
- Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 22:53:58
Synopsis
New York Times Bestseller
From Neal Stephenson—who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash—comes a sweeping, prescient new thriller that transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics.
“Stephenson is one of speculative fiction’s most meticulous architects. . . . Termination Shock manages to pull off a rare trick, at once wildly imaginative and grounded.” — New York Times Book Review
One man—visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate T. R. Schmidt, Ph.D.—has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as “elemental.” But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied?
Ranging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, Termination Shock brings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease?
Epic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding speculative adventure.
Chapters
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chapter 01
Duration: 32s -
chapter 02
Duration: 28s -
chapter 03
Duration: 56min -
chapter 04
Duration: 01h11min -
chapter 05
Duration: 14min -
chapter 06
Duration: 45min -
chapter 07
Duration: 41min -
chapter 08
Duration: 12min -
chapter 09
Duration: 04min -
chapter 10
Duration: 23min -
chapter 11
Duration: 01h02min -
chapter 12
Duration: 47min -
chapter 13
Duration: 18min -
chapter 14
Duration: 53min -
chapter 15
Duration: 19min -
chapter 16
Duration: 01h14min -
chapter 17
Duration: 26min -
chapter 18
Duration: 15min -
chapter 19
Duration: 45min -
chapter 20
Duration: 29min