Evolution |
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Author:
| Baxter, Stephen |
ISBN: | 978-0-345-45783-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2004 |
Publisher: | Random House Worlds
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Imprint: | Del Rey |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.99 |
Book Description:
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"Magisterial and uplifting . . . A brilliant, grandscale sampling of sixty-five million years of human evolution . . . It shows the sweep and grandeur of life in its unrelenting course." --The Denver Post Stretching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial Earth to the stars,
Evolution is a soaring symphony of struggle, extinction, and survival; a dazzling epic that combines a dozen scientific disciplines and a cast of...
More Description "Magisterial and uplifting . . . A brilliant, grandscale sampling of sixty-five million years of human evolution . . . It shows the sweep and grandeur of life in its unrelenting course." --The Denver Post
Stretching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial Earth to the stars, Evolution is a soaring symphony of struggle, extinction, and survival; a dazzling epic that combines a dozen scientific disciplines and a cast of unforgettable characters to convey the grand drama of evolution in all its awesome majesty and rigorous beauty. Sixty-five million years ago, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, there lived a small mammal, a proto-primate of the species Purgatorius. From this humble beginning, Baxter traces the human lineage forward through time. The adventure that unfolds is a gripping odyssey governed by chance and competition, a perilous journey to an uncertain destination along a route beset by sudden and catastrophic upheavals. It is a route that ends, for most species, in stagnation or extinction. Why should humanity escape this fate?
Praise for Evolution
"Spectacular."--The New York Times Book Review
"Strong imagination, a capacity for awe, and the ability to think rigorously about vast and final things abound in the work of Stephen Baxter. . . . [Evolution] leaves the reader with a haunting portrayal of the distant future."--Times Literary Supplement
"A breath of fresh air . . . The miracle of Evolution is that it makes the triumph of life, which is its story, sound like the real story."--The Washington Post Book World