Mother of Storms
Mother of Storms is a 1994 science fiction novel by John Barnes. It was nominated for three major science fiction awards.[1]
 First edition | |
| Author | John Barnes |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Bob Eggleton |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Tor |
Publication date | July 1994 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 0-312-85560-5 |
Plot summary
In the early 21st century, the Earth suffers from a giant hurricane spawned by the release of clathrate compounds, as the result of a nuclear explosion. While the hurricane spawns hundreds of progeny, which, by novel's end, kill at least 1 billion people, two massively computer augmented human intelligences, both of whom witness their organic bodies die, race to corral a comet from beyond Pluto's orbit. They use the ice from the comet to reduce the Earth's surface temperatures, and quell the mother of storms.
Scientific ideas referenced
The clathrate gun hypothesis is the basis for the origin of the hurricane.
Award nominations
- 1995 – Locus Poll Award, Best Science Fiction Novel nominee
- 1995 – Arthur C. Clarke Award, shortlist
- 1995 – Hugo Award, Best Novel nominee
- 1996 – Nebula Award, Best Novel nominee
Translations
- French
- La Mère des Tempêtes, translated by Jean-Daniel Brèque. Le Livre de Poche (2001), ISBN 2-253-07235-4
- Romanian
- Uraganele, translated by Gabriel Stoian. Editura Nemira (1999)
gollark: You can alternatively think of that as having power generation increase quadratically as you get closer, but then there is of course the issue of your power generation satellite things melting.
gollark: Yes, right.
gollark: If I remember correctly someone was saying that electron beams could be used to detect if something was a nuclear weapon or not.
gollark: People will probably complain if their package delivery gets electrolasered and electroned.
gollark: Don't electrons repel each other?
References
- "MOTHER OF STORMS by John Barnes". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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