Mother of Storms

1994 novel by John Barnes

For the 1989 fantasy novel Mother of Storms, see Adrian Cole.

Mother of Storms

First edition

Author| John Barnes
Cover artist| Bob Eggleton
Country| United States
Language| English
Genre| Science fiction
Publisher| Tor

Publication date

| July 1994
Media type| Print (Hardcover)
Pages| 432
ISBN| 0-312-85560-5

Mother of Storms is a 1994 science fiction novel by American writer John Barnes. It was nominated for three major science fiction awards.[1]

## Plot summary[edit]

In the early 21st century, the Earth suffers from a giant hurricane spawned by the release of clathrate compounds, as the result of a nuclear explosion. While the hurricane spawns hundreds of progeny, which, by novel's end, kill at least 1 billion people, two massively computer augmented human intelligences, both of whom witness their organic bodies die, race to corral a comet from beyond Pluto's orbit. They use the ice from the comet to reduce the Earth's surface temperatures, and quell the mother of storms.

## Scientific ideas referenced[edit]

The clathrate gun hypothesis is the basis for the origin of the hurricane.

## Award nominations[edit]

* 1995 – Locus Poll Award, Best Science Fiction Novel nominee
* 1995 – Arthur C. Clarke Award, shortlist
* 1995 – Hugo Award, Best Novel nominee
* 1996 – Nebula Award, Best Novel nominee

## Translations[edit]

* French
* La Mère des Tempêtes, translated by Jean-Daniel Brèque. Le Livre de Poche (2001), ISBN 2-253-07235-4
* Romanian
* Uraganele, translated by Gabriel Stoian. Editura Nemira (1999)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MOTHER OF STORMS by John Barnes". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Mother of Storms title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
* Mother of Storms at Macmillan Publishers website

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Century Next Door|

* Orbital Resonance (1991)
* Kaleidoscope Century (1995)
* Candle (2000)
* The Sky So Big and Black (2002)

Thousand Cultures|

* A Million Open Doors (1993)
* Earth Made of Glass (1999)
* The Merchants of Souls (2002)
* The Armies of Memory (2006)

Daybreak|

* Directive 51 (2010)
* Daybreak Zero (2011)
* The Last President (2013)

Other|

* Mother of Storms (1995)
* Encounter with Tiber (1996)
* One for the Morning Glory (1996)
* The Return (2000)

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