by Greg Bear
An ancient virus turns out to be the triggering mechanism for a worldwide speciation event, signaling the next stage in human evolution. Against a backdrop of official denial and misinterpretation, a handful of scientists work to bring the truth to light. This literary disaster won the 2000 Nebula A...
The first time I read this I felt horrified and dazed for weeks. I still consider this a masterpiece of horror/sci-fi. The characters are somewhat memorable, but more memorable is their pain; indeed, the pain of the whole world was felt in the back of my mouth, preparing it rise up from my stomach, ...
So I keep on reading Bear novels, feeling disappointed, waiting a while, then rinse and repeat.This time I've clarified why I am so ambivalent about this guy: he has fascinating ideas then writes dull books about them. The premise here is an extreme example. Our "junk" DNA turns out to be a collecti...
Easy to read, unless for some genetic explanations. I liked it better than I expected when I started reading it, as the first part of the book was too long sometimes for me. Found the story interesting but... From my point of view, Bear portrays the characters as stereotypes in certain times. A bi...
La encontré entre una pila de libros que me prestó mi padre hace algún tiempo y que tenía por olvidado. Con el gancho de ser ganadora del premio Nébula (dicen que es el equivalente al Óscar) y finalista del Hugo n el 2000, pues que me di a la lectura gustoso.El libro es un thriller bstsellereco que ...
I started this one, because the actual book I'm reading is too hard to read when I'm sleepy. So I'm kind of cheating on my actual book, but it's okay, because I still really love it, I'm just looking for something dumb but pretty that won't ask me too many questions. Richard recommended this to me b...
A fast-paced, page-turning sci-fi/medical thriller, with an acknowledged nod to Robin Cook's "Outbreak." However, the interesting (although improbable) scientific ideas in the book lift it above the run-of the-mill bestseller.An unusual discovery is made - two Neandertal mummies, with a seemingly no...
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