Manifold
Space
Published in 2000, Manifold is a time-travel fiction novel by Stephen Baxter. It deals with twenty-first century, human-alien encounters, Exploration and exploration of outer space.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 15 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.
It runs to roughly 464 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Manifold
The year is 2020. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity, Reid Malenfant ventures to the far edge of the solar system, where he discovers a strange artifact left behind by an alien civilization: A gateway that functions as a kind of quantum transporter, allowing virtually instantaneous travel over the vast distances of interstellar space. What lies on the other side of the gateway? Malenfant decides to find out. Yet he will soon be faced with an impossible choice that will push him beyond terror, beyond sanity, beyond humanity itself. Meanwhile on Earth the Japanese scientist Nemoto fears her worst nightmares are coming true. Startling discoveries reveal that the Moon, Venus, even Mars once thrived with life--life that was snuffed out not just once but many times, in cycles of birth and destruction. And the next chilling cycle is set to begin again . . .
Quick answers
Who wrote Manifold?
Manifold was written by Stephen Baxter and first published in 2000.
What genre is Manifold?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel.
How long is Manifold?
The median edition has 464 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Manifold?
Readers who like it often enjoy Timeline, The Merchant of Death (Pendragon #1) and Dragonflight.
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