Humans / Robert J. Sawyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sawyer, Robert J.

Series:

Sawyer, Robert J. Neanderthal parallax ; v. 2.

[The Neanderthal parallax ; v. 2]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neanderthals.

Physicists--Fiction.

Physicists.

Neanderthals--Fiction.

Prehistoric peoples--Fiction.

Prehistoric peoples.

Genre:

Science fiction.

Alternative histories (Fiction)

Fiction.

Physical Description:

384 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Tor, 2003.

Summary:

In this sequel to Hominids, the Neanderthal physicist Ponder Boddit, a character you will never forget, returns to our world and to his relationship with geneticist Mary Vaughn, as cultural exchanges between the two Earths begin.

Robert J. Sawyer, the award-winning and bestselling writer, hits the peak of his powers in this ongoing trilogy about our world and a parallel one in which Neanderthals became the dominant intelligent species. This powerful idea allows Sawyer to dramatically examine some of the deeply-rooted assumptions of contemporary human civilization, by confronting us with another civilization, just as morally valid, that has made other choices. As we see daily life in a present-day world that is radically different from ours, we experience the bursts of wonder and enlightenment that are the finest pleasures of science fiction.

Notes:

"A Tom Doherty Associates book"

Series inferred from v. 3, publisher's listing.

ISBN:

0312876912

OCLC:

50948826

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