Synopses & Reviews
Not since
Jurassic Park has a novel so enthralled readers everywhere. Now, enter the world of
Neanderthal...
The expedition of the century...uncovers the find of the millennium...Neanderthal.
In the remote mountains of central Asia, an eminent Harvard archeologist discovers something extraordinary. He sends a cryptic message to two colleagues. But then, he disappears.
Matt Mattison and Susan Arnot-- once lovers, now academic rivals-- are going where few humans have ever walked, looking for a relic band of creatures that have existed for over 40,000 years, that possess powers man can only imagine, and that are about to change the face of civilization forever.
Review
"Think Indiana Jones! A rollicking tale, hair-raisingly believable. Perfect vacation reading."--
Newsday"Imaginative, entertaining, intelligent...such fun reading."-- San Francisco Chronicle
"Clever...Non-stop action!"-- Los Angeles Daily News
About the Author
John Darnton was born in New York City in 1941. He has worked for thirty years as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent for
The New York Times, based in New York, Nigeria, Kenya, Spain, Poland, and the United Kingdom. He won the George Polk Award for his coverage of Africa and Eastern Europe, and in 1982 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for stories smuggled out of Poland during martial law. He is married to Nina Darnton, also a journalist. They have two daughters, Kyra and Liza, and a son, Jaime. They live in New York City, where Darnton is the Culture Editor for
The New York Times.