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Originally Posted by HarryT
Just finished "Flood", by Stephen Baxter. Baxter is one of my favourite "hard SF" authors, and this book didn't disappoint. It tells the story of the end of the world, as seen through the eyes of a disparate group of people over a time period of 40 years or so, when global sea levels start (and continue) rising as water trapped in the Earth crust start welling up though sub-oceanic faults. Highly recommended, and I look forward to reading the sequel, "Ark".
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So you've just ruined the ending. If it's about the end of the world, and then there's a sequel?! (just kidding)
Nearing the end of
Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson, which satisfies the "A book about a road trip" category for my Something for Everyone challenge. Really enjoyed it - Bryson's self-effacement, and slightly naughtier sense of humour than I expected, hold delights on almost every page. And I do
really want to pay down-under a visit.