Seveneves

This was the best book I have read in years! Stephenson's vision of what the near future would be like in the face of apocalypse is more realistic and well thought-out than any other apocalypse type book I have read by far (and I've read a few).
Within this grand view of the world he portrays, piles of imaginative concepts and inventions are thrown in, from developments in robotics to human genetic modification. These little side-inventions contribute largely to how realistic this world feels.
The characters that drive this story are very well-developed, in some cases so much so that their traits take a life of their own. There is a refreshing number of strong and deep female characters, and for any fans of Bill Nye or Neil DeGrasse Tyson, there is a character that seems like an amalgamation of those two as well.
To read a book that was this well-researched and imaginative really forces the reader to push the boundaries of their own imagination, and in many ways, that is the whole purpose of fiction. Despite the large size of this book, I was upset when it ended. I just wanted to know every detail of the world the author created and I never wanted the joy of reading such a creative work to end.