Creation Node is a 2023 science fiction novel by British writer Stephen Baxter, first published in September 2023 in the United Kingdom by Victor Gollancz Ltd.

They left Earth 35 years ago in their solar powered craft, Shadow, and have found that Planet Nine appears to be a primordial black hole that is emitting Hawking radiation.

In a review of Creation Node in Locus magazine, Russell Letson described the novel as "a sprawling, multiviewpoint, multithreaded story that eventually knits together its strands".

[4] He wrote that the book's future-political disputes brings to mind writers like Robert Heinlein and Alfred Bester, while its cosmos-wide elements pay homage to the classic epics by Olaf Stapledon and Arthur C. Clarke.

Letson found the cosmic scenarios and their philosophical ramifications "strong stuff", and was captivated by the characters' reactions to the mysteries they encountered.

[4] In another review in Locus, American science fiction writer Paul Di Filippo called Creation Node "mind-blowing" and "truly satisfying".

[6] Carter suggested that while Baxter may not be the "strongest" science fiction writer, "his willingness to face head-on the reality of our universe puts him at the head of a very British tradition of simultaneous wonder and humility.

"[6] Mark Yon wrote in a review of Creation Node in SFFWorld that Baxter, known for his "big ideas" in science fiction, has produced one of his "biggest, most audacious plot[s] to date".