Book · 2015
Seveneves
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- 26
- people
- 8
- podcasts
- 6
- episodes
- 18
- critical mentions
- 0
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, the moon explodes. In the first line, the first line of the book, the moon explodes. I love that.
Tim Ferriss · Modern Wisdom · Jul 2026 What they say about it
- Spoken about by Chris Williamson“really cool book”14
- Moon explodes in the first line“the moon explodes in the first sentence”5
- Calls it a fantastic book“outstanding sci-fi book”5
- Rereads the novel multiple times“read it at least three times”3
The best things said about it
Anyone that wants a sci-fi recommendation should read it.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Dec 2025 I was reading 'Seven Eves,' this great book by Neal Stephenson, and in it, they have to try and repurpose the International Space Station to become a colony for all of human civilization in like two years.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Dec 2024 Seveneves by Neal Stephenson as well that was a sci-fi book that I read and that just I was staying up until 2:00 in the morning to read a book.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Apr 2020 Now though my favorite uh is neil stephenson and seven eves it's a book that inspired my own phd research.
If you look at Seveneves, Mhm. a Neal Stephenson book, it's an extraordinary composition of of the importance of of humanity surviving the destruction of the Earth.
Have you ever read seven eaves by neil stephenson it's a hard sci-fi book so the moon explodes in the first sentence.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jul 2021 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is an epic science fiction novel that begins with the cataclysmic destruction of the moon and follows humanity's desperate efforts to preserve civilization in space. The book earned enthusiastic recommendations on several podcasts. Tim Ferriss highlighted it on Modern Wisdom for having one of the most instantly gripping opening lines in literature. Chris Williamson repeatedly championed the novel on the same podcast, telling Mark Rober it was a brilliant sci-fi recommendation, discussing its depiction of repurposing the International Space Station into a multi-generational ark, and noting that he had reread the outstanding book at least three times. A host on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know also praised the novel for its phenomenal storytelling and unforgettable first line involving the exploding moon during discussions on global survival and apocalyptic scenarios. Across all these discussions, speakers returned to the gripping nature of the narrative, the scale of the cosmic catastrophe that sets the plot in motion, and the meticulous scientific detail Stephenson uses to ground his sprawling speculative survival story.
Every mention
Chris Williamson seven EES Dude Love seven EES read it at least three times now I think that's fantastic the gotten Highland… 14
Discussed
“Have you ever read seven eaves by Neil Stevenson? I have. Yes. This is this is exactly what this the founder effect is. Right. That's right. Yeah. I don't want to spoil it. It's in my It's in my first reading list that that lots of people have downloaded. So maybe loads of people that are listening also know the”
Discussed
“Do you remember on uh do you remember in 7 that there was such a scarcity of food halfway through that somebody invented the idea of soft cannibalism? Do you remember that? He ate his own he ate his own legs because he decided that in space legs were you don't need them. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And he reduced”
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“Have you ever read Seven Eves by Neil Stevenson? Uh, no. Heard it. Really cool. Really cool book. Great. Anyone that wants a sci-fi recommendation should read it. Um, the moon explodes in the first land. The first line, sorry. that like the first line of the the the book it's the moon exploded.”
Discussed
“Well, there's also there's a book called Seven Esses by Neil Stevenson. In in the first line, the moon explodes. So, spoiler alert, the moon explorers in the first line.”
Discussed
“And uh when I read Seven Eves and I think about that and they're talking about [ __ ] orbital dynamics, dude. Holy [ __ ] like trying to think about the the zenith and the apogee”
Recommended
“I was reading 'Seven Eves,' this great book by Neal Stephenson, and in it, they have to try and repurpose the International Space Station to become a colony for all of human civilization in like two years.”
Recommended
“I read seven EES again which is just this outstanding sci-fi book”
Recommended
“seven EES Dude Love seven EES read it at least three times now I think that's fantastic the gotten Highlander by alist Art also great that's real life non-fiction”
Recommended
“seven EES Dude Love seven EES read it at least three times now I think that's fantastic”
Discussed
“speaking of things that might be bad I read a book called seven Eves by Neil Stevenson and the first line of that book The Moon explodes”
Discussed
“do you know how i knew that me and you were going to get on just fine it's when i found out that you were also a fan of neil stephenson's seven eves”
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“and anyone that's read seven eves it's [ __ ] man like yeah you know the president ends up with a stake between her her lip a tongue and she can't speak”
Discussed
“have you ever read seven eaves by neil stephenson it's a hard sci-fi book so the moon explodes in the first sentence”
Recommended
“seven Eve's by Neal Stephenson as well that was a sci-fi book that I read and that just I was staying up until 2:00 in the morning to read a book”
Jon Favreau we were both looking for a follow-up to a book called seven eaves by neil stephenson which is a fascinating… 1
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“we were both looking for a follow-up to a book called seven eaves by neil stephenson which is a fascinating sci-fi book”
Tim Ferriss Well, I mean, Seven Eves by Neil Stevenson, the moon explodes. In the first line, the first line of the boo… 1
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“Well, I mean, Seven Eves by Neil Stevenson, the moon explodes. In the first line, the first line of the book, the moon explodes. I love that.”
Ariel Ekblaw now though my favorite uh is neil stephenson and seven eves it's a book that inspired my own phd research 4
Discussed
“now though my favorite uh is neil stephenson and seven eves it's a book that inspired my own phd research”
Discussed
“and these little robots they crawl just a la neil stephenson and seven eaves they crawl along the outside of the spacecraft”
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“These little robots would crawl, just like in Neal Stephenson's Seveneves; they crawl along the outside of the spacecraft looking for micrometeorite punctures or gas leaks or other faults and defects.”
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“there's another idea out of neil stephenson seven eaves actually were these arklets which were decentralized spacecraft”
Ben Bowlin uh some descriptions in Neil Stevenson's 7 EES which concern the idea of how to survive a global cataclysm 1
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“uh some descriptions in Neil Stevenson's 7 EES which concern the idea of how to survive a global cataclysm”
Eric Schmidt If you look at Seveneves, Mhm. a Neal Stephenson book, it's an extraordinary composition of of the importan… 1
Discussed
“If you look at Seveneves, Mhm. a Neal Stephenson book, it's an extraordinary composition of of the importance of of humanity surviving the destruction of the Earth.”
John Danaher did you um did you try seven eaves i did so that that's probably i'm at a similar point with 70s 1
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“did you um did you try seven eaves i did so that that's probably i'm at a similar point with 70s”
Lulu Cheng Meservey Neal Stephenson's "The Diamond Age" is about Nell and her family, and "Seveneves" is about the people being… 1
Discussed
“Neal Stephenson's "The Diamond Age" is about Nell and her family, and "Seveneves" is about the people being sent to space”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
Recommended
“And if you love books like we do, please check out the phenomenal the phenomenal story Seven Eves. It's a novel by just a fantastic author named Stephvenson. And the first line is one of my favorites in most of Western literature. It it starts with I kid you not. The first line is something like for no apparent reason”
Recommended
“there's a great book um what's his name Neil Stevenson it's called seven EES”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“and at number three Neil Stevenson the renowned science fiction writer has a new novel out called seven EES that uh all one word seven EES knew at number three”
Passing
“and anathema or anathem and seven Eves are also great like okay again not for everybody pretty cerebral but uh but pretty predictive in this case”
Passing
“my favorite book called seven eves that happens in the first page as well in the first page of the first page the moon breaks up and it picks up from there”