内容摘要 八年前在八光年之外,一颗超大质量恒星死亡。 今晚,一场高能超新星海啸将最终到达地球。 当一颗新星在天空中绽放时,黑暗的天空将会明亮起来。不出一年,所有13岁以上的人都将死去,他们的染色体将被不可逆转地损坏。 倒计时开始了。 父母给他们的孩子当学徒,试图把他们需要的知识传授给他们,让世界继续运转。 但最后一代可能不想继承父辈的遗产。 尽管他们想象着一个更美好、更光明的未来,但他们可能无法逃脱人类的黑暗本能…… Eight years ago and eight light years away, a supermassive star died. Tonight, a supernova tsunami of high energy will finally reach Earth. Dark skies will shine bright as a new star blooms in the heavens and within a year everyone over the age of thirteen will be dead, their chromosomes irreversibly damaged. And so the countdown begins. Parents apprentice their children and try to pass on the knowledge they'll need to keep the world running. But the last generation may not want to carry the legacy of their parents' world. And though they imagine a better, brighter future, they may not be able to escape humanity's dark instincts... “科学和哲学思辨、政治和历史、阴谋论和宇宙学的独特融合”——乔治 R.R. 马丁 'A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology' -- George R.R. Martin '令人敬畏的科学概念、巧妙的情节和古怪而可信的角色的奇妙融合'* TLS * 'A marvellous melange of awe-inspiring scientific concepts, clever plotting and quirky yet plausible characters' * TLS * “想象力丰富,真的很有趣......它的范围是巨大的”——巴拉克·奥巴马“中国对亚瑟·克拉克的回答”*《New Yorker》* 'Wildly imaginative, really interesting ... The scope of it was immense' -- Barack Obama 'China's answer to Arthur C. Clarke' * New Yorker * “中国科幻的里程碑”*《纽约时报》* 'A milestone in Chinese science fiction' * New York Times *
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