In Ascension
Arthur C. Clarke Award · 2024 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | 2024 | Winner |
About This Book
A marine biologist discovers an impossibly deep trench in the Atlantic and is drawn into a NASA mission investigating signs of life there—a Booker-longlisted, Clarke-winning meditation on deep time and human limits.
About the Author
Martin MacInnes is a Scottish author of literary science fiction who won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for In Ascension (2024), a novel following a marine biologist who discovers an impossibly deep trench in the Atlantic, leading to an unexpected journey. The novel was praised for its philosophical depth, lyrical prose, and its meditation on deep time and human insignificance. Read more →
