In Baxter’s trilogy we’re a long way away from the alternate-future, point-of-difference scenario. Robinson portrays his characters’ reactions to three different future scenarios (a nuclear war in The Wild Shore, capitalism run riot in The Gold Coast, and ecological utopia in Pacific Edge), but Baxter confronts his characters with three different revelations about the nature of the universe. Reviewer Nick Gevers compared the sequence to Kim Stanley Robinson’s “ Three Californias” trilogy, but really the similarity stops with the “thematic trilogy” description. The trilogy is thematic rather than diachronic: the novels describe three futures in three very different universes, but featuring a small set of common protagonists, some similar situations and Baxter’s characteristic concerns. Space (2000) and Origin (2001) are the second and third novels in Stephen Baxter’s “Manifold” series, following Time (1999). “ If you’re looking for serene contemplation of disaster and suffering, Baxter’s your man.” ◀ CTC ride to Stradishall, Lavenham and West Wratting ✴ ✴ Zendegi ▶Ī review of Stephen Baxter’s novels Space (2000) and Origin (2001), the second and third books in the Manifold trilogy.
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