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Firstborn (novel)

Firstborn is a 2007 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter. It is the third book, billed as the conclusion of the A Time Odyssey series.

Setting

The series contains hints about the Firstborn, who, in the early days of the universe, developed as the first intelligent beings. The Firstborn have calculated that to survive until the Big Rip, the Universe has sufficient energy to support only a limited number of civilizations. They take it upon themselves to ensure that the number of civilizations does not exceed this limit, and humanity is now in their sights.

Plot summary

The novel's action switches stage frequently between the Earth of 2069, the 'jigsaw-planet' Mir 31 years after its creation, and various settlements on Mars.

Firstborn opens with Bisesa Dutt waking up after 19 years of suspended animation, only to be informed of the fact that a 'bogey' has entered the Solar System. Further investigation of the object reveals that it is a "cosmological-weapon" (called a Q-bomb by scientists) capable of destroying matter by engulfing it into a small 'pocket universe', which is then quickly destroyed in a Big Rip-like event. Bisesa, her now-divorced daughter Myra, and a young spacer called Alexei Carel quickly leave the Earth via a space elevator, to escape what Alexei views as an inefficient and corrupt government. Meanwhile, on Mir, a young astronomer named Abdikadir (son of one of the main characters of Time's Eye), while making observations on what appears to be planet Mars covered in oceans, is interrupted by Bisesa Dutt's old mobile phone ringing.

Moon of Israel (novel)

Moon of Israel is a novel by Rider Haggard, first published in 1918 by John Murray. The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana.

Haggard dedicated his novel to Sir Gaston Maspero, a distinguished Egyptologist and director of Cairo Museum.

Adaptation

His novel was the basis of a script by Ladislaus Vajda, for film-director Michael Curtiz in his 1924 Austrian epic known as Die Sklavenkönigin, or "Queen of the Slaves".

References

External links

  • Moon of Israel at Project Gutenberg

  • Novel (disambiguation)

    A novel is a long prose narrative.

    Novel may also refer to:

  • Novel (album), an album by Joey Pearson
  • Novel (film), a 2008 Malayalam film
  • Novel (musician) (born 1981), American hip-hop artist
  • The Novel, a 1991 novel by James A. Michener
  • Novel, Haute-Savoie, a commune in eastern France
  • Novels (Roman law), a term for a new Roman law in the Byzantine era
  • Novel, Inc., a video game studio and enterprise simulation developer
  • Novellae Constitutiones or The Novels, laws passed by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I
  • Novel: A Forum on Fiction, an academic journal
  • Novel, a minor musical side project of Adam Young
  • See also

  • Novell, a software company
  • Novella (disambiguation)
  • Robert Conroy

    Joseph Robert Conroy (August 24, 1938 – December 30, 2014) was an author of alternate history novels. He lived in suburban Detroit and was a semiretired business and economics history teacher. He died of cancer.

    Bibliography

  • 1901, (1995) ISBN 978-0891418436, his first novel, deals with an Imperial German invasion of Long Island when William McKinley is President.
  • 1862, (2006) ISBN 978-0345482372, is based on what might have happened had the United Kingdom entered into the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy.
  • 1945, (2007) ISBN 978-0345494795, a scenario in which the Empire of Japan refuses to surrender following the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, forcing the United States to launch Operation Downfall.
  • 1942, (2009) ISBN 978-0345506078, which won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, tells of the Japanese conquest of Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor is far more successful than actually happened.
  • Red Inferno: 1945, (2010) ISBN 978-0345506061, deals with a war between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union following the controversial move by the Allies towards Berlin. The move is tragically misunderstood by Joseph Stalin, who becomes determined to seize all Europe, resulting in a Third World War.
  • Firstborn

    A firstborn (also known as an eldest child) is the first child born to in the birth order of a couple through childbirth. Historically, the role of the first born child has been socially significant, particularly for a first born son in patriarchal societies. In law, many systems have incorporated the concept of primogeniture, wherein the first-born child inherits their parent's property. The firstborn in Judaism, the bechor, is also accorded a special position.

    While an only child will by definition also always be the "firstborn", in larger families the firstborn often perceives himself or herself to be treated differently from later children. Alfred Adler (18701937), an Austrian psychiatrist, and a contemporary of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, was one of the first theorists to suggest that birth order influences personality. He argued that birth order can leave an indelible impression on an individual's style of life, which is one's habitual way of dealing with the tasks of friendship, love, and work. According to Adler, firstborns are "dethroned" when a second child comes along, and this may have a lasting influence on them. Younger and only children may be pampered and spoiled, which can also affect their later personalities.

    Firstborn (Dragonlance)

    Firstborn is a fantasy novel by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya R. Carter which is set in the world of the Dragonlance campaign setting and is the first volume in the Elven Nations series.

    Synopsis

    This novel takes place in the ancient elven city of Silvanost, where twin sons are born to Sithel, Speaker of the Stars and ruler of all the elves. On that same night, a prophecy is made that "They both shall wear crowns"” even though there can only be one ruler of the Silvanesti. Sithas, the elder, is raised as heir to the throne, and the younger Kith-Kanan is allowed the freedom typically afforded a second son. Sithas believes in the purity of the elven people and aligns himself with the aristocrats of the court in Silvanost, while Kith-Kanan believes the future of Silvanesti will be enhanced by trade with outsiders, including the humans of Ergoth. When their father dies in a hunting “accident,” Sithas becomes Speaker of the Stars, and Kith-Kanan must swear fealty to his brother, although he questions the stand Sithas has taken against the humans.

    Firstborn (digital agency)

    Overview

    Firstborn is a digital creative agency headquartered in New York City’s TriBeCa neighborhood. The company was co-founded in 1997 by Michael Ferdman and currently employs approximately 90 strategists, designers, producers, and technologists.

    History

    Firstborn began serving clients in 1997 from its headquarters in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. Founder Michael Ferdman had previously worked in the garment industry, and much of Firstborn’s early work was based in fashion and retail, including a website for designer Yigal Azrouël. The company added to its portfolio by taking on large digital projects such as a digital companion site for the release of Madonna’s Music album, and in later years, by partnering with other agencies as a digital production partner.

    After adding full in-house digital capabilities, including strategy & analytics as well as live-action video production, post-production and 3D and motion graphics, Firstborn shifted its business strategy to focus on direct-to-client relationships.

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