Hominids
- 448pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
In a parallel world in which Neanderthals, rather than homo sapiens, became the dominant intelligent species, a dangerous scientific experiment traps a Neanderthal physicist on Earth.
La Parallasse NeandertalianaSerie
Questa serie esplora un'affascinante storia alternativa in cui i Neanderthal si sono evoluti nella specie dominante, Homo neanderthalensis sapiens. Segue le vicende di un individuo di questa civiltà avanzata che si ritrova inaspettatamente nel nostro mondo. La narrazione confronta i lettori con le differenze di pensiero, cultura e moralità, rivelando sia i punti di forza che le debolezze di entrambe le società. Offre profonde riflessioni su cosa significhi essere umani e sui percorsi divergenti che l'evoluzione e la civiltà avrebbero potuto intraprendere.
Ordine di lettura consigliato
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Humans
- 384pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
Neanderthal physicist Ponder Boddit resumes his relationship with geneticist Mary Vaughn as cultural and scientific exchanges begin between the two parallel Earths--our own, and one in which Neanderthals became the dominant species.
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Hybrids
- 396pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
Hybrids is the climactic book of Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal Parallax trilogy. Torn between two worlds, geneticist Mary Vaughan and Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit struggle to find a way to make their relationship work. Aided by banned Neanderthal technology, they plan to conceive the first hybrid child, a symbol of hope for the peaceful coexistence of two versions of reality. But after an experiment shows that Mary's religious faith--something completely absent among Neanderthals--is a quirk of Homo sapiens neurology, Ponter and Mary must decide whether their child should be predisposed to atheism or belief. Meanwhile, as Mary's Earth faces the impending collapse of its planetary magnetic field, Mary's boss, the enigmatic Jock Krieger, has turned envious eyes on the unspoiled Eden of the Neanderthal world. In Hybrids, Sawyer concludes his signature speculations about alternative ways to be human, exploding our preconceptions of morality and gender, faith and love.
