In Ascension

By Martin MacInnes,

Book cover of In Ascension

Book description

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

An astonishing novel about a young microbiologist investigating an unfathomable deep vent in the ocean floor, leading her on a journey that will encompass the full trajectory of the cosmos and the passage of a single…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked In Ascension as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I admire books with a grand sweep, unafraid to plunge into depths of space and time. This book does that: fearless in its scope, detailed in its explication.

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