Hominids
- 448pages
- 16 heures de lecture
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 Parallaxe NéandertalienneSéries
Cette série explore une histoire alternative fascinante où les Néandertaliens ont évolué pour devenir l'espèce dominante, Homo neanderthalensis sapiens. Elle suit le parcours d'un individu issu de cette civilisation avancée qui se retrouve inopinément dans notre monde. Le récit confronte les lecteurs aux différences de pensée, de culture et de morale, révélant les forces et les faiblesses des deux sociétés. Il offre des réflexions profondes sur ce que signifie être humain et sur les chemins divergents que l'évolution et la civilisation auraient pu emprunter.
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Humans
- 384pages
- 14 heures de lecture
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
- 396pages
- 14 heures de lecture
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.
