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Science Fiction · ThoughtfulAn experiment on a parallel Earth sends a Neanderthal scientist into our world, and his lab partner stands trial
Hominids
2002Easy readSteady pace
★ Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2003
A Neanderthal scientist arrives from a parallel Earth
Tor published the novel in 2002. It is the first volume of the Neanderthal Parallax trilogy, followed by Humans. A quantum computing experiment on a parallel Earth sends a Neanderthal scientist into our reality. In his own world, his disappearance leads to a murder trial for his lab partner. Mary Vaughan is a geneticist in our world.
More about this book
Who
Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal quantum physicist, and Mary Vaughan, a geneticist.
World
Two parallel Earths, one where Neanderthals are the dominant species.
What makes it different
It won the 2003 Hugo Award. It is the first book of the Neanderthal Parallax.
Feel
Reflective and clear.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- HominidsWikipedia