Century Rain
Century Rain is a 2004 time-travel fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds. Key subjects include women archaeologists and time travel.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 11 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions.
At about 525 pages, most readers finish it in 9–10 hours.
About Century Rain
"Three hundred years from now, Earth has been rendered uninhabitable due to the technological catastrophe known as the Nanocaust. Archaeologist Verity Auger specializes in the exploration of its surviving landscape. Now, her expertise is required for a far greater purpose. Something astonishing has been discovered at the far end of a wormhole: mid-twentieth century Earth, preserved like a fly in amber. Somewhere on this alternate planet is a device capable of destroying both worlds at either end of the wormhole. And Verity must find the device, and the man who plans to activate it, before it is too late - for the past and the future of two worlds" -- Cover verso.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2005 — Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
- ✦BSFA Awards 2004 — Best Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Century Rain?
Century Rain was written by Alastair Reynolds and first published in 2004.
What genre is Century Rain?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel.
How long is Century Rain?
The median edition has 525 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Century Rain?
Readers who like it often enjoy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Station Eleven and Timeline.
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