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(contracted; show full)e launched, although a relentless winnowing process has reduced the number of potential candidates to eighty in number. A coup attempt results in attempted storming of the launch facility, resulting in  hurried evacuation of the candidates to the starship in question. The chaotic launch results in fatal irradiation of the surrounding area, due to the incorporation of abandoned 1960s [[Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)]] launch vehicle plans. 

Once they have embarked, the crew find that they have inadvert
aently left some prior designated Candidates behind, and some security personnel mutinied to find a new life shipboard. In addition, some of the female candidates are pregnant and give birth to children who become a shipboard generation. By 2042, they have harvested enough antimatter to propel their [[warp drive]] starship to [[82 Eridani]]'s planetary system, twenty-one [[light-years]] from Earth's planetary system, which is reached nine years later. By that time, most of Earth now lies underwater (contracted; show full)

==Hard Science Background==
In an appendix, Baxter describes his "hard science" basis for what is depicted in ''Ark''. His grounding includes references to source articles for [[generation ship]]s, interstellar [[warp drive]] vessels, [[Project Orion]] and [[exosolar planets]]. The references can be found on pp.
  &nbsp;456-457.

==Critical reception==
Writing in the [[The Guardian|Guardian]], [[Eric Brown (writer)|Eric Brown]] gave the novel a very positive review, concluding that “Never has Baxter presented a more thrilling and moving glimpse of a possible future: Ark could well be his masterpiece.”<ref>Brown, Eric (1 August 2009), “[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/01/ark-stephen-baxter-review Ark by Stephen Baxter]”, The Guardian (London)</ref> In [[The Times]], [[Lisa Tuttle]] also wrote approvingly, calling Ark “a grim but exciting tale of the ultimate in pioneering adventure, in the most unforgiving environment of all.”<ref>Tuttle, Lisa (5 September 2009), “[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article6820386.ece Sci-fi / fantasy: New work by Kim Stanley Robinson, Stephen Baxter, Chris Beckett and Alexandra Sokoloff]”, The Times (London)</ref>

==Bibliography==
*George Dyson: ''Project Orion'': Holt: 2002.

*Casoli and Encranz: ''The New Worlds'': Springer-Praxis: 2007.

*Paul Glister: ''Centauri Dreams:'' Copernicus: 2004. 

*Extraterrestrial Life and Planetary System Ages:
''Icarus:'' 151: 307-313: 2001.

*Yuji Kondo: ''Interstellar Travel and Multi-Generation Starships'': Apogee: 2003.

'''Warp Drive and Field References:'''

*Miguel Alcubierre: ''Classical and Quantum Gravity'': Volume 11: L73-L77: 1994.

*C. Clark et al.: ''Classical and Quantum Gravity'': Volume 16: 3965-72 (1999).

*C.Van Broek: ''Classical and Quantum Gravity'': Volume 16: 3973-9 (1999).

*D.Weiskopf: ''Visualisation of Four Dimensional Spacetimes'': Dissertation, University of Tuübingen: 2001.

*''Journal of the British Interplanetary Society'': 61:9: September 2008: Seminar on Interstellar Propulsion Systems.

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==See also==
*[[Doomsday event]]
*[[Exosolar planets]]
*[[Flood (2008 novel)]]
*[[Red dwarf]]s
*[[Warp drive]]
*[[82 Eridani]]
*[[Lepus (constellation)]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://sfsite.emenace.com/arksummary.htm Very detailed plot summary]

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