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Awards

2000 Nebula Award winner
2000 Hugo Award nominee
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Synopses & Reviews

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A 2000 HUGO AWARD NOMINEE

Ancient diseases encoded in the DNA of humans wait like sleeping dragons to wake and infect again--or so molecular biologist Kaye Lang believes. And now it looks as if her controversial theory is in fact chilling reality. For Christopher Dicken, a "virus hunter" at the Epidemic Intelligence Service, has pursued an elusive flu-like disease that strikes down expectant mothers and their offspring. Then a major discovery high in the Alps --the preserved bodies of a prehistoric family--reveals a shocking link: something that has slept in our genes for millions of years is waking up.

Now, as the outbreak of this terrifying disease threatens to become a deadly epidemic, Dicken and Lang must race against time to assemble the pieces of a puzzle only they are equipped to solve--an evolutionary puzzle that will determine the future of the human race . . . if a future exists at all.

Review:

"A masterpiece... Fascinating." USA Today

Review:

"Darwin's Radio delivers the kind of narrative kick that distinguishes such novels as Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End and John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos." San Francisco Chronicle

Synopsis:

A "virus hunter" at the Epidemic Intelligence Service has pursued an elusive flu-like disease that strikes down expectant mothers and their offspring. Then a major discovery high in the Alps--the preserved bodies of a prehistoric family--reveals a shocking link: Something that has slept in our genes for millions of years is waking up.
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About the Author

Greg Bear is the author of twenty-four books, which have been translated into a dozen languages. He has been awarded two Hugos and four Nebulas for his fiction. He was called the "best working writer of hard science fiction" by The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. He is married to Astrid Anderson Bear. They are the parents of two children, Erik and Alexandra. Darwin's Radio is a 2000 Hugo Award nominee.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780345435248
Author:
Bear, Greg
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Medical
Subject:
Human evolution
Subject:
Genetic engineering
Subject:
Retroviruses
Subject:
Medical fiction
Subject:
Women biologists.
Subject:
Science / General
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-A to Z
Copyright:
2000
Edition Number:
1st mass market ed.
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Series Volume:
no. 98-11
Publication Date:
20000731
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
544
Dimensions:
6.88x4.24x1.22 in. .59 lbs.
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"Review" by , "Darwin's Radio delivers the kind of narrative kick that distinguishes such novels as Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End and John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos."
"Synopsis" by , A "virus hunter" at the Epidemic Intelligence Service has pursued an elusive flu-like disease that strikes down expectant mothers and their offspring. Then a major discovery high in the Alps--the preserved bodies of a prehistoric family--reveals a shocking link: Something that has slept in our genes for millions of years is waking up.
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