Author | Stephen Baxter |
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Cover artist | Chris Moore |
Language | English |
Series | Xeelee Sequence |
Genre | Science fiction novel |
Publisher | HarperCollins (UK) |
Publication date | 4 July 1994 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 443 |
ISBN | 0-00-224026-2 |
OCLC | 30814041 |
Preceded by | Flux |
Followed by | Vacuum Diagrams |
Ring is a 1994 science fiction novel by British author Stephen Baxter.[1] The novel tells the story of the end of the universe and the saving of mankind from its destruction. Two parallel plots are followed throughout the novel: that of Lieserl, an AI exploring the interior of the Sun, and that of the Great Northern, a generation ship on a five-million-year journey.