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A History of What Comes Next 2021
Alternate historyScience fiction
A History of What Comes Next is a 2021 science fiction alternate history novel written by Canadian author Sylvain Neuvel. The book was initially released in the United States in February 2021 through Tor Books, and later in the United Kingdom in March 2021 by Michael Joseph. This work forms the first part of Neuvel’s Take Them to the Stars trilogy, with subsequent volumes titled Until the Last of Me (2022) and For the First Time, Again (2023).
Set between 1945 and 1961, during World War II and the Cold War era, the novel centers on a group of women who alter historical events for personal gain. Key figures featured in the story include German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun and Soviet counterpart Sergei Korolev. The narrative touches upon real operations such as the United States' Operation Paperclip and the Soviet Operation Osoaviakhim. Each chapter is named after a song representative of the time period it depicts.
Details
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- ISBN
- 9781250262066
- Pages
- 302
- Format
- Hardback
- Series
- Take Them to the Stars
