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| Original Title: | Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax, #1) |
| ISBN: | 0765345005 (ISBN13: 9780765345004) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.sfwriter.com/exho.htm |
| Series: | Neanderthal Parallax #1 |
| Setting: | Toronto, Ontario(Canada) |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award for Best Novel (2003), Gaylactic Spectrum Award Nominee for Best Novel (2003), John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2003) |
Robert J. Sawyer
Paperback | Pages: 444 pages Rating: 3.79 | 11477 Users | 694 Reviews
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| Title | : | Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax #1) |
| Author | : | Robert J. Sawyer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 444 pages |
| Published | : | February 17th 2003 by Tor Books (first published May 3rd 2002) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Hugo Awards. Alternate History. Science Fiction Fantasy. Fantasy. Cultural. Canada |
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Neanderthals have developed a radically different civilization on a parallel Earth. A Neanderthal physicist, Ponter Boddit, accidentally passes from his universe into a Canadian underground research facility. Fortunately, a team of human scientists, including expert paleo-anthropologist Mary Vaughan, promptly identifies and warmly receives Ponter. Solving the language problem and much else is a mini-computer, called a Companion, implanted in the brain of every Neanderthal. A computerized guardian spirit, however, doesn't eliminate cross-cultural confusion; permanent male-female sexuality, rape, and overpopulation are all alien to Ponter. Nor can it help his housemate and fellow scientist back in his world, Adikor Huld, when the authorities charge Adikor with his murder.Rating About Books Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax #1)
Ratings: 3.79 From 11477 Users | 694 ReviewsEvaluate About Books Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax #1)
This is worth reading for the intriguing depiction of an advanced neanderthal society, but it's not a very well-written novel.The narrative was more readable when it focused on the neanderthals, perhaps because the alienness of the society kept my attention, but as soon as it returned to the homo sapiens the prose became clunky enough to pull me out of the story. The characterizations are poor, particularly that of Mary, one of the main protagonists.And the author almost ruined my enjoyment ofAwesome! Totally freaking awesome!Ponter is working in a quantum physics lab with his partner and man-mate, Adikor, when he accidentally crosses over between their world and ours. Ponter is a Neanderthal and comes from a parallel universe where we died out and Neanderthals became the dominant species. Ponter ends up in a Canadian lab and his part of the story is about his interactions with these scientists. Unfortunately his disappearance in his own world has led to his partner being charged
4.5 stars. Read it really fast during work because it was a slow day. And when I mean slow I mean no one walked into the shop. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, because I've been reading my ebooks in the pretext of doing Something Important on my phone, like checking my email. (Partial, non-important spoilers ahead)Once again, RJS wowed me with his ability to dream up and write into being whole, plausible worlds, with this one endearingly familiar yet so wondrously different. While quantum
Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma: which reading list to follow it up with? Variety is the spice of life, so Ive decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously. This book falls into my HUGO WINNERS list.This is the reading list that follows the old adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". I loved reading the Locus Sci-Fi Award winners so I'm going to crack on with the Hugo winners next (but only the post-1980 winners, I'll follow up with
Robert Sawyer can be a bit hit and miss to me, but 'Hominids' is the best hit he has had with me. This was a reread after about a decade at a guess. And while I knew the plot, the thought experiment is still strong and is a delight to read. The book has its faults though. Like most of all Sawyer's books it revolves around a great idea, fleshed out to find interesting consequences and peopled with pawns to do his bidding. These people are a little more rounded than most SF characters, but still
Few things are probably scarier than suddenly being utterly and totally alone. Robert J. Sawyer reminds us of that fact by transposing Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist, from the parallel universe in which he resides to our universe, where Neanderthals have been extinct for tens of thousands of years. Aside from having instant celebrity statusincluding the paparazzi that come with itPonter must face the fact that he might never return to his own universe. And back in his universe, this has
Hominids has a great premise: In an alternate universe, Neanderthals have become the dominant species, while humans have gone extinct. While building a quantum computer, a Neanderthal man accidentally crosses over into the human universe. The book is mostly an excuse to compare and contrast the two societies. Sawyer is pretty sharp in pointing out humanity's flaws (hunting animals to extinction, not valuing what we have because we think we're going to heaven, getting fat, etc.). He does,
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