Aurora

Name: Aurora
Author: Kim Stanley Robinson

2015 novel by Kim Stanley Robinson

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Author: Kim Stanley Robinson
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-16
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Released: July 7, 2015
Language: English
Genre: science fiction

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Aurora is a 2015 novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson. The novel concerns a generation ship built in the style of a Stanford torus, traveling to Tau Ceti to start a human colony. The novel's primary narrative voice is that of the starship's artificial intelligence. Aurora was well received by critics.

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Country of origin: United States
Title: Aurora
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-16
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Form of creative work: novel
Nominations: Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work(2017)
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1.kurd-lasswitz-preis.de/2017/KLP_2017_auslaendisches_Werk.htm
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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(2016)
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1.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2016
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(2016)
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1.christopher-mckitterick.com/Sturgeon-Campbell/campbell-finalists.htm
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Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(2016)
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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