Aurora
- 466
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Aurora is a 2015 novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson. The novel concerns a generation ship built in the style of a Stanford torus, traveling to Tau Ceti to start a human colony. The novel's primary narrative voice is that of the starship's artificial intelligence. Aurora was well received by critics.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 326 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 68% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 29 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 297 | 91% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“My favorite Sci-Fi author wrote a GREAT and thoughtful book. I think all the worlds sci-fi readers need to unite to tell him ‘Thanks for ruining a wonderful thing, Jerk.' The book is set hundreds of the years in the future and is based on…”
“Aurora started slow for me and I found both protagonists (human and computer) introductions to give me pause. In both cases the characters grow a lot through the story. I have sympathy for the author trying to portray this but really didn't enjoy the mechanics…”
Frequently asked
How long is Aurora?
It has 466 pages — longer than 60% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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