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Destiny's Children
Destiny's Children is a science-fiction series by Stephen Baxter. It takes place within his larger series, the Xeelee Sequence. Like his previous Manifold Trilogy, the books are not direct sequels to one another, but are instead thematically linked by the appearance of concepts, themes, and sometimes characters in multiple books. Examples of this include:
- A coalescence is visited in all three novels.
- The Kuiper Anomaly, a tetrahedral artifact that appears in the Kuiper belt, is discovered in Coalescent, mentioned briefly in Exultant, and finally explained in Transcendent.
- The characters George Poole, Michael Poole, and Rosa Poole appear in both Coalescent and Transcendent.
- Each book deals in some way with the future evolution of humans, both physically and sociologically. For example, Coalescent discusses the ability of humans living with limited space and resources to evolve a society that resembles insect hives. Transcendent deals with several post-human forms that are found to have evolved to adapt planets that they colonized.
- Each book further deals in some way with the existence and identity of God. For example, Exultant suggests that there was consciousness present before the universe began that selected this universe for its ability to sustain life. Transcendent discusses a group of humans that have transcended to a higher consciousness as becoming a god, and uses established theology to attempt to dissect the Transcendent's motives.
Books in the series:
- Coalescent (2003)
- Exultant (2004)
- Transcendent (2005)
- Resplendent (2006)
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Books by Stephen
Baxter
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| Xeelee Sequence: Raft – Timelike Infinity – Flux – Ring – Vacuum Diagrams – Reality Dust – Riding the Rock |
| Xeelee story elements: Great Northern - Other technology - Qax - Other species |
| Destiny's Children: Coalescent – Exultant – Transcendent – Resplendent |
| Manifold Trilogy: Time – Space – Origin – Phase Space |
| The Mammoth Trilogy: Silverhair – Longtusk – Icebones – Behemoth |
| A Time Odyssey: Time's Eye – Sunstorm – Firstborn |
| The Web Series: Gulliverzone – Webcrash |
| Time's Tapestry: Emperor – Conqueror |
| NASA Trilogy: Voyage – Titan – Moonseed |
| Others: Anti-Ice – The Time Ships – The Light of Other Days – Evolution |
| Unrelated collections: Traces – The Hunters of Pangaea |
| Non-fiction: Deep Future – Omegatropic – Ages in Chaos |
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