Seveneves

This chapter is presented through two illustrations that provide visual context for Part 3.

The first image depicts the sociopolitical layout of the Habitat Ring, divided into two opposing blocs: Red and Blue. The ring is marked at equidistant points (Greenwich, Rio, Memphis, Pitcairn, Tokomaru, Kyoto, Dhaka, and Baghdad), interspersed with designated “boneyards” at Cape Verde, Titicaca, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Kamchatka, Guangzhou, Indus, and the Balkans.

Each settlement is color-coded to reflect the dominant race within that sector. Dinans are concentrated in Baghdad, Camites in Dhaka, Moirans in Memphis, Teklans in Pitcairn, Ivyns in Rio, Aïdans in Kyoto, and Julians in Tokomaru. Greenwich is a diverse, shared space. Politically, the Red bloc corresponds to warmer colors (Camites, Aïdans, Julians), while the Blue bloc encompasses cooler colors (Dinans, Teklans, Moirans, Ivyns). White spaces indicate populations not affiliated with a particular racial lineage.

The second image shows a schematic of the Habitat Ring, a vast, ring-shaped spacecraft designed as humanity’s new home in orbit.

Kath Two, a Moiran surveyor, awakens on New Earth, where she works for TeReForm. Preparing to return to the Habitat Ring, she dons a smart suit made of nat robots and launches with an inflatable glider.